TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| KNOW YOUR MACHINE |
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| A Portable Case or Cabinet is Available |
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| Locate and Identify the Parts |
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| Identify | the Accessories |
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SECTION | 2. | PREPARE | YOUR | MACHINE | FOR | SEWING |
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| Set | Up the | Machine | ......................... |
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| • | Plug | in the |
| Machine | and Switch | on | the Power |
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| • | Foot | Control |
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| • | Setting | Spool | Pin | .......................... |
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| • | Adjust | the | Presser | Foot | Lever | .................. |
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| • | Thread | Cutter |
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| • | Free | Arm | Sewing: | the | Removable | Extension Table | .... | 6 | |||||||
| • | Accessory | Storage | Box | ...................... |
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| • | Change | the |
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| Choose | Your | Needle | and | Thread | ................ |
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| • | To | Change | Your | Needle |
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| • | Check | Your | Needle | ......................... |
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| • | Fabric, | Needle, |
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| Prepare | the | Bobbin | ......................... |
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| • | To | Remove |
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| • | Wind | the Bobbin |
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| • | Insert | the | Bobbin | into | the Bobbin | Case |
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| Prepare |
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| • | Thread | Your | Needle | ....................... |
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| Stitch | Selector | ............................. |
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| Stitch | Length | Control | ........................ |
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| Adjusting | Stretch | Stitch | Balance | ................. |
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| Reverse | Stitch |
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| Starting |
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SECTION | 3. | LEARN THE STITCHES |
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| Straight |
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| • | Straight | Stitch |
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| • | Use the | Seam | Guides | ....................... |
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| • | Turna | Square | Corner |
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| • | Use the | Darning | Plate |
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| • | Topstitching |
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• | 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
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| • | Serging or Pine Leaf Stretch | Stitching |
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| Lace Work | (Models 12781, 12681 and 12581) | 26 | ||||||
| Blind Hemming (Models 12781,12681 and 12581) | 27 | |||||||
| Buttonholes | ............................. |
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| Sew in a Zipper |
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| Shell Stitching | (Model 12781 | and 12681) | 32 | |||||
| Smocking | ................................ |
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| Elastic Stretch | Stitch | (Model | 12781 only) | 33 | ||||
| Box Stitching | (Model | 12781 | only) | 33 | ||||
SECTION | 4. | PEL:iFQBMAJ_.CE PROBLEMS CHART |
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SECTION | 5. | CARE | FOR | YOUR | MACHINE |
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| Replacing | the | Light Bulb |
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| Cleaning | the | Machine | ...................... |
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| • | Clean | the | Feed Dogs |
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| • | Clean | the | Shuttle | Race |
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| Oiling the Machine |
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•Oil behind the Face Cover Plate and under the
Arm | Cover Plate | 38 |
• Oil | the Underside | 38 |
PARTS LIST | 39 | |
INDEX | 40 |
