Sears 385. 12708 Sewing Machine User Manual


 
TABLE OFCONTENTS
SECTION 1.
SECTION 2.
SECTION 3.
KNOW THE MACHINE
A Portable Case or Cabinet is Avaialble .............. 3
Locate and Identify the Parts .................. 3_4
Identify the Accessories ........................ 4
PREPARE THE MACHINE FOR SEWING
Set Up the Machine ......................... 5_7
Plug in the Machine and Switch on the Power ....... S
Foot Control Use .......................... 5
Setting Spool Pins .......................... 6
Adjust the PresserFoot Lever .................. 6
Thread Cutter ............................ 6
Free Arm Sewing: the Removable Extension Table . . . 7
AccessoriesStorage Box ' 7
Change the PresserFoot ...................... 7
Choose the Needle and Thread ................. 7_8
To Changethe Needle ....................... 7
Check the Needle .......................... B
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_10
Insert the Bobbin into the Bobbin Case ........... 10
Prepare the Top Thread ..................... 11_12
Thread the Needle ........................ 11
Pick Up the Bobbin Thread .................. 12
Adjust the Top Thread Tension ................ 13_14
ReverseStitch Control ........................ 14
Stitch Selector ............................. 15
Stitch Length Control ........................ 16
Adjusting Stretch Stitch Balance ................. 16
Starting To Sew ............................ 17
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
Applique ............................... 25
Bar Tacklng ............................. 25
Sew a Button ............................ 26
Overcasting Stitch ......................... 27
Three-Step Zigzag ......................... 28
LaceWork .............................. 28
Blind Hemming .......................... 29
Shell Stitching (Models 12712and 12714) ........ 30
Box Stitching (Model 12714 only) .............. 30
Stretch Stitches .......................... 31 _33
Straight Stretch .......................... 31
Rick-Ruck Stretch ........................ 31
Smocking .............................. 32
Overcast Stretch Stitching ................... 32
Serging or Pine Leaf Stretch Stitching
(Models 12712 and 12714) ................... 33
Elastic Stretch Stitch (Model 12714 only) ......... 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
Oil behind the Face Cover Plate and Under
Arm Cover Plate .......................... 40
Oil the Underside ......................... 40
PARTS LIST ........................................ 41
INDEX ............................................ 42