Sears 385 Sewing Machine User Manual


 
SECTION 3. LEARN THE STITCHES
Sew in a Zipper
Fabric Preparation :
Put the top sides of the fabric together
and sew to the end of the zipper
opening. Use the reverse to lock the
stitches.
Sew the zipper opening with stitch
length at "4" and top thread tension
at "3".
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End of ()pening
[upedge of fabric
Set the Machine
Stitch width
"opthread tension
control 2 [o 6
_ Stitch len_h
_ont rol 2
2
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Stretch Stitch
E: Zipper
foot
- To attach the zipper foot:
,--.4_ attach the presser bar to the right pins
_ !i!_" t't'Tn,'dqst,de_J on the zipper foot.
The ifin on the
h?f [ hand side
To sew on the right side of the zipper,
attach the presser bar to the left pins
on the zipper foot.
_(1/8")
To Sew:
1.
5.
3.
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Zipper tape
Reset stitch length at 2 and top
thread tension at 2 to 6,
Fold back the left seam allowance
asshown.
Turn under the right seam allow
ance to form a 1/8" fold.
Place the zipper teeth next to the
1/8"fold and pin in place.
4.
5.
Attach the presser bar to the right
pins on the zipper foot.
Lower the zipper foot on the top
side at the bottom of the zipper
so that the needle pierces the fold
and the zipper tape.
6. Sew through the fold and the
zipper tape to the point where the
slider begins,
7. Lower the needle to hold the
fabric and raise the presser foot.
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