Sears 385. 1884180 Sewing Machine User Manual


 
SECTION1.
SECTION 2.
SECTION 3.
TABLE
KNOW YOUR MACHINE
A Portable Case or Cabinet _sAvailable ............. 2
Locate and Identify the Parts ................. 2_3
Identify the Accessories ....................... 4
PREPARE YOUR MACHINE FOR SEWING
Set Up the Machine ....................... 5_9
o Plug in the Machine and Switch on the Power ....... 5
u Foot Control Use ..................... 5
Set the Speed Range Switch ................... 6
Set the Pressure Dial ....................... 6
Setting Spool Pins .......................... 7
o Adjust the Presser Foot Lever .................. 7
Thread Cutter ............................ 7
Accessory Storage Box ....................... 8
o Free-Arm Sewing: the Removable Extension Table. o 8_9
Know What the Presser Feet Will Do ............ t0_14
e Check Your Presser Foot .................... t0
e Change the Presser Foot .................. t0
o Presser FootTypes ...................... t!_14
Choose Your Needle and Thread ............... 14"15
Check Your Needle ........................ t4
o Fabric, Needle, Thread and Stitch Length Chart ..... 15
a To Change Your Needle ..................... 15
Prepare the Bobbin ...................... 16_t7
e To Remove the Bobbin from the Machine ......... t6
o Wind the Bobbin ........................ 16
Insert the Bobbin into the Bobbm Holder ......... 17
Prepare Your Top Thread ................... 18_21
o Thread Your Needle .................. 18
o Pick Up Your Bobbin Thread ................. 19
e Adjust the Top Thread Tension .............. 20_2t
Stitch Selector ............................ 21
Stitch Length ControI ..................... 22
Adjusting Stretch Stitch Balance ................ 22
Stitch Width Contro_ ...................... 23_24
Three Needle Position .................. 23_24
Reverse Stitch Control ........................ 25
Starting To Sew ............................ 25
LEARN THE STITCHES
Practical Stitch Chart ...................... 26_30
Straight Stitches ........................ 31_33
Straight Stitch ......................... 31
Use the Seam Guides ..................... 31
Turn a Square Corner ..................... 3t
Use the Daring Plate .................... 32
Topstitching ........................... 32
OF CONTENTS
Quilting ............................ 33
Darning .............................. 34
Stralght Stretch ........................ 34
Zigzag Stitches ........................... 35_42
o Basic Zigzag ............................. 35
Satin Stitch ............................ 36
- Applique ............................... 37
Bar Tacking ........................... 37
Monogramming ........................ 38
o Embrmdery ............................. 38
Sew a Button ............................ 39
Overcasting Stitch ........................ 40
o Rick-Rack Stretch ...... _ ............. 40
Three-Step Zigzag ........................ 41
Overcast Stretch Stitching .................. 42
® Serging or Pine Leaf Stretch Stitching ............ 42
Blind Hemming ........................ 43
Lace Work ................................ 44
Buttonhole Making ...................... 45_5t
Learning to Sew Buttonholes ................. 45
Built-in System .................... 46_47
o Using Buttonhole Attachment ............... 48_51
Sew in a Zipper ........................... 52_53
Shell Stitching ............................ 54
Two-Point Shell Stitching ...................... 54
Smocking ............................. 55
Stretch Patching ............................ 55
Fagoting Stitch ............................. 56
Herring Bone Stretch ........................ 56
Elastic Stretch Stitch ......................... 57
Box Stitching .............................. 57
Two-point Box Stitch ........................ 58
Overedg_ng Stitch .......................... 58
Decorative Stretch Patterns .................... 59
Decorate w_th Geometric Patterns ................ 60
SECTION 4. PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS CHART
What to Do When ......................... 61_62
SECTION 5.
CAREFORYOUR MACHINE
Replace the Light Bulb ...................... 63
C_ean the Bobbin Holder .................... 63
Clean the Hook Race and Feed Dogs ............. 64
Oiling the Machine ........................ 64
PARTS LIST ................................... 65_66
INDEX ........................................ 67_68