Sears 385.12514 Sewing Machine User Manual


 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1. KNOW THE MACHINE
A Portable Case or Cabinet is Available ................................... 3
Locate and Identify the Parts .............................................. 3 - 4
Identify the Accessories ............................................................ 4
SECTION 2. PREPARE THE MACHINE FOR SEWING
Set Up the Machine ............................................................ 5 - 7
Plug in the Machine and Switch on the Power .................... 5
g Foot Control Use .................................................................. 5
Setting Spoof Pins ................................................................ 6
Adjt_st 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
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 ~ t0
insert the Bobbin into the Bobbin Case .............................. 10
Prepare the Top Thread ................................................... 11 - 12
Thread the Needle ............................................................... ll
Pick Up the Bobbin Thread ................................................ 12
Adjust the Top Thread Tension ....................................... 13 - 14
Reverse Stitch Control ............................................................. 14
Stitch Selector .......................................................................... 15
Stitch Length Control .............................................................. 16
Adjusting Stretch Stitch Balance ............................................. 16
Starting To Sew ....................................................................... 17
SECTION 3. LEARN THE STITCHES
Straight Stitches ............................................................... 18 - 22
Straight Stitch ...................................................................... 18
Use the Seam Guides ......................................................... 18
= Turn a Square Corner ......................................................... 18
Topstitching ......................................................................... 19
Left Needle Position ............................................................ 19
Sew in a Zipper ............................................................ 20 ~ 21
Use the Darning Plate ......................................................... 22
Darning ................................................................................ 22
Zigzag Stitches ................................................................. 23 - 30
Basic Zigzag ........................................................................ 23
,, Satin Stitch ........................................................................... 24
o Applique ............................................................................... 25
Bar Tacking .......................................................................... 25
Sew a Button ....................................................................... 26
o Overcasting Stitch ............................................................... 27
o Three-Step Zigzag ............................................................... 28
Lace Work ............................................................................ 28
Blind Hemming .................................................................... 29
Shell Stitching ...................................................................... 30
e Box Stiching ......................................................................... 30
Stretch Stitches ................................................................ 31 ~ 30
o Straight Stretch .................................................................... 31
Rick-Ruck Stretch ................................................................ 3t
Smocking ............................................................................. 32
Overcast Stretch Stitching ................................................... 32
Serging or Pine Leaf Stretch Stitching ................................... 33
o 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
o Oil behind the Face Cover Plate and Under
Arm Cover Plate .................................................................. 40
Oil the Underside ................................................................. 40
PA RTS LIST .................................................................................................. 41