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SECTION
SECTION
KNOW YOUR MACHINE
A Portable Caseor Cabinet is Available .............. 2
Locate and Identify the Parts .................. 2_3
Identify the Accessories ........................ 3
2. PREPARE YOUR MACHINE FOR SEWING
Set Up the Machine ......................... 4_6
• Plug in the Machine and Switch on the Power ....... 4
• Foot Control Use .......................... 4
• Setting Spool Pin .......................... 5
• Adjust the Presser Foot Lever .................. 5
• Thread Cutter ............................ 5
• Free Arm Sewing: the Removable Extension Table .... 6
• Accessory Storage Box ...................... 6
• Change the Presser Foot ...................... 6
Choose Your Needle and Thread ................ 6_7
• To Change Your Needle ....................... 6
• Check Your Needle ......................... 7
• Fabric, Needle, Thread and Stitch Length Chart ...... 7
Prepare the Bobbin ......................... 8_9
• To Remove the Bobbin Case from the Machine ...... 8
• Wind the Bobbin ........................ 8_9
• Insert the Bobbin into the Bobbin Case ............ 9
Prepare Your Top Thread .................... 10_11
• Thread Your Needle ....................... 10
the Top T__ .; .... ] ........ ;: 11_}3
Stitch Selector ............................. 14
Stitch Length Control ........................ 14
Adjusting Stretch Stitch Balance ................. 15
Reverse Stitch Control ........................ 15
Starting To Sew ............................ 16
SECTION 3. LEARN THE STITCHES
Straight Stitches .......................... 17_18
• Straight Stitch ........................... 17
• Use the Seam Guides ....................... 17
• Turna Square Corner ...................... 17
• Use the Darning Plate ...................... 18
• Topstitching ............................ 18
• 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
(Models 12781, 12681 and 12581) ............. 25
• Serging or Pine Leaf Stretch Stitching
(Model 12781 and 12681) ................... 25
• Three-Step Zigzag ......................... 26
Lace Work (Models 12781, 12681 and 12581) ........ 26
Blind Hemming (Models 12781,12681 and 12581) ..... 27
Buttonholes ............................. 28_29
Sew in a Zipper .......................... 30_31
Shell Stitching (Model 12781 and 12681) ........... 32
Smocking ................................ 32
Elastic Stretch Stitch (Model 12781 only) ........... 33
Box Stitching (Model 12781 only) ................ 33
SECTION 4. PEL:iFQBMAJ_.CE PROBLEMS CHART
_tto _n ......................... 34,_35
SECTION 5.
CARE FOR YOUR MACHINE
Replacing the Light Bulb ...................... 36
Cleaning the Machine ...................... 36_37
• Clean the Feed Dogs ....................... 36
• Clean the Shuttle Race ..................... 37
Oiling the Machine .......................... 38
• Oil behind the Face Cover Plate and under the
Arm Cover Plate .......................... 38
• Oil the Underside ......................... 38
PARTS LIST ........................................ 39
INDEX ............................................ 40