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Page 1: ...N S T R U C T R O N S I ZIG ZAG SEWING MACHINE P N 52882 ...

Page 2: ...on Head Parts 2 3 Installing Machine Head in Cabinet 4 Inserting Removing Material 14 Needle Needle Size 5 Needle Thread Chart 5 Placement 5 Oiling Instructions 23 Overcasting 16 Parts List 27 Presser Foot Changing 15 Presser Foot Pressure Adjusting 10 Removing Lint 22 Sewing Light 4 Stitch Length 11 Stitch Width 16 Stitching Reverse 11 Straight 11 16 Zigzag 16 Tension 16 Upper Thread 12 Lower Thr...

Page 3: ...menclature Plate 6 Needle Plate 7 Needle Clamp Screw 8 Stitch Width Lock 9 Stitch Width Control 10 Feed Dog 11 Hand Hole Cover Plate 12 Presser Foot 13 Presser Foot Screw 14 Thread Guides 15 Upper Thread Tension Control 16 Thread Take up Lever 17 Bobbin Winder Thread Guide 18 Upper Thread Guide ...

Page 4: ...BACK VIEW i1 i 19 Presser Foot Pressure Regulator 20 Face Plate 21 Presser Foot Lever 22 Thread Cutter 23 Hand Wheel 24 Clutch Knob 25 Thread Spool Pins 26 Blind Stitch Knob Models 1207 1217 only ...

Page 5: ... packed in the accessory box SEWING LIGHT The sewing light is located inside the face plate as shown It may be turned on or off by pushing the light switch To re move the bulb disconnect the sewing machine and swing open the face plate Push bulb in slightly turn it counterclockwise and remove To replace push new bulb in and turn clockwise See illustration 4 CONNECTING MACHINE Push foot or knee con...

Page 6: ...should conform to the size of the thread and both should be suitable to the material The same size thread should be used in the bobbin as on the upper part of the machine for ordinary sewing Never use a bent needle nor one with a blunt point This is the exact length of the needle to be used in your machine Comparison I I I1 t with this illustration will determine I II whether the needle you have i...

Page 7: ...REMOVING BOBBINCASE FROMSHUTTLE 6 Take up lever at its highest position Pull out latch Pull bobbin case straight out _J i ...

Page 8: ...hread around bobbin a few times front to back 0 Release clutch by turn ing clutch knob toward you Start machine 0 When bobbin is full winding mechanism stops 0 Place bobbin onto bobbin winder shaft Push bobbin winder latch until it clicks 0 Tighten clutch knob and remove bobbin ...

Page 9: ...BBININTO BOBBINCASE CASE INTOSHUTTLE 1 Guide bobbin onto center pin of bobbin case 2 Pull thread through slot 3 Pull ihread under tension spring 4 Holding latch position case into shuttle then release latch O O O ...

Page 10: ...by holding the end of the thread pull spl_ng wire loop clockwise past the top hook then pull thread to left so that the thread can slip into the hook When thread tension is released the spring wire loop will return to position as shown with the thread in proper place Release spool of thread and continue to thread machines as illustrated ...

Page 11: ...h down outer ring of presser foot pressure regulator See illustration This will release pressure of presser foot To increase pressure push down inner pin until suitable pressure is obtained For ordinary sewing the inner pin should be about half way down When sewing multiple thickness or heavy material reduce the pressure Increase it when sewing sheer fabrics Insufficient pressure may cause skipped...

Page 12: ...stitch width control must be set atO REVERSE STITCHING Raise lever for reverse stitching Lower lever for forward stitching It is best to begin and end most seams with reverse stitch ing often called back tacking 11 F FASTENING A SEAM Be sure both threads are drawn back under the presser foot Lower needle into fabric about inch from beginning of seam Raise stitch length control lever up for reverse...

Page 13: ...will have threads locked between the two layers of fabric with no loops on top or bottom PROBLEM REMEDY Upper thread too tight Fig 2 Upper thread too loose Fig 3 Decrease Tension tncrease Tension NOTE Never adjust more than one number at a time 12 ...

Page 14: ...e upper thread tension When stitch is satisfactory as in figure 1 and seam is badly puckered the cause may be tight tensions and both upper and lower may be adjusted See page 26 When adjusting the tension on the bobbin case make slight adjustments with a screwdriver See page 26 INCREASE TENSION Turn Clockwise DECREASE TENSION Turn Counter Clockwise 13 ...

Page 15: ...al under the presser foot insert the needle into the material by turning the hand wheel toward you lower presser foot and start sewing To facilitate placement of heavy fabrics under the presser foot the presser foot lever can be raised beyond the normal up position To remove the work first turn the hand wheel toward you until the needle is at its highest posi tion then raise the presser foot draw ...

Page 16: ...al This allows the operator freedom of movement of material For regular sewing turn knob to the right U Feed dog up CHANGING THE PRESSER FEET The various presser feet available for certain kinds of work are to be fastened to the presser bar To attach the foot raise the presser bar to its highest position by raising the presser foot lever Loosen the presser foot thumb screw choose the proper foot i...

Page 17: ...stitch width increases from 0 to 5 Straight stitching is possible only with control on O LOCKING STITCH glDTH Loosen the stitch width lock knob Move the stitch width control lever to the desired position and tighten lock knob firmly OVEIIC _STING Set stitch width to 5 Set stitch length at 4 Zigzag stitch around raw edge of fabric to completely cover the edge ...

Page 18: ...sew 4 stitches This method of fastening the ends of button holes is called bartacking Bartacking should be completed with needle on the left side D 4 Set stitch width back to 2 Raise feed dogs and sew back to other end of buttonhole Stop with needle on the left E 5 Push stitch width control lever to 5 Drop feed dog and barrack Raise feed dog It is recommended that tailor s chalk be used to determi...

Page 19: ...nd Stitch Knob must be on the OFF position for all operations except blind stitching 1 Prepare the hem with a turned and edgestitched finish or 2 Apply seam tape along the raw edge with either straight or zig zag stitching then fold hem as shown 18 ...

Page 20: ...n blind stitch knob to set its ON mark at the dot Set stitch width at 0 and stitch length 2 3 as desired Then blind stitch along fold until hem is completed 5 Unfold exposing right side of material with completed blind stitching Press hem 19 ...

Page 21: ...arning area Then turn fabric and continue sewing at right angels to the pre vious stitching Always use medium machine speed You can make any length stitches desired _low movement of fabric will make short darning stitches Fast movement will make long stitches 5 When you Finish darning raise presserfoot and remove fabric Increase pressure of presser foot for general sewing by pressing center pin of...

Page 22: ...between holes of button Test width by turning handwheel slowly Take several zigzag stitches to sew on button ending with needle on left side 3 Set stitch width control lever at 0 Take a few stitches in left hole of button to lock threads Pull threads to wrong side NOTE To make a small thread shank when sewing on a fiat button place a straight pin or needle between the h_les of the button 2 ...

Page 23: ...rasping axle 4 Remove accumulated lint and thread from all parts of shuttle race 5 Replace shuttle in race body with axle facing out forming a perfect circle with driver D 6 Replace shuttle race cover B snap levers A into position then insert bobbin and bobbin case 7 Do not attempt to force any of the above operation 8 Occasionally remove the needle plate and clean feed dog with a soft brush 22 ...

Page 24: ... quiet and efficient operation Cleaning should be done with a small brush When machine runs hard or makes exces sive noise place a drop of KENMORE sewing machine oil at the points indicated Tilt machine head back to oil points indicated on underside of machine head 23 ...

Page 25: ...ead Bent or blunt needle Loose presser foot Fabric too sheer or too soft Choose correct size needle for thread and fabric page 5 Rethread machine page 9 Tighten upper thread tension page 12 Do not pull fabric guide it gently Increase pressure on presser foot page 10 Reset presser foot Rewind bobbin page 7 Do not pull fabric guide it gently Choose correct size needle for thread and fabric page 5 Re...

Page 26: ...ht pressure on presser foot Threads knotted under fabric Thread caught in shuttle Choose correct size needle for thread and fabric page 5 Insert new needle page 5 Reset needle page 5 Loosen upper thread tension page 12 Increase pressure on presser foot page 10 Start to stitch at a medium speed Rethread machine page 9 Loosen upper thread tension page 12 Choose correct size needle for thread and fab...

Page 27: ...in half diagonally forming a triangle Make a line of stitching from fold a If seam is puckered both tensions are too tight b If bottom thread is looped tighten upper thread tension and repeat test c If top thread lays in top of fabric loosen upper thread tension and repeat test Grasp the stitching and pull evenly and firmly until one or both threads break a If both threads break tentions are balan...

Page 28: ...you will be billed accordingly Ref No Parts No Description These parts are not furnished with the machine but may be ordered See above ordering information 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 135 Presser foot thumb screw 201201 Needle clamp 8286 Thread spool pin 2273 Nylon disc 200618 Presser foot 6740 Pack of 9 needles Orange pack 6741 Pack of 11 needles Yellow pack 6742 Pack of 14 needles Red pack ...

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Page 34: ...SEWING MACHINE SEARS ROEBUCK AND CO Chicago L 00014 U S A and SiMPSONS SEARS LiMiTED Toronto Ontario Canada Pa_ No 52882 Z ...

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