Sears 385.1883 manual Contents

								TABLE
SECTION 1.	KNOW THE MACHINE
A Portable Case or Cabinet is Available									4
Locate and Identify the Parts								4 ~ 5
Identify		the Accessories					............................................................		6
SECTION 2.	PREPARE			THE MACHINE FOR SEWING
Set	Up the Machine					...........................................................		7 -	13
o Plug in the Machine and Switch on the Power									7
o Foot Control Use									7
e	Set the Speed				Range		Switch		9
o	Set the Presser					Adjust	Lever		9
•	Adiust the Presser Foot Lever								1t
•	Thread Cutter								1t
e	Accessory			Storage Box					12
e Free Arm Sewing: the Removable
	Extension			Table		..........................................................		12-	13
Know What the Presser Feet Will Do								14 -	20
•	Check		the Presser Foot						14
o Change the Presser Foot									14
o	Presser Foot Types							17 -	20
Choose the Needle and Thread								2t -	24
a Check			the Needle						21
o Fabric, Needle,						Thread and Stitch Length Chart			2t
•	To Change			the	Needle				24
Prepare			the Bobbin			.........................................................		25 ~ 28
•	To Remove the Bobbin from the Machine								25
o Horizontal				Spool		Pin			25
e	Additional			Spool		Pin			25
o	Bobbin Winding					...................................................................			26
•	Insert the Bobbin into the Bobbin Holder								28
Prepare the Top Thread							..................................................	29 -	35
e	Thread the Needle								29
•	Pick Up the Bobbin Thread								31
a Adjust the Top Thread Tension								32 ~ 35
Stitch Selector									37
Stitch		Width Control							39
Stitch		Length		Control					39
Adjusting			Stretch		Stitch Balance				39
Reverse			Stitch Control						42
Starting			To Sew						42
SECTION 3. LEARN THE STITCHES
Practical			Stitch Chart					45 -	52
Straight			Stitches					53 -	66
•	Straight Stitches					..................................................................			53
•	Use the Seam				Guides		.........................................................		53
•	Turn a Square Corner						.........................................................		53
•	Topstitching								56
o	Position the Needle for Topstitching								57

OF CONTENTS

e	Quilting		...............................................................................				58
e	Sew in a Zipper				...........................................................	61 ~ 62
•	Dropping the Feed Dogs						66
o	Darning		...............................................................................				66
Zigzag		Stitches				69 -	86
o	Basic Zigzag						69
e	Monogramming				..................................................................		70
•	Satin Stitch			..........................................................................			71
•	Applique		..............................................................................				72
e	Bar Tacking						72
•	Embroidery			..........................................................................			73
o	Sew a Button						74
o	Overcasting			Stitch			76
e	Blind	Hemming			...................................................................		77
e	Lace Work			..........................................................................			79
•	Three-Step			Zigzag			80
o	Shell	Stitching					81
e	Box	Stitching					82
a	Fagoting		Stitch		...................................................................		83
o	Two-Point Shell Stitching						84
o	Two-Point			Box Stitch			85
e	Overedging			Stitch			85
o	Decorative			with Geometric Patterns			86
Stretch		Stitches				87 -	95
,*	Straight		Stretch		...................................................................		87
o Rick-Rack Stretch							88
•	Overcast		Stretch Stitching				89
o	Smocking			............................................................................			91
•	Serging		or Pine Leaf Stretch Stitching				92
e	Elastic Stretch				Stitch		93
e	Stretch		Patching				94
•	Herring		Bone Stretch				94
•	Decorative			Stretch Patterns			95
Buttonhole			Making			96 ~ 112
•	Automatic			Buttonhole		96 -	98
•	Manual		Buttonhole			102-	103
o Using Buttonhole Attachment						106 ~ 1t2
Twin Needle Stitches (Optional Item)							115
SECTION 4. PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS CHART
What to do When					...................................................................		117
SECTION 5. CARE FOR THE MACHINE
Replace the Light					Bulb		120
Clean the Bobbin					Holder		120
Clean the Hook Race and Feed Dogs							122
Oiling the Machine							123
PARTS LIST						124,125

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