Sears 12581 Sewing Machine User Manual


 
SECTION 2. PREPARE YOUR MACHINE FOR SEWING
Set Up the Machine (Continued)
Free-ArmSewing: the Removable = AccessoryStorageBox
ExtensionTable
To Remove the Extension Table
(for free-arm sewing)
1.
2,
The lid of the accessory storage
box lifts open toward you.
Grip the table with your index finger Sewing accessories are conveni-
and thumb, as shown, ently located in the box.
Pull gently to the left. The extension
table will snap out.
To Attach the Extension Table
(for flat-bed sewing)
1. Insert the tab and the pin into their
catches.
2. With your thumb and index finger,
gently snap in.
Change the PresserFoot
!
Use the correct presser foot for
the stitch you wish to sew.
To change the various presser
feet, raisethe presser bar to its
highest position by lifting the
presserfoot lever.
Loosen the presser foot thumb
screw, choose the proper foot,
insert from the bottom.
Tighten the screw using the
large screw driver to make
certain the foot is secure.
Choose Your Needle and Thread
To Change Your Needle
' _. _ Needle clamp screw
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side _
away II
from
you
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NOTE: Raise the needle bar to its highest
position by turning the hand wheel
toward you.
1. Loosen the needle clamp screw by
turning it toward you.
2. Remove the needle by pulling it down-
ward.
3. Insert the new needle into the needle
clamp with the flat side away from you.
4. Push the needle up as far as it will go.
5. Tighten the needle clamp screw firmly
with the large screwdriver from your
accessory box.