Table of Contents | Sears 12681, 12781, 12581, 11682 manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION

KNOW YOUR MACHINE

A Portable Case or Cabinet is Available

2

Locate and Identify the Parts

2_3

Identify

the Accessories

3

SECTION

2.

PREPARE

YOUR

MACHINE

FOR

SEWING

Set

Up the

Machine

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

4_6

•

Plug

in the

Machine

and Switch

on

the Power

4

•

Foot

Control

Use

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

4

•

Setting

Spool

Pin

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

5

•

Adjust

the

Presser

Foot

Lever

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

5

•

Thread

Cutter

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

5

•

Free

Arm

Sewing:

the

Removable

Extension Table

....

6

•

Accessory

Storage

Box

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

6

•

Change

the

Presser

Foot

6

Choose

Your

Needle

and

Thread

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

6_7

•

To

Change

Your

Needle

6

•

Check

Your

Needle

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

7

•

Fabric,

Needle,

Thread

and Stitch

Length Chart

7

Prepare

the

Bobbin

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

8_9

•

To

Remove

the

Bobbin

Case from

the Machine

8

•

Wind

the Bobbin

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

8_9

•

Insert

the

Bobbin

into

the Bobbin

Case

9

Prepare

Your

Top

Thread

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

10_11

•

Thread

Your

Needle

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

10

the

Top

T__

.; ....

]

;: 11_}3

Stitch

Selector

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

14

Stitch

Length

Control

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

14

Adjusting

Stretch

Stitch

Balance

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

15

Reverse

Stitch

Control

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

15

Starting

To

Sew

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

16

SECTION

3.

LEARN THE STITCHES

Straight

Stitches

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

17_18

•

Straight

Stitch

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

17

•

Use the

Seam

Guides

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

17

•

Turna

Square

Corner

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

17

•

Use the

Darning

Plate

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

18

•

Topstitching

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

18

•	Left	Needle Position	18
Darning		.................................	19
Straight		Stretch	19
Zigzag Stitches			20_26
•	Basic Zigzag		20
•	Satin	Stitch	21
•	Applique		22
•	Bar Tacking		22
•	Sew a Button		23
•	Overcasting Stitch		24
•	Rick- Rack Stretch		24

•Overcast Stretch Stitching

		(Models 12781, 12681 and						12581)	25
	•	Serging or Pine Leaf Stretch						Stitching
		(Model 12781 and 12681)						...................	25
	• Three-Step Zigzag					.........................			26
	Lace Work			(Models 12781, 12681 and 12581)					26
	Blind Hemming (Models 12781,12681 and 12581)								27
	Buttonholes			.............................					28_29
	Sew in a Zipper								30_31
	Shell Stitching				(Model 12781		and 12681)		32
	Smocking			................................					32
	Elastic Stretch				Stitch	(Model	12781 only)		33
	Box Stitching				(Model	12781	only)		33
SECTION	4.	PEL:iFQBMAJ_.CE PROBLEMS CHART
	_tto		_n		.........................				34,_35
SECTION	5.	CARE	FOR		YOUR	MACHINE
	Replacing		the		Light Bulb				36
	Cleaning		the	Machine		......................			36_37
	•	Clean	the	Feed Dogs					36
	•	Clean	the	Shuttle		Race			37
	Oiling the Machine								38

•Oil behind the Face Cover Plate and under the

Arm	Cover Plate	38
• Oil	the Underside	38
PARTS LIST		39

INDEX

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Sears 12681, 12781, 12581, 11682 manual Table of Contents

Contents

Sewing Machine Kenmore Sewing Machine SEARS, Roebuck and CO Important Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Table of Contents Face Cover Plate Portable Case or Cabinet is AvailableLocate and Identify the Parts AutoClutchKnob Identify the Accessories Children Foot Control Use Several Setting Spool PinAdjust the Presser Foot Lever Thread Cutter ExtensionTable Section Prepare Your Machine for Sewing Ttmd Fabric, Needle, Thread and Stitch Length ChartGreen For Check Your Needle Wind the Bobbin To Remove the Bobbin Case from the Machine Bobbin Pull 3 to Latch Bobbin as shown Thread Your Needle Top thread Bring bobbin thread up by pulling Loose OoI!t Top tension Too Tight Too Loose Just Right Prepareyourmachineforsewing Stitch Length Control Prepare Your Machine for SewingStitch Selector Releaseto sew forward again Adjusting Stretch Stitch BalanceReverse Stitch Control Now that you are familiar Kenmore sewing machine StartingTo Sew Turn a Square Corner Learn the StitchesUse the Seam Guides Straight Stitches Usethe DarningPlate Be usedo et! f= csand DarningStraight Stretch Zigzag Stitches BasicZigzag Heres How Satin Stitch Sew 4 to 6 zigzag stitches Zigzag Stitches AppliqueBar Tacking To strengthen the shank, cut Sew a Button This zigzag variation is very useful Section Learn StitchesZigzag Stitches Overcasting Stitch Rick-Rack Stretch Place the fabric under the presser HeresHowFoot so that the stitches are made Overcast Stretch Stitching Models 12781, 12681 Lace Work Models 12781, 12681 Zigzag StitchesThree-Step Zigzag Stitch and Its Uses 12681 Blind Hemming ModelsStjtch That Be*wcon exteRded=ede Top thread tension Stitch length contro control 1 to5 ButtonholesStitch selector Set the stitch selector at b. Sew 4 to 6 stitches Sew in a Zipper Right side of the needle Per, set the zipper footStitch across and below Tom of the zipper Set the Machine Stitch Stitch selector Shell Stitching Models 12781 SmockingTop thread tension Stitch length Control 3 to Control 1to Set the stitch length as you desire Box Stitching Model 12781 only Elastic Stretch Stitch Model 12781 onlyPosition Top thread tension Stitch Length Control 1 to What to Do When What to Do When Check bobbin case threading Clean bobbin caseand shuttleSkipping Stitches Breaking Upper Thread Fabric not Moving Care for Your Cleaning the MachineReplacing the Light Bulb Machine About every three months Clean the Shuttle RaceOccasional tangled thread. Clean the shuttle race area Oil points in illustration Oiling the Machine Ref. No Parts ListShuttle Instructions Zipper application 3031 IndexExtension Memo Memo SEARS, Roebuck and CO., D/817 WA, Hoffman Estates, IL Warranty