N S T R U C T R O I ZIG-ZAG P/N 52882 SEWING MACHINE N S
INDEX Adjusting for Good Blind Stitching Bobbin: Inserting Stitching ........................................... & Threading Picking up Bobbin Removing Winding Buttonholes Buttons, Darning Fastening 26 18, 19 .................................. Thread ........................... 8 10 ................................................... 6 ...................................................... ................................................... 7 17 Sewing on ...................................
FRONT VIEW _.o ® 1. Bobbin 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Winder Stitch Length Control Light Switch Feed Dog Control Nomenclature Plate Needle Plate 7. Needle Clamp Screw 8. Stitch Width Lock 9. Stitch Width Control 10. 11. 12. Feed Dog Hand Hole Cover Plate 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.
BACK VIEW i1 19. 20. 21. 22. Presser Foot Pressure Regulator Face Plate Presser Foot Lever Thread Cutter i!! 23. 24. 25. 26.
INSTALLINGMACHINE HEAD IN PORTABLEAND CABINET Loosen the two hinge screws under holes in the rear edge of the machine bed (1). Raise hinge pins in the cabinet cutout (2). Slip machine head onto the pins and tighten hinge screws securely (3). Lower machine head to front flap. Screw spool pins in place. Lay the plastic discs over the spool pins. Discs and pins are packed in the accessory box. SEWING LIGHT O O The sewing light is located inside the face plate as shown.
NEEDLE AND THREAD TABLE FABRIC THRF_AD SIZE CoL'ton (3o"-100 Sheer Synthetic 6o-8o Mercerized Medium Medium Medium 50 Synthetic Silk A Light Cotton z_o-bo Mercerized 50 Mercerized Cotton silks, and synthetics t Raise take-up lever to its highest position by turning hand wheel toward you. Loosen needle clamp Fine Laces Silk A Cotton coLd:ons PLACEMENTOF NEEDLE Mercerized weight cottons si!ks _ynthetics 18 heavy duty screw.
REMOVINGBOBBINCASE FROMSHUTTLE Take up lever at its highest position. Pull out latch. Pull bobbin case straight 6 out.
WINDINGTHE BOBBIN 0 0 Place thread post. Draw shown. on spool thread as 0 Wind Release clutch by turning clutch knob toward you. Start machine. 0 thread bobbin a few front to back. around times, When bobbin is full, winding mechanism stops. 0 0 Place bobbin onto bobbin winder shaft. Push bobbin winder latch until it clicks. Tighten clutch knob and remove bobbin.
INSERTINGBOBBININTO BOBBINCASE... CASE INTO SHUTTLE O (1) Guide bobbin (2) Pull thread through (3) Pull ihread under (4) Holding latch, O onto center pin of bobbin case. slot. tension position spring. case into shuttle, then release latch.
THREADING UPPER MACHINE Place thread as illustrated between discs of the Thread Tension Control. Prevent the spool of thread turning and 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.
: PICklinG IP BOBBII_ ! TIIREAI) Raise presser foot lever. Hold needle thread loosely in left hand and rotate hand wheel toward you one complete turn. Bring bobbin thread up by pulling upper thread (See illustration). Place threads back under presser foot. ADJISTI.\G Tile PRESS[Rii O__ Tlli_ PllliSSiill FOOT Push 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.
SETTING STITCH LENGTH Loosen knob and move stitch length-control lever to the desired position between 0 and 4. The 4 setting is the longest stitch. The size of stitch you select will depend on the fabric you want to sew. Select stitch length and tighten knob so that forward and reverse stitches will be approximately the same size. The blind stitch knob must be on the 11 F "OFF" position for all operations except blind stitching. For straight stitching the stitch width control must be set atO.
O ADJ[STI._G TE._SIO_S A perfect stitch will have threads locked between the two layers of fabric with no loops on top or bottom. Fig. 1 PROBLEM Upper Fig. thread too REMEDY tight Decrease Tension tncrease Tension 2 Upper thread too loose ) Fig. 3 NOTE 12 : Never adjust more than one number at a time.
INCREASE TENSION When stitching is unsatisfactory as in figures 2 and 3, adjust the upper thread tension. Lower thread tension requires adjustment less frequently than the 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) Turn Clockwise. DECREASE TENSION When adjusting the tension on the bobbin case, make slight adjustments with a screwdriver.
INSERTINGAND REMOVINGTHE MATERIAL For all kinds Before placing that: n The both m The work of sewing, consult chart page 5. the material on the machine see presser foot and needle clamp screws are tight. sizes of needle and thread suit the kind of to be done. m The needle and the thread take-up lever are at their highest position. " The ends of threads have been drawn about 4 inches to the rear of the machine. m The feed dogs are up. n Stitch length and width desired settings.
TURNINGA CORNER Stop your sewing machine and make sure needle is in fabric. Raise presser foot. Turn fabric to desired direction. Lower presser foot and go on with your stitching. FEED DOGCONTROL This knob is situated on fight front of machine bed. When knob is turned to the left, feed dog does not move material. This allows the operator freedom of movement of material. For regular sewing, turn knob to the right, "U" (Feed dog up).
ZIGZAGCONTROL SETTING STITCH WIDTH Move stitch width control between 0 and 5 on the lever to the stitch width desired position indicator plate. Zigzag stitch width increases from 0 to stitching is possible only with control on O. 5. Straight LOCKING STITCH glDTH Loosen the stitch control lever to the desired position width lock knob. Move the stitch width and tighten lock knob firmly. Jiiii OVEIIC._STING Set stitch width to 5. Set stitch length at 4.
BUTTONHOLES Stitch length about Stitch width about 2 Feed dog control to right 1. Stitch forward until desired length for buttonhole is obtained. Stop with needle on the left side of stitching (A). Drop feed dog, set stitch width control on 2½ and take one stitch to the right (B). 2. Raise presser foot and turn material with needle in material. Lower presser foot and take one stitch to the left (C). 3. Push stitch width control lever to 5 and sew 4 stitches.
@ BLIND STITCHING (Models 1207, 1217 only) The Blind Stitch Knob must be on the "OFF" position for all operations except blind stitching 18 1. Prepare the hem with a turned and edgestitched finish, or O 2. Apply seam tape along the raw edge with either straight or zig zag stitching, then fold hem as shown.
O O 3. Make second fold as _hown. 4. Turn 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. O 5. Unfold, exposing right side of material with completed blind stitching. Press hem.
DARNING WITH PRESSER FOOT: 1. Turn feed dog control to left. 2. Press down outer ring of presser foot pressure regulator, see page 10. With regulator in this position mending, monogram work, etc. may be done. 3. Stretch fabric tightly between two spring embroidery hoops and place under needle. The presser bar can be raised to accommodate the embroidery hoop by pulling up on the presser foot lever. 4. Lower presser bar so thread will have some tension.
SEWING ON BUTTONS 1. Turn feed dog control to left. Place needle into left hole of button, align holes with slot of presser foot and lower presser foot. 2. Set stitch width control lever at width 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.
REMOVINGLINT 1. Turn hand wheel toward you until needle is at its highest position. Remove bobbin and bobbin case. 2. Push levers (A) sideways. 3. Remove shuttle race cover (B). Then pull out shuttle (C) by grasping 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.
OILING MACHINE Keep the moving parts free from dust and thread for quiet and efficient operation. Cleaning should be done with a small brush. When machine runs hard or makes excessive 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.
,. WHAT PROBLEM PROBABLE size Improper threading. Loose upper Irregular Stitches Pulling Light pressure Loose presser of foot. upper thread on presser Rewind pressure bobbin (page Do not pull fabric; Choose Incorrect setting Reset needle (page Reset presser foot. Upper and lower threads not drawn back under presser foot. Draw both threads Feed dog down. Raise feed dog. foot. thread tension(s). on presser Using two different kinds of thread.
WHAT TO DO i PROBLEM PROBABLE Incorrect size Bent or blunt Skipping Stitches Incorrect upper Light pressure lTight Incorrect Tight Machine Jamming (Knocking Noise) new needle Reset needle Light foot. bobbin to stitch Loosen Choose tension. Insert case threading. Check (page thread pressure Rethread size needle. size needle for thread and fabric (page 5). 5). (page 5). upper Increase Start too fast. thread correct Loosen tension. threading.
i:¸!:i_ii ¸_ ADJUSTINGYOUR SEWING MACHINEFOR GOODSTITCHES When your sewing machine does not sew a properly locked stitch, check the following: 1. Insert a new needle of the correct size for the thread and fabric you are using. Consult chart on page 5 for needle size. 2. The upper and bobbin thread should be the same thread. 3. Check threading carefully. See page 8-9. 4. Check the thread tension balance. Use mercerized thread and a correct size needle for the fabric you are using.
PARTS LIST All parts listed here may be ordered through your nearest Sears or Simpson-Sears retail store, catalog sales office or mail order house. When ordering these parts, please be sure to mention the following references: 1. Model & serial numbers of machine shown on the nomenclature plate. See page 2. 2. Parts number(s) and description(s) here. When ordering by mail, prices will be furnished on request, or parts will be shipped at prevailing prices and you will be billed accordingly. Ref. No.
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