Sears 385. 17928 owner manual Table of Contents

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION

SECTION

SECTION

1.KNOW THE MACHINE

A Portable		Case or	Cabinet is Avialble	3
Locate	and	Identify	the Parts	3_4
Identify	the	Accessories		5

2.PREPARE THE MACHINE FOR SEWING


Set	Up the	Machine		........................			6_10
•	Plug in the		Machine		and	Switch on the Power	6
•	Foot Control Use				..........................		6
•	Set the	Pressure		Dial			7
•	Adjust	the	Presser		Foot	Lever	8
•	Thread	Cutter		............................			8
•	Accessory		Strage	Box			9

•Free Arm Sewing: the Removable

Extension

Table

........................

9_10

Know

What

the

Presser

Feet Will Do

............

11_14

•

Check

the

Presser

Foot

.....................

11

•

Change

the

Presser

Foot

11

•

Presser

Foot

Types

......................

12_14

Choose

the

Needle

and

Thread

................

14_15

•

Check

the

Needle

.........................

14

•

Fabric,

Needle,

Thread

and

Stitch

Length Chart

15

•

To

Change

the

Needle

......................

15

Prepare

the

Bobbin

........................

16_18

•

To

Remove

the Bobbin from the Machine

16

•

Horizontal

Spool

Pin

.......................

16

•

Additional

Spool

Pin

.......................

16

•

Bobbin

W.nd.._g

..........................

17

•

Insert

the

Bobbin

into

the

Bobbin

Holder

18

Prepare

the

Top

Thread

.....................

19_22

•

Thread

the

Needle

........................

19

•

Pick Up

the

Bobbin

Thread

..................

20

•

Adjust

the

Top

Thread

Tension

21_22

Stitch

Selector

.............................

23

Stitch

Width

Control

.........................

24

Stitch

Length

Control

........................

24

Adjusting

Stretch

Stitch

Balance

24

Reverse Stitch

Control

........................

25

Starting

To

Sew

25

3.LEARN THE STITCHES


Practical		Stitch Chart			26_30
Straight		Stitches		..........................	31_35
•	Straight		Stitches		31
•	Use the		Seam	Guides	31
•	Turn	a Square		Corner	31
•	Topstitching			............................	32
•	Sew	in a Zipper		........................	33_34
•	Dropping		the	Feed Dogs	35

•	Darning				...............................					35
Zigzag		Stitches				...........................				36_48
•	Basic		Zigzag			.............................				36
•	Monogramming							..........................		36
•	Satin		Stitch			.............................				37
•	Applique				...............................					38
•	Bar	Tacking				.............................				38
•	Embroidery					.............................				39
•	Sewa			Button						40
•	Overcasting					Stitch		.........................		41
•	Blind		Hemming					..........................		42
•	LaceWork				..............................					43
•	Three-Step					Zigzag		.........................		44
•	Shell		Stitching				...........................			45
•	Box		Stitching			............................				45
•	Fagoting				Stitch			..........................		46
•	Two-Point				Shell		Stitching			46
•	Two-Point				Box		Stitch			47
•	Overedging					Stitch		.........................		47
•	Decorative				with		Geometic Patterns			48
Stretch			Stitches			..........................				49_53
•	Straight			Stretch				..........................		49
•	Rick-Rack				Stretch			........................		49
•	Overcast				Stretch			Stitching		50
•	Smocking					..............................				50
•	Serging			or Pine			Leaf Stretch		Stitching	51
•	Elastic			Stretch			Stitch			51
•	Stretch			Patching				..........................		52
•	Herring			Bone Stretch						52
•	Decorative				Stretch			Patterns	..................	53
Buttonhole					Making			........................		54_60
•	Learning				to	Sew		Buttonholes	.................	54
• Built-in System								........................		55_56
•	Using			Buttonhole				Attachment	(Optional Item) ....	57_60
Twin		Needle			Stitches			(Optional	Item)	61
SECTION 4.	PERFORMANCE							PROBLESM CHART
What to do When							.........................			62_63
SECTION 5.	CARE			FOR		THE		MACHINE
Replace			the		Light		Bulb			64
Clean		the		Bobbin			Holder			64
Clean		the		Hook		Race and Feed			Dogs	65
Oiling		the		Machine				..........................		65
PARTS LIST										66_67
INDEX										6B_69

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Contents Sewing Machine SEARS, Roebuck and CO Important Safety Instructions Table of Contents Page ArmCoverPlate Page Plug in the Machine and Switch on the Power Safety FeatureSet the Pressure Dial Adjust the Presser Foot Lever Thread CutterTo Attach To removeEtc Check the PresserFoot Change the Presser Foot PresserFoot TypesStitcing Presser Foot Types Sliding Buttonhole FootChoose e Needle and Thread Check the NeedleFabric, Needle, Thread and Stitch Length Chart To Change the NeedleAdditional Spool Pin Firmly against the thread spoolTo Remove the Bobbin from the Machine Horizontal Spool Pin Ordinary SpoolBobbin Winding Insert the Bobbin into the Bobbin Holder So that ThreadPrepare the Top Thread Thread the NeedlePick Up the Bobbin Thread Adjust the Top Thread Tension IIIFor Zigzag Stitch Top tension Too Tight Too Loose Just RightGuide messagewindow Rickrack stretch Reverse III Zigzag 38Red 3N5Refer to Herring Bone StretchButtonhole Twin Needle Stitches Satin Stitch Acceptable resu Its Darning Dropping the Feed DogsSet the Machine 213Topstitching Sew in a Zipper On the zipper footOpenthezipper Monogramming Basic Zigzag Stitch width control 1 to Set the MachineWtu Chalk 234 Satin StitchStitch Length Control Bar Tacking Sew 4 to 6 zigzag stitchesFeed EmbroiderySee 0L\ Sew a ButtonOvercasting Stitch Zigzag footControl 2 to 6Stitch length control red Blind Hemming Set the MachineFor LaceWork Set the Machine Stitch width Control 2 to 213 Three-Step Zigzag Zigzag footBox Stitching Shell Stitching Set the Machine Stitch width control 3 toControl 3 to Stitch lengthTwo-point Shell Stitch Fagoting StitchOveredging Stitch Two-point Box StitchUseful to join elastic Decorate with Geometric Patterns Satin stitchFoot Stretch StitchStraight Stretch Zigzag foot Stitch and Its Uses Elastic Stretch Stitch Serging or Pine Leaf Stretch StitchingSet the Machine Stitch width control 3 to Herring Bone Stretch Stretch Patching Set the MachineTop thread tension Decorative Stretch PatternsLength control #3t Vests, jackets or coatsBuilt-in System 213-4Stitch SliderSew 4 to 6 stitches Set the stitch selector at UStop sewing at the left stitch Using Buttonhole Attachment Template 213504005 213505006 213506007 Sizes 15/16More Varied WillOptional Item Pins a Stitch length control 3 toLeave 3 to 4 inches of thread Optional ItemOptional Item Coarse stitches Satin stitch foot Set the Machine For any of these stitch Stitch widthIllustration a Problem Probable Cause UpperProblem Page Page Parts List 647814020 No Single Needles 647814031 No. !4 Single Needles647814042 Single Nuuou IruR 647814053 No Single NeedlesStorage box Additional Spool Pin Appliqueing Bar tacking Base plate Basic zigzag3648 Zigzag Overcasting Zipper3435 Zipper Foot 13, 26,3435,6667Warranty SEARS, Roebuck and CO., D/817 WA, Hoffman Estates, ILSEARS, Roebuck and CO., Chicago, IL60684 U.S.A 385