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1. KNOW THE MACHINE
A Portable Case or Cabinet is Avaialble .............. 3
Locate and Identify the Parts .................. 3_4
Identify the Accessories ........................ 4
2, PREPARE THE MACHINE FOR SEWING
Set Up the Machine ......................... 5_7
. Plug in the Machine and Switch on the Power ....... 5
• Foot Control Use .......................... 5
• Setting Spool Pins .......................... 6
= Adjust the Presser Foot Lever .................. 6
• Thread Cutter ............................ 6
• Free Arm Sewing: the Removable Extension Table . . . 7
• Accessories Storage Box ...................... 7
• Change the Presser Foot ...................... 7
Choose the Needle and Thread ................. 7_8
• To Change the Needle ....................... 7
= Check the Needle .......................... 8
e Fabric, Needle, Thread and Stitch Length Chart ...... 8
Prepare the Bobbin ........................ 9_10
• To Remove the Bobbin Case from the Machine ..... 9
= Wind the Bobbin ....................... 9_10
• Insert the Bobbin into the Bobbin Case ........... 10
Prepare the Top Thread ..................... 11_12
• Thread the Needle ........................ 11
• Pick Up the Bobbin Thread .................. 12
Adjust the Top Thread Tension ................ 13_14
Reverse Stitch Contro ........................ 14
Stitch Selector ............................. t 5
Stitch Length Control ........................ 16
Adjusting Stretch Stitch Balance (Model 12614 only) . . . 36
Starting To Sew ............................ 37
3. LEARN THE STITCHES
Straight Stitches .......................... t 8_22
o Straight Stitch ........................... 18
• Use the Seam Guides ....................... 48
• Turn a Square Corner ...................... "d8
• Topstitching ............................ 19
• Left Needle Position ....................... 19
• Sew in a Zipper ........................ 20_2!
• Use the Darning Plate ...................... 22
• Darning ............................... 22
Zigzag Stitches ........................... 23_30
• Basic Zigzag ............................. 23
• Satin Stitch ............................. 24
• Applique ............................... 25
• Bar Tacking ............................. 25
• Sew a Button ............................ 26
• Overcasting Stitch ......................... 27
• Three-Step Zigzag ......................... 28
• LaceWork .............................. 28
• Blind Hemming .......................... 29
• Shell Stitching ........................... 30
• Box Stitching ............................ 30
Stretch Stitches (Model 12614 only) ............ 31_33
• Straight Stretch .......................... 31
• Rick-Ruck Stretch ........................ 31
• Smocking .............................. 32
• Overcast Stretch Stitching ................... 32
• Serging or Pine Leaf Stretch Stitching ............ 33
• Elastic Stretch Stitch ....................... 33
Buttonholes ............................. 34_35
SECTION 4. PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS CHART
What to Do When ........................ 36_37
SECTION 5. CARE FOR THE MACHINE
Replacing the Light Bulb ..................... 38
Cleaning the Machine ...................... 38_39
• Clean the Feed Dogs ...................... 38
• Clean the Shuttle Race ..................... 39
Oiling the Machine .......................... 40
• Oil behind the Face Cover Plate and Under
Arm Cover Plate .......................... 40
= Oi the Underside ......................... 40
PARTS LIST ......................................... 4-I
_NDEX ............................................ 42