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