Sears 385. 17928 owner manual Prepare the Top Thread, Thread the Needle

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Prepare the Top Thread

•Thread the Needle

The numbered steps above follow the numbers on the illustrations.

Dotted lines show places where the thread loops and then is pulled tight.

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Raise the take-up lever to its highest position by turning the hand wheel toward you.

Raise the presser foot lever.

Place the spool on the spool pin as shown, with thread coming from the back of the spool.

1.Draw thread into thread guide using both hands.

2.While holding thread near spool, draw thread down into the tension area and then around the check spring holder.

3.Firmly draw thread up and through take-up lever from right to left.

4.Draw thread down and slip it through the thread guide.

5.Thread then is slipped into needle bar thread guide.

6.Thread needle from front to back.

NOTE: Cut the end of the thread with sharp scissors for easier needle threading.:

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Contents Sewing Machine SEARS, Roebuck and CO Important Safety Instructions Table of Contents Page ArmCoverPlate Page Safety Feature Plug in the Machine and Switch on the PowerSet the Pressure Dial Thread Cutter Adjust the Presser Foot LeverTo remove To AttachEtc Check the PresserFoot PresserFoot Types Change the Presser FootStitcing Sliding Buttonhole Foot Presser Foot TypesCheck the Needle Choose e Needle and ThreadTo Change the Needle Fabric, Needle, Thread and Stitch Length ChartFirmly against the thread spool Additional Spool PinTo Remove the Bobbin from the Machine Horizontal Spool Pin Ordinary SpoolBobbin Winding So that Thread Insert the Bobbin into the Bobbin HolderThread the Needle Prepare the Top ThreadPick Up the Bobbin Thread III Adjust the Top Thread TensionTop tension Too Tight Too Loose Just Right For Zigzag StitchGuide messagewindow Rickrack stretch Reverse III Zigzag 3N5 38RedHerring Bone Stretch Refer toButtonhole Twin Needle Stitches Satin Stitch Acceptable resu Its Dropping the Feed Dogs DarningSet the Machine 213Topstitching On the zipper foot Sew in a ZipperOpenthezipper Basic Zigzag Stitch width control 1 to Set the Machine MonogrammingWtu Chalk Satin Stitch 234Stitch Length Control Sew 4 to 6 zigzag stitches Bar TackingEmbroidery FeedSee Sew a Button 0L\Zigzag foot Overcasting StitchBlind Hemming Set the Machine Control 2 to 6Stitch length control redFor LaceWork Set the Machine Stitch width Control 2 to 213 Zigzag foot Three-Step ZigzagShell Stitching Set the Machine Stitch width control 3 to Box StitchingControl 3 to Stitch lengthFagoting Stitch Two-point Shell StitchTwo-point Box Stitch Overedging StitchUseful to join elastic Satin stitch Decorate with Geometric PatternsFoot Stretch StitchStraight Stretch Zigzag foot Stitch and Its Uses Serging or Pine Leaf Stretch Stitching Elastic Stretch StitchSet the Machine Stitch width control 3 to Stretch Patching Set the Machine Herring Bone StretchDecorative Stretch Patterns Top thread tensionLength control Vests, jackets or coats #3t213-4 Built-in SystemStitch SliderSet the stitch selector at U Sew 4 to 6 stitchesStop sewing at the left stitch Template 213504005 213505006 213506007 Sizes 15/16 Using Buttonhole AttachmentMore Varied WillStitch length control 3 to Optional Item Pins aOptional Item Leave 3 to 4 inches of threadOptional Item Coarse stitches Set the Machine For any of these stitch Stitch width Satin stitch footIllustration a Upper Problem Probable CauseProblem Page Page Parts List 647814031 No. !4 Single Needles 647814020 No Single Needles647814042 Single Nuuou IruR 647814053 No Single NeedlesBase plate Basic zigzag Storage box Additional Spool Pin Appliqueing Bar tackingZigzag Overcasting Zipper 36483435 Zipper Foot 13, 26,3435,6667SEARS, Roebuck and CO., D/817 WA, Hoffman Estates, IL Warranty385 SEARS, Roebuck and CO., Chicago, IL60684 U.S.A