Instruction Book 1 -=- ® CPFAFFD 84 CPFAFFD 85
Needle and Thread Chart Needle Thread Type of Fabric Bed linen Size Type Fine linen Muslin Cotton Dress fobrics, such as brocade, satin ottoman, taffeta, georgette, crepe, chiffon, botiste, blouse fobrics ond poplin shirting Silk 80 70—80 70—80 40 50 — -- 70—80 —---- Cotton or mercerized cotton Silk 40 80—90 Twill, denim Cotton 40 90— 100 Heavy linen Cotton Cottonorlinen Linen Cotton 40 40 40 40 90— 100 90—100 110 Suitings ond montlings Burlop Terry cloth, chenille goods, knitted pi
Instructions CPFAFFI 84 and 85 Foreword Your new Pfaff sewing machine will enable you to master a large variety of sewing, embroidering and darning jobs easily and quickly. This instruction book has been com piled in order to familiarize you thoroughly with all the sewing jobs coming up in a home. We suggest that you try out the various sew ing techniques discussed in this book so that you will become well acquainted with your machine.
Essential Parts of Your Pfaff 84 Face cover Take-up lever Thread guide Top cover Thread retainer stud Spool pins Bobbin winder Balance wheel Stop motion knob Motor disengaging mechanism Stitch length control Reverse feed control Bed cover Transverse rotary hook Needle plate Sewing foot thumb screw Light switch Stitch width control Needle position lever Needle thread tension Presser bar lifter (on back of machine arm) 22 Needle set screw 23 Sewing foot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Essential Parts of Your Pfaff 85 12 3 I I I 4 G— 5 — f 7 8 I 9 15— 14 Face cover Take-up lever Thread guide Top cover Thread retainer stud Spool pins Bobbin winder Balance wheel Stop motion knob Motor disengaging mechanism Stitch length control Reverse feed control Free arm Free arm cover (enclosing transverse rotary hook) 15 Needle plate 16 Sewing foot thumb screw 17 Light switch 18 Stitch width control 19 Needle position lever 20 Needle thread tension 21 Presser bar lifter (On back of machine a
To remove the bobbin case, rotate the ba lance wheel until the needle is at the top of its stroke. On the Pfaff 84, remove bed cover (13), as illustrated. Lift latch k on the bobbin case and pull out the bobbin case with the bob bin. The bobbin cannot fall out as long as you hold the case by its open latch. When you release the latch, the empty bobbin drops out. On the Ptaft 85, the bobbin case is removed just like on the Pfaff 84.
For bobbin winding, disengage the sewing mechanism. Hold balance wheel (8) while turning stop motion knob (9) toward you (see ill.). To engage the sewing mechanism after the bobbin has been wound, turn the stop mo tion knob away from you (as indicated by an arrow in the ill.). Pass the thread around the thread retainer stud in the direction indicated by an arrow. Place a bobbin on the bobbin winder spindle, making sure that key A at its base enters slot B in the bobbin (see ill.).
Hold the full bobbin so that the thread un winds toward the right and place it in the bobbin case (1). Pull the thread into slot (2) and under spring (3). As you pull the thread, the bobbin should rotate clockwise (4). Leave about three inches of thread hanging from the bobbin case.
To insert the bobbin case into the machine, rotate the balance wheel until the needle is at its highest point. Lift the latch and place the bobbin case on center stud s (see ill.), making sure its slot (white arrow) points up. Release the latch and press against the bobbin case until you hear t snap into place.
3 To enlarge the sewing area of the Pfatf 85 for ordinary sewing operations, push the workplate onto the free arm as far as it will go (1). Then lock it in place by turning down the lever on the back of the machine (2) until the locking stud snaps into the hole in the free arm. Press the workplate support against the machine base until it snaps into place (3). To remove the workplate, swing up its sup port and unlock it by pulling out and swing ing up the lever on the back of the machine (see arrow in Fig.
Upper threading is illustrated opposite. Please note that the thread is placed be tween any two of the discs of tension (20), pulled clockwise around the tension stud and drawn toward the right with a jerk (see ill.). As you do this, hold the thread steady somewhere between the spool and the ten sion. Thread the needle from front to back.
The sewing foot is raised and lowered by operating the presser bar lifter on the back of the machine (see ill.). A B 12 Presser bar lifter up Presser bar lifter down To draw up the bobbin thread, hold the needle thread and lower the sewing foot. Turn the balance wheel toward you a full turn. Pull the needle thread to draw up the bobbin thread. Place both threads back un der the sewing foot after it has been raised again.
Fundamentals of Machine Operation For ordinary sewing, needle position lever (19) should be in its center position. Make sure the take-up lever (2) is at its highest point before you begin and after you have completed a seam. Always rotate balance wheel (8) toward you (see arrow). As you do this, check to make sure the stop motion knob is tightened firm ly.
Begin by sewing a straight-stitch seam. To this end, push the stitch width control to the right as far as it will go. The stitch length is regulated by turning the stitch length control. The number indi cating the stitch length chosen should be opposite the dot on the left-hand side of the slot. For ordinary sewing operations, set the stitch length control on “2”. Place the material under the sewing foot and lower the presser bar lifter.
To sew in reverse or bacictack the end of a seam, simply depress the fingertip control. The stitch width is regulated by pushing the stitch width control toward the left, as may be desired. Various zigzag sewing operations are dis cussed on page 25 and the following pages.
Balanced tensions are essential for sewing. Both tensions are correctly balanced if the needle and bobbin threads interlock in the center of the material. The bobbin thread tension is regulated by turning the small knurled screw on the bob bin case. Turn this screw right for a tighter tension, or left for a looser tension. If the same size threads are used in the needle and on the bobbin, there is no need to adjust the bobbin thread tension.
The accessory box which belongs to your machine contains several sewing feet for special sewing operations. To change the sewing foot, bring the needle to its highest point and raise the foot. Turn out screw 16 until the sewing foot can be removed, tilt ing it sideways (see ill.). The new foot is at tached in the reverse order. For elastic fabrics, use ordinary sewing foot No. 93-838 954-00 instead of clear-view foot No. 93-100 179-00.
Darning Attaching the Embroidery and Darning Plate To prepare your machine for darning, pro ceed as follows: Embroidery and darning plate No. 93-030 125-45 Darning foot No.93-106103-91 For certain sewing operations, the machine feed must be rendered inactive. For this pur pose, an embroidery and darning plate is in cluded in the accessories of your Pfaff 84. Apply this plate as follows: Bring the needle to its highest point. Remove the sewing foot. Raise the bed cover and pull forward.
Darning sheer and soft materials is greatly facilitated by placing them in darning hoops. Draw up the bobbin thread and hold both threads lightly with your left hand while the first stitches are being made. Trim the threads and start stitching back and forth across the hole in sewing direction. Make sure the threads are anchored in the unworn area around the hole. Turn the fabric at right angles and sew back and forth over the preceding work with short stitches.
Zipper Insertion Attach zipper foot without quilting gauge (which can be obtained from your Pfaff deal er). Stitch length: 1.5 to 2 Baste closed zipper on the fabric, then open it. Stitch close to the left edge of the zipper for about 1 inch, guiding the right edge of the foot along the zipper teeth (1). Leave the needle in the material, raise the zipper toot and close the zipper (2). Continue stitching until you reach the end of the zipper. Then stitch across this end (3) and up the other side.
Flat Felled Seams 847561 Attach felling foot No. 93-847 561 -00. Stitch length: 1.5 to 2 Flat felled seams are used to durably join two pieces of fabric and are usually straightstitched. First Seam: Lay pieces together with the right sides facing and the bottom piece pro truding about 1/8 inch. Make sure the fabric enters the felling foot evenly and the bot tom fabric is folded over the edge of the top piece (see ill.), but the top piece is not fold ed. Open the two pieces.
Hemming 847 551 Attach hemmer foot No. 93-847 551-00 (which can be obtained from your Pfaff dealer). Stitch length: 1.5 to 2 Fold the beginning of the fabric edge twice, making a hem about 1/8 inch wide and seve ral inches long. Place the material under the hemmer foot and lower the same. Make 3 to 4 straight stitches to secure the folded edge in place. Draw the fabric into the hemmer by pulling both threads backwards, as shown in the drawing.
Cording Cording is made with two needle threads. When threading the needles, make sure to lead each thread between a separate pair of tension discs (see ill.). To render your cording more prominent, in sert a filler cord. Select the twin needle gauge and the size of the filler cord to suit the type of material used. Lace the filler cord through hole g, as illus trated. Hold both needle threads lightly and rotate the balance wheel to draw up the bobbin thread. Use ordinary sewing foot No.
Remstitching 93OOl79 f Stitch length: 2 to 2.5 Clear-view sewing foot No. 93-100 179-00 Use a thread which is not too heavy and matches the material being hemstitched (preferably a No. 50 embroidery thread). Insert a System 130 Zwi-Ho needle. Make sure the needle and bobb are the same size. The threading in threads is the same as for cording work procedure . Slightly in crease the needle thread tensi on. The hemstitching effect is produced by the left wing needle penetrating the fabric.
The Zigzag Seam The stitch width is regulated by pushing the stitch width control toward the left, as may be desired. Never change the stitch width setting unless the needle is outside the fabric. Overcasting Edges with Zigzag Stitches 838 954 Attach ordinary sewing foot. Stitch length: 2 To overcast the edges of light and mediumweight fabrics, set the machine for its maxi mum stitch width. Soft and flimsy fabrics are best overcast with a zigzag stitch of medium width.
Inserting Patches u 838 954 Attach ordinary sewing foot. Stitch width: medium Larger holes can be patched quickly. Trim away the ragged edges around the hole, cutting exactly along the fabric yarns. Cut a patch about 1/3 inch larger than the hole and place it under the hole, matching its grain to that of the fabric. Set the stitch length control on “1” and the stitch width control in the middle of its slot and stitch along the edge of the patch. Set the stitch length control on “0.
Inserting Lace u 838 954 Stitch length: 1 Attach ordinary sewing foot Place the lace on the material and stitch it down with straight stitches on both sides (1). Cut the fabric open under the lace insertion (2) and iron it on both sides of the lace. Sew over the edges of the lace with short zigzag stitches of medium width (3). Trim the fabric edges away on the wrong side (4).
Changing the Needle Position Some special sewing jobs are made with the needle switched to the right or left of the needle plate slot. This is done by moving lever (19) to the right and left, respectively. The needle position lever is indispensable for sewing buttonholes.
Sewing Buttonholes 4 Attach all-purpose sewing foot No. 93-100 179-00 Flick the needle to its left position and put the stitch width control in notch R 1 (see Figs. 2 and 3), When using No. 50 embroidery thread, set the stitch length control so that the white dot is opposite the groove (see Fig. 4). For heavier threads, slightly increase the stitch length. To obtain more prominent buttonholes, place a filler cord of medium size in the left groove of the sewing foot.
1. Sew the first seam over the filler cord . When the buttonhole is the right length, leave the needle in the fabric on the right of its throw. 2. Lift the sewing foot, turn the fabric arou nd clockwise by half a turn, place the filler cord around the needle and pull it for ward, placing it in the left groove of the foot. 3. Lower the foot and let the needle desc end on the left of its throw. 4.
Monogram Embroidery Button Sewing — Regulate the stitch width to suit the size of the monogram. Remove the sewing foot, attach the embroi dery and darning plate and lower the presser bar lifter. Trace the monogram on the fabric and place the material in darning hoops. Let the needle stitch into the fabric at the beginning of the design and draw the bobbin thread up through the fabric. Hold both thread ends and start your machine.
Blindstitching Baste the hem about I16 inch from the fabric edge, as illustrated (1). 93-IOO79 I.. Apply clear-view sewing foot No. 91-100 179-00. Then flick the needle to its right position and set the stitch length control at “4”. Reduce the needle thread tension by one grade. Fold the hem (2) and place the fabric under the sewing toot so that the folded edge is in line with the left groove of the foot (see ill.).
Ornamental Sewing You can make exciting fashion-stitch designs by varying stitch length, stitch width and needle position. Some of the designs you can make are illustrated on this page. Additional ornamental effects are obtained by sewing over a filler cord. Sewing Curtains — 938 954 Stitch length: 2.5 to 3 Stitch width: medium Use a thin needle (see Needle and Thread Chart). Ease the needle thread tension somewhat. Hold synthetic materials a little taut while sewing.
Appliqué Work - 93-OO7 Attach clear-view sewing foot No. 93-100 179-00 To make appliqué, procee d as follows: 1. Trace the design on the right side. 2. Set the stitch leng th control on “1 and stitch along the outlines. 3. Sew the fabric to be appliquéd to the right side with long stitc hes (1). 4. Follow the outlines of the design on the wrong side with a narro w zigzag stitch (stitch length control on ‘1 “), as shown (2). 5. Trim the excess material close to the seam on the right side (3). 6.
To change the light bulb, remove the face cover by pulling it in the direction indicated by an arrow. Push the light bulb into its socket, turn left and pull out. Insert the new bulb so that its pins slide into the socket slots. Press the bulb in and turn right. As you replace the face cover, slip tip d into slot c, then push against the face cover un til it snaps into place.
Machine Care From time to time, clean the parts in the machine arm and in the vicinity of the sew ing hook with a soft brush. To this end, re move the needle, the sewing foot and the bobbin case with the bobbin. I 1 On Piaft 85 machines, loosen the set screw, lift the front of the free arm cover and pull the cover out lengthwise of the arm (1 & 2). Pfaff 84 machines are tilted back. On port able machines, loosen the screw on the bottom of the machine base and tilt the machine back cautiously (3).
Longevity and smooth machine performance are dependent on regular cleaning and pro per oiling. Since your Pfaff sewing machine has been made from high-grade materials, there are only a few oiling points left. The raceway in the sewing hook is an important oiling point. From time to time, put a drop of oil into the hook raceway (see II. at left and center). Do not oil the bobbin winder.
Trouble Shooting If trouble should occur, check the following: When operated properly, your sewing machine will hardly develop any trouble. • The needle must not be damaged and must be inserted correctly (p. 17). • Select the correct needle and thread from the Needle and Thread Chart. • Check whether the needle threaded correctly (p. 11).
These parts come with your sewing machine: 3 bobbins No. 93-009 033-21 Oil can No. 91-129 449-91, full Needles, System 130 R, No. 93-847 990-00 Darning foot No. 93-102 826-91 All-purpose sewing foot No. 93-1 00 179-00 Embroidering and darning plate No. 93-030 125-45 Plastic bag for accessories (not ill.) Instruction book (not ill.) Zigzag sewing foot No.
Contents Page Accessories 39 Appliqué Work 34 Blindstitching 32 Button Sewing 31 Changing the Light Bulb 35 Changing the Needle 17 Changing the Needle Position 28 Changing the Sewing Foot 17 Cleaning 36 Cording 23 Darning 18/19 Darning Foot 18 Drawing Up the Bobbin Thread 12 Dropping the Machine Feed 18 Electrical Equipment .4 Engaging and Disengaging the Sew ing Mechanism .7 Essential Parts of Pfaff 84 .2 Essential Parts of Pfaff 85 .
