Pfaff 294 User manual

CPFAFFD
294,
295,
294-1, 295-1,
296-1,
297-1
Foreword
Your
new
Pfaff
sewing
machine
NiH enable
you
to
master such
iork
as
sewing,
em
broiderlng,
darning
and
sewing
buttonholes
nuickly
and
easily.
IVith
the
built-in
utility-stitch
mechanism
you
-ian
also sew
all
functional
seams
needed
for
proper
sewing
of
stretch
knitwear
or fabrics
such
as
tricot.
lerseY.
Helanca
and
au other
materials
marked
“stretch.
This
nstruction
book
has
been compiled
n
order
:o
familiarize
you
thorougnly
with
all
the
sewtng
iobS
coming
up
n
a
home.
We
suggest
that
you
try
out
the various
sewing
techniques discussed
in
this
book so
tnat
you
will
become
well
acquainted
with
your
machine.
if
you nave
any
sewing
problems,
please
do
not
hesitate
to
contact
your
Pfaff
dealer
who
will be
glad
to
help
you
at any time.
We
hope
you
will
always
enjoy
sewing
with
your
Pfaff.
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Fabric
Thread
Type
Size
Size
Needle
Point Style
Bed
iinen
80
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Fine iinen
Cotton
50
0
— 80
I
Musirn
70
— I
spifl•
ottoman,
1affeta,
georgette,
Dress
tabrics,
such as
brocade,
50
crêpe,
chiffon,
batiste,
biouse
Cotton
or mercerized
70 80
50
fabrics and
popin
ahirting
cotton
Surtings
and
mantlings
Siik
40 80
— 90 130 705
Twill, denim Cotton
40 90
— 100
or
130705H
Heavy
linen —
Cotton
40 90
— 100
Cotton
or iinen
40 90
—
100
Burlap
Linen
40
110
Terry
cloth, cheniiie
goods.
Cotton
40
knitted pile
fabric
for
bathrobes,
80
— 90
corduroy
Silk
50
Cotton.
rayon
staple fabrics Cotton
50 70
—
80
Synthetic
50
Jersey fabrics isyntheticl
70 — 90
3t
705 H
Cotton
50
Synthetic
50
Lastex
Heianca
fabrics
70
— 30
130 ‘05
H
Silk
50
Synthetic
50
70—
80
•30
Q5 or
Ecambacxs
Silk
40
SQ
130.705 H
Jersey
faonss
(wool)
Siik
50 80
I 130
705 H
Woolens Mercerized cotton
50 70
— 90
I
130’05
Cotton
curta
Mercerized cotton
50 70
— 80 130
Synthetic
curtains
Synthetc
thread
50
70
80
Aceila,
leatherette,
oilcloth Cotton
.10
90 — 90
PCL
C
astic corsetry
fsbr
cs
firm
Synthetic
thread
40 70
— 90
130 705
H
corsetry
‘abr
us,
corset
satin
Cotton
40 90
Cotton
40
so
— 100 130
LL
Leather
Linen
40
Embroidery
thread
30
—50 80
60 —
80
Heavy
embroidery
thread
90
— 100
Decorative
stitching
Butthoie
s1k
90 —
100
130/705
Embroidery
and
w
80
darning
thread
Lycrs.
rubber
zed
Synthetic
i20
80
— 30
130
705 SKF
taboos
or
colton
60
— 80

Parts
of
the
Plaff
294, 294-1
and 296-1
1
Thread
retainer stud
2 Take-up
lever
3
Thread
guide
4
Top cover
5 Utility-stitch
control
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
(below
bedplate)
15 Needle
plate
16
Sewing
foot
thumb
screw
17
Lignt
switch
18
Stitch
4iidth
control
19
Needle
position
lever
20
Needle
thread
tension
(on back
of
machine
arm>
21
Presser
bar lifter
22
Needle
set screw
23
Sewing
foot
24
Drop-feed
button
Parts
of
the
Pfaff
295,
295-1
and 297-1
1
Thread
retainer
stud
2
Take-up
lever
3
Thread
guide
4
To cover
5 Utility-stitch
control
6
Spoolpins
7
Bobbin
winder
8
Balance
wheel
9
Stop
motion
knob
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
19
Needle
position
lever
20
Presser
bar
lifter
(on back
of
machine
arm>
21
Needle
thread
terson
22
Needle
set
screw
23
Sewing
foot
24
Drop-feed
button
1
2
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9
Push
plug A
into
the receptacle
on the back
of
the
machine
and
the
plug at
the
other end
of
the
cord
into
wall
outlet.
If
your
machine
is
foot-operated.
push
the
plug
of
the sewlight
cord into
the
wall
out
let
To
switch
on
the
sewlight,
push
the button
on
the face
cover (see
ill.).
4
I4.
Place the
toot
control
within
easy
reach
of
your foot and
press
down
the
pedal.
The
harder
you
press,
the
faster the machine
will
run.
Power-driven
machines
(with built-in
motor
only)
feature
a
lever
(10)
underneath
the
balance
wheel
which
serves
to
swing
the
motor
to
its
operative
position.
To
engage
the
motor, flick
this
lever down.
After you
have
completed
sewing,
flick
this lever
to
its top
position.
p

an-c
wne
unt
me nec
a a at
ts nign—st
point
On
the
Pfaff
294, 294-1
and
296-1
mmove
the
bed
cover
13,, as
ifljstrat,zi
..ft
atch
k
an
The
bobbin
case
and
pull
out
the
bobbin
case
N
th the
bobbin
The
cobbin
cannot
fall out
ss long
as
you
cold
the case
by Is
open atch.
When
ou
release
atcr
k.
the
emotv
b000in
amos
out
On the
Pfaff 295.
295-1 and
297-1
tOe
bobbin
case
s
removed
as
on ‘3
290
anc 296-1.
er
ceot
that
n orcer
to
aet
at toe
bocoin case
you
must
tirst
swirg
the
tree-ama
cover
to
the
left.
6
Engaging and disengaging
the sewing
me
chanism
for
bobbin
winding
While
the
bobbin
;
being
wound the
sewing
mechanism
must
rot
move.
Hoib
oalance
wheel
19f
wOe
:urn ng
stop
moton
enob
9t
:oward
you
see
ill.,.
To
engage
the
sewing
mecnanism
after
the
bobbin
has
been
wound,
turn
the
stop
mo
tion
knob
away from
you
Pass
the thread
around
the
thread retaine’
stud in
the director
ndicated
by
an arrow.
°lace
a
bobbin
on the
oobcin
.Ni’r
soindle.
maKing
sure
that
Key
A
at Is base enters
SlOt
Bin
the bobbin
(see 11.1
Wind
a
few
turrs
of tnreac
0” c’m
ooobin
anc
push
the
bobcn
toward
The
rigor.
Start the
machine.
When
the
oobbin
is
full,
1 stoos
automati
cally.
Push
it
towards
the
left
and
remove
.t
from
the soinale.
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