Sears 385.1915 owner manual Section

SECTION

KNOW

YOUR

MACHINE

A

Portable

Case

or

Cabinet

is

Available

.......

4

Locate

and

Identify

the

Parts

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

5_6

Identify

the

Accessories

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

6

SECTION

2.

PREPARE

YOUR

MACHINE

FOR

SEWING

Set

Up

the

Machine

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

7_11

•

Plug

m

the

Machine

and

Switch

on

the Power

. . 7

Set

the

Foot

Control

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

8

•

Check

the

Feed

Balance

Dial

B

•

Set

the

Pressure

Adjusting

Lever

8

•

Adjust

the

Presser

Foot

Lever ....

9

•

Thread

Cutter

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

9

o

Accessory

Storage

Box

....

10

•

Free-Arm Sewing: the Removabte

Extension

Tabfe

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

1 O--11

Know

What the Presser Feet Will Do

.

t 2_I5

•

Foot

Storage

Compartment

........

12

,

Presser

FootTypes

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

13_15

A.

Zigzag

Foot

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

13

C,

Overedge

Foot

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

13

D,

Quilter

.....

13

E.

Zipper

Foot

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

13

F

Satin

Stitch

Foot

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

13

G,

Blind

Hem

Stitch

Foot

.........

14

H,

Stratght

Stitch

Foot

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

14

J.

Sliding

Buttonhole

Foot

........

14

N,

Automatic

Buttonhole

Foot

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

14

•

Cheek

the

Presser

Foot

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

15

Change

the

Presser

Foot

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

15

Choose

the

Needle

and

Thread

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

16_17

,

Check

the

Needle

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

16

•

Fabric,

Needle,

Thread

and

Stitch

Length Chart

....

17

•

To

Change

the

Needle

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

17

Prepare

the

Bobbin

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

18_20

o

To

Remove

the

Bobbin

from

the Machine

18

•

Horizontal

Spool

Pin

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

18

Additional

Spool

Pin

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

18

o

Wind

the

Bobbin

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

19

•

Insert

the

Bobbin

into the

Bobbin

Holder

20

Prepare

the

Top

Thread

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

21_24

Thread

the

Needle

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

21

•

Pick

Up

the

Bobbin

Thread

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

22

•

Adjust

the

Top

Thread

Tension

23_24

For

Straight

Stitch

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

23

For

Zigzag

Stitch

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

24

SECTION

3.

LEARN

TO

USE

THE

CONTROLS

Main

Function

of Buttons

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

....

25

•

Reverse

Stitch

Button

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

25

•

Auto-Lock

Button

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

25

Up/Down

Needle

Position

Button

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

25

Control

Panel

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

--

26

Display

Sharpness

Adjusting

Knob

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

26

,

Mode

Button

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

27

-

Pattern

Selection

Buttons

27

•

Direct

Entry

Stitch Buttons

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

27

•

Memory

Button

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

28

J

Mirror

Image

Button

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

28

•

Clear

Button

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

28

•

Twin

Needle

Button

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

29

o

Editing

Button

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

29

•

Stitch

Width

Control

Button

29

o

Stitch

Length

Control

Button

29

Message

Button

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

30

SECTION

4.

PRACTICE

COMMON

STITCHING

SKILLS

Use

the

Seam

Guides

31

Turn

a

Square

Corner

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

31

Sewing

on

Heavy

Fabrics

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

32

Dropping

the

Feed

Dogs

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

32

Basting

[]

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

33

Darning

[]

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

34

Sew

a Button

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

35

Put

in a Zipper

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

36 _ 38

SECTION

5.

LEARN

THE

STITCHES

Chart of

Sewing

Functions

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

39

Stitch

Pattern

Chart

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

40_46

Straight

Stitches

[]

_

_],

[]

and []

....

47_56

•

Straight

Stitch

.......

47

Topstitching

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

48

•

Position

the

Needle

for

Topstitching

.........

49

Pintucking

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

50

•

Quilting

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

51