Sears 385.128418 Sewing Machine User Manual


 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1.
SECTION 2.
SECTION 3.
KNOW YOUR MACHINE
A Portable Caseor Cabinet is Available .............. 2
Locate and Identify the Parts .................. 2_3
Identify the Accessories ........................ 3
PREPARE YOUR MACHINE FOR SEWING
Set Up the Machine ...................... 4_6
Plug in the Machme and Switch on the Power ....... 4
Foot Control Use ........................ 4
Setting Spool Pins ......................... 5
Adjust the Presser Foot Lever .................. 5
o Free Arm Sewing: the Removable
Extension Table ........................ 5_6
Know What the Presser Feet Will Do ............ 7"--8
Choose Your Needle and Thread .............. 9_10
Check Your Needle ...................... 9
Fabric, Needle, Thread and Stitch Length Chart ..... 10
To Change Your Needle ..................... 10
Prepare the Bobbin ....................... 11_13
, To Remove the Bobbin Case from the Machine ..... 11
Wind the Bobbin ..................... 11_12
Insert the Bobbin into the Bobbin Case .......... 13
Prepare Your Top Thread ................... 14_15
, Thread Your Needle ................... 14_15
Pick Up Your Bobbin Thread ................. 15
Adjust the Top Thread Tension ........... 16_17
Stitch Selector ............................. 1B
Stitch Length Control ..................... 18
Adjusting Stretch Stitch Balance .............. 18
Reverse Stitch Control ...................... 18
Starting To Sew ....................... t9
LEARN THE STITCHES
Practical Stitch Chart ................... 20_22
Straight Stitches ................... 23_24
Straight Stitch .......................... 23
Use the Seam Guides ....................... 23
Turn a Square Corner ..................... 23
Use the Darning Plate ...................... 24
Topstitching .......................... 24
, Left Needle Position ....................... 24
Darning ............................ 25
Straight Stretch .......................... 25
Zigzag Stitches .......................... 26_30
Basic Zigzag ............................ 26
, Satin Stitch ......................... 27
a Applique .............................. 28
Bar Tacking ............................. 28
° Sew a Button ........................... 29
o Overcasting Stitch ....................... 30
Rick-R ack Stretch ........................ 30
Three-Step Zigzag ........................ 31
Overcasting Stretch Stitching ................. 32
Serging or Pine Leaf Stretch Stitching ............ 32
Blind Hemming ............................ 33
Lace Work ............................ 34
Buttonholes ......................... 35_36
Sew in a Zipper ......................... 37_38
Shell Stitching ........................... 39
Smocking ............................ 39
Elastic Stretch Stitch ...................... 40
Box Stitching .......................... 40
SECTION 4. PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS CHART
What to Do When ....................... 41_42
SECTION 5. CARE FOR YOUR MACHINE
Replacing the Light Bulb ................. 43
Cleaning the Machine ............... 43_46
Clean the Feed Dogs ...................... 43
a Clean the Shuttle Race ..................... 44
Oil behind the Face Cover Plate ............... 45
Oil under the Top Cover ................... 45
Oil the Underside ......................... 46
PARTS LIST ................................... 47
INDEX ....................................... 48