Sears 385 - Manual (Page 4)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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A Portable case or Cabinet is Available.......................................... 2
Locate and Identify the parts ...... ................................................ 2~3
Identify the Accessories.................................................................... 4
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Set Up the Machine........................................................................ 5~9
Plug in the Machine and Switch on the Power ........................ 5
Foot Control Use.......................................................................... 5
Set the Pressure Dial.................................................................... 6
Setting Spool Pins........................................................................ 7
Adjust the Presser Foot Lever.................................................... 7
Thread Cutter................................................................................ 7
Accessory Storage Box ............................................................ 8
Free Arnn Sewing: the Removal Extension Table . . . S~9
Cnow What the Presser Feet Will Do . .................................. 10~13
Check Your Presser Foot........................................................... 10
Change the Presser Foot........................................................... 10
Presser Foot Types............................................................... 11~13
Choose Your Needle and Thread.............................................. 13~14
Check Your Needle..................................................................... 13
Fabric, Needle, Thread and Stitch Length Chart..................... 14
To Change Your Needle............................................................. 14
repare the Bobbin..................................................................... 15~16
To Remove the Bobbin from the Machine................................ 15
Wind the Bobbin ........................................................................ 15
Insert the Bobbin into the Bobbin Holder................................ 16
Prepare Your Top Thread........................................................... 17~20
Thread Your Needle.................................................................... 17
Pick Up Your Bobbin Thread..................................................... 18
Adjust the Top Thread Tension.............................................19~20
Stitch Selector.................................................................................. 20
Stitch Width Control........................................................................ 21
Stitch Length Control...................................................................... 21
Adjusting Stretch Stitch Balance................................................... 21
Reverse Stitch Control.................................................................... 22
Starting To Sew................................................................................ 22
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Practical Stitch Chart .................................................................23~27
Straight Stitches..........................................................................28~29
• Straight Stitch.............................................................................. 28
• Use the Seam Guides................................................................. 28
• Turn a Square Corner .......................................................... 28
• Use the Darning Plate .......................................................... 29
• Topstitching................................................................................ 29
Darning ............................................................................................ 30
Straight Stretch................................................................................ 30
Zigzag Stitches...........................................................................31~38
• Basic Zigzag.............................................................................. 31
• Satin Stitch................................................................................ 32
• Applique...................................................................................... 33
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Bar Tacking................................................................................ 33
• Monogramming ......................................................................... 34
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Embroidery................................................................................. 34
• Sew a Button.............................................................................. 35
• Overcasting Stitch..................................................................... 36
• Rick'Rack Stretch ..................................................................... 36
• Three-Step Zigzag...................................................................... 37
• Overcast Stretch Stitching....................................................... 38
• Serging or Pine Leaf Stretch Stitching.................................... 38
Blind Hemming................................................................................ 39
Lace Work........................................................................................ 40
Buttonhole Making.....................................................................41~47
• Learning to Sew Buttonholes ................................................. 41
• Built-in System .....................................................................42~43
■ Using Buttonhole Attachment............................................44~47
Sew in a Zipper........................................................................... 48~49
Shell Stitching.................................................................................. 50
Two-Point Shell Stitching............................................................... 50
Smocking......................................................................................... 51
Stretch Patching.............................................................................. 52
Fagoting Stitch ............................................................................... 52
Herring Bone Stretch...................................................................... 52
Elastic Stretch Stitch...................................................................... 53
Box Stitching................................................................................... 53
Two-point Box Stitch....................................................................... 54
Overedgjng Stitch............................................................................ 54
Decorate with Geometric Patterns................................................ 55
SECTION 4, PEliFORMANCE PROBLEMS CHAti I
When to Do When......................................................................56"-57
SECTION 5 CARE FOB YOUB WbUlHINF
Replace the Light Bulb................................................................... 58
Clean the Bobbin Holder................................................................ 58
Clean the Hook Race and Feed Dogs........................................... 59
Oiling the Machine.......................................................................... 59
PARTS LIST ...............................................................................................................60-61
INDEX
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