Sears 385. 19601 Section Prepare Your Machine For Sewing, Set Up the Machine Set the Foot

SECTION	2.	PREPARE YOUR	MACHINE	FOR SEWING
Set Up the Machine {Continued)
Set the Foot		Control	@ Check Your Feed {3alance Dial		= Set the Pressure Dial

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dial

The foot control reguIales the speed at

which you sew,

Position the foot control as shown_ with your heel on tile floor.

To increase speed, gently press down with tile ball of your _ooL

To decrease speed, release your tOOl pressure slightly,

NOTE: The tOOt control Is sensitive and

will increase or decrease your

sewing speed immediately. Practice on a scrap of fabric to regulate your

sewing speed to your taste and needs+

For most sewing, the groove in the Feed

Balance Dial should point to the arrow

l°"D"i,

Yoy may rarely need to adjust _he dial. But, if necessary, use this dial to regulate the teed

balance tot:

*Automatic Darning {See p. 68 for details}

•Buttonholes {See p. 73fordetai{s)

•Any *'stretch" stitch such as patterns

[] and monogramming when sewing on Spemal fabrtcs.

The pressure control dial is {oeated inside the race Cover plate,

Set the dial aligning the setting mark on the dial with the groove as tullowso

3 ....	most sewing
2 ....	applique and		Cut-Out		work
....	sewing	chiffon,		lace,	organdy	and other	lightweight
	fabrics.	Also	for velours and kn_ts twith more stretch)
0 ....	basting,	manual		darning	and embroidery

NOTE: The pressure dial should be reset at 3 after changing

pressure, so the machine is ready for most normal sewing the next lime you use it.