Pfaff 285 manual

Instruction Book CPFAFFD® 284 CPFAFFI 285 — 44t[...]

InstructioflS 284 and 285 Foreword Your new Plait sewing machine will enable YOU to master a large variety of sewing mbroideriflg and darning 1 obs easily and quickly This instruction book has been com piled in order to familiarize YoU thoroughly with all the sewing lobs coming up in a ho me. We suggest that you try out the various sew ing techniqu[...]

-. ----- -,—- ‘-‘j --—--- ------- Essential Parts of Your Pt afi 284 Es t: 16 23 15 / j 12 1 Face cover 2 Take-up lever 3 Thread guide 4 Top cover 5 Thread retainer stud 6 Spool pins 7 Bobbin winder 8 Balance wheel 9 Stop motion knob 10 Motor disengaging mechanism 11 Stitch length control 12 Reverse feed control 13 Bed cover 14 Transverse r[...]

Essential Parts of Your Pfaff 285 1 Face cover 2 Takeup lever 3 Thread guide 4 Thread retainer stud 5 Top cover 6 Spool pins 7 Bobbin winder 8 Balance wheel 9 Stop motion knob 9 10 Motor disengaging mechanism 11 Stitch length control 12 Reverse feed control 13 Free arm 14 Free arm cover (enclosing transverse rotary hook) 15 Needle plate 16 Sewing f[...]

Preparing Your Machine for Sewing if your machine is equipped with a built-In motor, push plug A into the receptacle on the machine and the plug at the other end of the cord into the wal’ outlet. if you have a treadle machine, push the plug of the sewlight cord into the wall outlet. Mount the belt. To switch on the sewlight, push the button on th[...]

of icr in. ith er 10— Machines equipped with built-in motor have a mechanism for engaging and disengaging the motor. This is operated by a lever (10) underneath the balance wheel. To engage the motor, flick this lever down. After you have completed sewing, flick it to its top position. With the motor swung out of engagement, all machines fitted w[...]

To remove the bobbin case, rotate the ba lance wheel until the needle is at the top of its stroke. On the Pfatl 284, 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 tong as you hold the case by its open latch. When you release the latch, the empty bo[...]

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 lion knob away from you (as indicated by an arrow in the ill.). Pass the thread around the thread retainer stud in the direction indicat[...]

- -._--v.- -—--. - —-.—--. .- ,. ., Hold the lull 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. 8[...]

I Ptaff 285 Ii 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 it snap into place. 9[...]

To enlarge the sewing area of the Pfaif 285 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 int[...]

Upper threading is illustrated opposite. Please note that the thread is placed be tween any two of the discs of tension (21), 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. JL 3 3 IL[...]

-- — ..-.- - :- — r--.— -- —- — The sewing foot is raised and lowered by operating the presser bar litter on the back of the machine (see ill.). A = Presser bar lifter up B = 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 needl[...]

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 [...]

— ..- ..-.-— -.&‘t-(. W_ -- ...-.....-- .--- - ..‘.—..‘-r’—.--. ‘---;, Begin by sewing a straight-stitth 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[...]

To sew in reverse or backtack tL3 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. 15[...]

bottom top 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 bobbin case. Turn this screw right for a tighter tension, or left for a looser tension. If the same siz[...]

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 toot can be removed, tilt ing it sideways (see ill.). The new foot is at tached in the reverse order. For elastic fabrics,[...]

Attaching the Embroidery and Darning Plate Embroidery and darning plate No. 93-030 125-45 Darning To prepare your machine for darning, pro ceed as follows: For certain sewing operations, the machine feed must be rendered inactive. For this purpose, an embroidery and darning plate is included in the accessories of your Pfaff 284 or Pfaff 285. Apply [...]

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 [...]

Zipper Insertion Attach zipper foot without quilting gauge (which can be obtained from your Pfaff dealer). 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 z[...]

Flat Felled Seams 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 straight- stitched. First seam: Lay pieces together with the right sides facing and the bottom piece pro truding about /a inch. Make sure the fabric enters the felling foot evenly and the bo[...]

-. -.. —.--.,- -- -s .‘—.- . .----- ...:•,- —-., — Attach hemmer foot No. 93-847 551-00 (whict’ can be obtained from your Pfa!f dealer). Stitch length: 1.5 to 2 Fold the beginning of the fabric edge twice, making a hem about 78 inch wide and seve ral inches long. Place the material under the hemmer foot and lower the same. Make 3 In 4[...]

7, Cording Cording is made with two needle threads. When threading the needles, make sure to lead each thread between a separate pair Use ordinary sewing foot No. 93-838 954-00, of tension discs (see ill.), and insert a twin needle (which can be ob To render your cording more prominent, in- tamed from your Pfaff dealer). sert a filler cord. Select [...]

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 (pref erably a No. 50 embroidery thread). Insert a System 130 Zwi-Ho needle. Make sure the needle and bobbin threads are the same size. The threading procedure is the same as for cording work. Slightly in c[...]

Zigzag Stitching Overcasting Edges with Zigzag Stitches 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. Attach ordinary sewing foot No. 93-838 954-00 Stitch length: 2 To overcast the edges of light and medium- weight [...]

Larger holes can be patched quickly. Trim away the ragged edges around the hole, cutting exactly along the fabric yarns. Cut a patch about inch larger than the hole and place it under the hole, matching its grain to that of the fabric. Set the stdch length control on “1’ and the stitch width control in the middle of its slot and stitch along th[...]

Inserting Lace Attach ordinary sewing foot Place the tace on the material and stitch it down with straight stitches made with a stitch length of ‘1.5 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 (4). Trim the fab[...]

— — t Changing the Needte F’osition Some special sewing jobs are made with the needle switched to the right or left of the needle plate slot. This is done by mov ing lever (19) to the right and left, respec tively. The needle position lever is indispensable for sewing buttonholes. CPFAFFD - 1- Lever at left center right 28[...]

Sewing Buttonholes 4 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, pl[...]

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 (1). Lift the sewing foot, turn the fabric around 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 (2). Lower the foot and let the[...]

Button Sewing Monogram Embroidery Place the button under the foot and align so that needle will enter the right hole (see ill). Raise the needle, but retain the foot in its lowered position. Regulate the stitch width until the needle alternately stitches through both holes. Sew on the button. Use darning foot No. 93-106 103-91 and darning plate No.[...]

Attach clear-view sewing toot No. 93-100 179-00 To make appliqué, proceed as follows: 1 Trace the design on the right side. 2. Set the stitch length control on ‘1 and stitch along the outlines. 3. Sew the fabric to be appliquéd to the right side with long stitches (1). 4. Follow the outlines of the design on the wrong side with a narrow zigzag [...]

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[...]

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. On Pfaff 285 machines, loosen the set screw, lift the front of the free arm cover and pull the cover out lengthwise of the arm (1 & 2)[...]

Longevity and smooth machine performance are dependent on regular cleaning and proper oiling. Since your Pfaff sewing ma chine has been made from high-grade ma terials, 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 ill, at left an[...]

Trouble Shooting If trouble should occur, check the following: When operated properly, your sewing ma- * The needle must not be damaged and chine will hardly develop any trouble. must be inserted correctly (p. 17). Please remember to restore the normal set- • Select the correct needle and thread ting after you have completed your sewing from the [...]

Page 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 18119 Darning Foot 18 Drawing Up the Bobbin Thread 12 Dropping the Machine Feed 18 Electrical Equipment 4 Engaging and Disengaging the Sewing Mechanism[...]