Pfaff 284 User manual

Instruction
Book
CPFAFFD®
284
CPFAFFI 285
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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
techniques
discussed
in
this
book
so
that
you
will
become
well
acquainted with
your
machine.
If
You
have
any
sewing
problems
please
do
not
hesitate
to
contact
your
Pfaff
dealer
who
will
be glad
to
help
you at
any
lime.
We
hope
yOU
will
always
enjoy
sewing
with
your
Pt
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PFAFFHaUshautmaen
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KarlsruheDUrtach
Needle and
Thread
Chart
Thread
Needle
Type
of Fabric
Type
Size Size
Point
Style
Bed
linen
80
FIne
linen
Cotton
50
or
60
70—
80 Muslin
70-80
Dress
fabrics,
auth
as brocade,
Silk
100/3
satin ottoman,
taffeta,
georgette,
—
70
—
crêpe,
chIffon,
batisto,
blouse
diin
or
60-80
fabrics
and
poplin
shining
cotton
Suitings
and
mantlings
Silk
100/3
80
—
90
Twill,
denIm
Cotton
40 80
—
100
130/706
or
Heavy
linen
Cotton
40—SO
80—100
1301705
H
Burlap
Cotton
or
linen
30
—
40
90
— Linen
40
Terry
cloth, chenille
goods,
Cotton
50
knitted
pile
fabric
for
bathrobes,
—
—
—
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70
—
90
corduroy
Silk
100/3
Cotton,
rayon
staple
fabrics
Cotton
50
—
60
70 —
80
Synthetic
70—120
Jersey
fabrics
(synthetIc)
70
—
80
130/705
H
Cotton
-
Lasiex,
Helanca
fabrics
Synthetic
70
—
90
130/705
H
Silk
40—60
Foambacks
--
—----- —
——-
•—•70
70
—
80
130/706
or
1301705
H
Silk 40—60
Jersey
fabrics
(wooll
Silk
100/3
80
130/705
H
Woolens
Merceoon
60
—
70—90
130/705
Colton
curtains
Mercerized cotton
60
—
80 70
—
80
130
suk
Synthetic
curtains
Synthetic
thread
ioo
70
—
80
Acetia,
leatherette,
oIlcloth
Cotton
60
80—90
130
PCL
Elastic
corsetry
fabrics,
Firm Synthetic
thread
—
60
70—90
1301705H
corsetry
fabrics,
corset
satin Cotton
40
Leather Cotton
30
70—90
l3OLr
Linen
40
Embroidery
thread
30—
50
70
Heavy
embroidery
thread
go —
Buttonhole
silk
90
—
100
—-O
130/705
Decorative
stitching Embroidery
and
50 70
or
darning
thread
-
80
—
60
130/705
H
100
60
Silver-gold
thread
—
70
Silver
lhread
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Essential Parts
of
Your
Ptafi
284
Es
t:
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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
rotary
hook
15 Needle
plate
16
Sewing
foot
thumb
screw
17
Light switch
18
Stitch
width
control
19
Needle
position lever
20 Presser
bar
lifter
(on
back
of
machine
arm)
21 Needle
thread
tension
22
Needle
set
screw
23
Sewing
foot
1
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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 foot
thumb
screw
17
Light
switch
18
Stitch
width
control
12
19
Needle position
lever
20 Presser
bar
lifter
(on
back
of
machine
arm)
21
Needle
thread
tension
22
Needle set
screw
23
Sewing
foot
2
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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
the
face cover
(see
ill.).
Place the
foot
control
within
easy
reach
of
your
foot
and
depress
the
pedal.
The
harder
you
press,
the
faster
the
machine
will
run.
The
Pfaff 284
can
also
be
supplied
with
builton
motor
and
plastic
foot
control.
Oper
ation
of
both foot
controls
is
the
same.
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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
with
a
treadle
mechanism
can
be driven
by
toot power.
5
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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
bobbin
drops
out.
On the
Pfaft
285, the
bobbin case
is
remov
ed just
like on
the
Pfaff
284. To
get at
the
bobbin
case, however,
you
must
first
open
free
arm cover
(14)
by
swinging
it
toward
the left.
6

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
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.).
Wind a
few
turns
of thread
on
the
bobbin
and
push
the bobbin toward the
right.
Start the ma
chine.
When
the
bobbin
is full,
it is
pushed
toward
the
left
and can
be
removed
from
the
spindle.
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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.
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Ptaff
285
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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
into
place
(3).
To
remove the workplate,
swing
up
its
sup
port
and
unlock
t
by
pulling out
and
swing
ing
up
the
lever
on
the
back
of
the machine
(see arrow
in
Fig.
2).
On
machines
having
no
carrying
case
base,
the
workplate
support
is
pressed
against
the
baseplate
of
the machine.
10
3
The
sewing
area
of
the
Pfaff
284
Portable
is
enlarged
with
the
aid
of
an
extensIon
(4).
1
2

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.
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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
afull
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.
12

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.
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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 notch
on
the
left-hand
side
of
the
slot.
For
ordinary sewing
operations,
set
the
stitch
Ienght
control
on
“2”.
Place
the
material
under
the
sewing
foot
and
lower
the
presser
bar
lifter.
Place the
foot
control
within
easy
reach
of
your foot
and
depress
the pedal.
The
hard
er
you
press,
the
faster
the
machine
will
run.
14

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
size
threads
are
used
in
the
needle
and
on
the
bobbin,
there
is
no
need
to adjust
the
bobbin
thread
tension.
This
tension
is set
correctly
if
a slight
resistance
has
to
be
overcome
when
pulling
the
thread.
Numbers
0 to
10
indicate
different
degrees
of
tension
on
the
upper
tension
dial.
The
higher
the
number, the
tighter
the
tension.
For
ordinary
sewing
operations,
the
upper
tension
should
be set
at about
5.
to
Upper
tension
too
tight
or
lower
tension
loose.
bottom
Upper
tension
too
loose
or lower
tensic
too
tight.
bottom
top
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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,
use
ordinary sewing
foot
No.
93-838 954-00
instead
of
clear-view
foot
No.
93-100
179-00.
To
change
the
needle,
bring
the
needle
bar
to
its
highest
point
and
lower
the
sewing
foot.
Loosen
needle
set
screw
22
and
pull
the
old
needle
out
of
the
needle
clamp.
Insert
the
needle
and
push
it
up
as
far
as
it
will
go,
making
sure
that
the
flat
side
of
its shank
faces
toward the
back.
Tighten
screw
22
securely.
Use
needles
of
the
systems indicated
in
the
table
on
the inside
front
cover.
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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
this
plate
as
follows:
Bring
the
needle
to
its
highest
point.
Remove
the sewing
foot.
Raise the bed
cover
and
pull
forward.
Place
the
embroidery
and
darning
plate over
the
machine
feed
so that
its
lug
enters
the
center
feed
slot
(see
ill.).
Replace
the
bed
cover.
On
the
Pfaff
285
it
is
not
necessary
to
remove
the
cover
plate.
Simply
press
the
darning
plate
into
the
corresponding
cutouts
in
front
of
the
needle
plate.
Darning
foot
No.
93-106
103-91
Replace
the
ordinary
sewing
toot
by
darn
ing
foot
No.
93-106
103-91,
attaching
it
from
the
rear
so
that
spring
clip
c
rests
on
needle
set
screw
(22).
Tighten sewing
foot
thumb
screw
(16).
Lower
the
presser
bar
lifter.
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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.
Select
the
darning
hoops
in
a
size
malch
ing
the
darning
job
to
be
performed.
If
the
needle thread
should
break,
the
upper
tension
is
too
tight.
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