Pfaff 1183 User manual

Industrial Sewing Machine
Pfaff 1183
•Industrial sewing machine
•Made for rapid operation
•Straight stitch only
•Not suitable for elastic
fabric
•Can sew through thick
materials
Safety
•Keep fingers away from the needle while sewing
•Remove your foot from the presser foot while
threading, or changing the needle

Machine Parts
Temporary
presser foot
lever
Sewing pedal
Manual needle
control
Main Switch
Long-term presser
foot lever
(back side)
Bobbin access
(Below the table) Reverse sewing
(1st possibility)
Stitch length
regulator
Thread cutter
Bobbin threader
Top thread
tension regulator

Machine Parts
Quick access buttons
1. Reverse sewing
(2nd possibility)
2. Turn the automatic
backstitch on or off
3. Lift or lower the needle
Speed responsive presser foot control (SRP)
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1. Stitching speed
2. Increase of foot pressure
with stitching speed (keep
20%)
3. Backstitch at start
4. Backstitch at end
5. Needle position
6. Foot position at stop
7. Foot position after cutting
8. Thread cutter
9. Slow start

Changing the Thread
Top Thread Bottom Thread
•Cut the thread at the old
spool
•Make a knot with the new
spool
•Pull the new thread
through the path as
shown above
•Place the bobbin as
shown
•Turn the thread a few
time around the bobbin
to secure it
•Press on the sewing
pedal to wind up the
bobbin
Make sure the
bobbin turns
clockwise in
the bobbin
case when
pulling on the
thread

Fine Tuning
Stitch length regulator
Change stitch length
•Press the button in, then
turn to set the stitch length
•Longer stitches are for
basting (temporarily
attaching pieces together)
Choose the right needle
Size
Fabric weight
Example
70
Thin
Voile,
fine synthetics and cottons
90
Normal
Velvets,
most cottons, linen
110
Thick
Leather, denim
•Make sure to have your foot away from the sewing
pedal while changing the needle
•Place the flat side of the shank towards the screw
Have the right thread tension
Only the tension of the top thread is
adapted
1. Normal tension
2. Top thread too loose
3. Top thread too tight
1
2
3

While Sewing
•Sew right sides together
•So the seam is hidden in the inside of the work
piece
•Use seam allowance (= distance between seam and
edge of fabric) of about 0.5-1 cm (use the edge of
presser foot as a guide)
•Secure your stitch at the beginning and end
•Make a few stitches backwards on top of the
previous stitch
•Never pull or push the fabric
•The fabric will move on its own, just gently steer
it to the right direction
•For sharp corners: lift the pressure foot and turn the
work piece
When finished
•Scrap piece of fabric
underneath presser
foot
•Presser foot down
•Needle stuck in