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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Type
at
Fabric
Thread
Type
Size
Size
Needle
Point Style
Bed
iinen
80
I
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
34
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22
16
23
15
14
13
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17
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14

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.
— —
. m’—-.
—1 3
I

draws
toward
the
nght 1 an pace
1
n
the
bobbin case.
Pull
the
thread
nto slot
2t
and under spr ng
(3).
As you
oull
the
thread.
The nobn
should
rotate c ockwise
(al.
Leave anout
tkree
inches
or tnread hanging
trorn
the
oobbin case.
To
insert
the bobbin
case
na
orate
the
Dalance
:jneei
nL
:be eece
5 a:
ts
highest
pont.
cdt the
atc-
anc
a aca
Oobbin
case
o
center
stuc s
see
‘. mae
ture
its
s’ot
.n
te
arrow,
ao:s
,,a
Reesso
me
latch
anc
cress
aga nst
:‘e ccaoin
:aa
unt
you
near
‘1 snap
nto
a ac
2
3
4
Pfatf
294/294-1/296-1 Ptatf
295/295-1 /297-1

1
To
enlarge
the
sewing
area
of
the
Pfaff
295.
295-1
and
297-1
for
ordinary sewing
opera
tions,
push
the
workplate
into
the
free
arm
as
far
as
it
wilt
go
(Fig.
1).
Then
lock
it
in place
by
turning
down
the
lever
on
the
back
of the
machine
(Fig.
2)
until
the
locking
stud
snaps
into
the
nole
in
the
free
arm.
Press
the
work-
plate
support
against
the
machine base
until
it snaps
into
place
(Fig.
3).
To
remove the
Norkplate,
swing up
is sup
port
and
unlock
it
by
pulling
Out
and
swing
ng
up
the
lever
on
the back
of
the
machine
(Fig.
3).
On
machines
having
no
carrying case
base.
the
worplate
supoort
is
pressed
against
the
baseplate
of the
machine.
2
3
LI
The
sewing
area
of
the
Pfaff
294,
294-1
and
297-1
Portable
is enlarged
with
the
aid
ot an
extension
(4).
Upper
threading
is
illustrated
opposite.
Please
note
that
the
thread
is
olaced
Oe
tween
the
discs
of
tension
t21)
pulled
clock
wise
around
the
tension
stud
ano
drawn
towaro
the
right
with
a
erk
(see
ill,
below).
As
you
do
this,
hold
the
thread
fast
some
where
between the
spool
and
the
tension.
Thread the
needle
from
the
front.
4
3
3
21

The
sewing
foot
is
raised
and lowered
by
operating
the
presser
bar
lifter
on the
back
of the
machine
(see
ill.).
A
= Presser
bar
lifter up
8
— Presser
bar
lifter down
12
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
under
the
sewing
foot
after
it has been raised
again.
Fundamentals of
machine
operation
Before
you begin working
your machine
you
should know
the following:
Turn
utility-stitch
control
(5)
clockwise
(as
indicated
by arrows in
Fig. 1)
until
the
sym
bol
of the
desired
seam (straight
stitch,
zig
zag
stitch, etc.) is
opposite the
dot.
For
ordinary sewing,
needle
position
lever
(19)
should
be in its
center
position
(Fig.
2).
Make
sure take-up lever
(2) is
at its
highest
point before
you
begin
and
after
you
have
completed
a seam (Fig.
3).
A’ways
rotate balance
wheel
(8)
toward
you
(see
arrow). As
you do
this,
check
to make
sure
the
stop motion
knob is
tightened
firmly
(Fig.
4).
2
CPFAFD
A
B
3
4

Tj th s
end
oush
‘he stitch vidth
oontroi to
thenghtasfaraStWUlgoFg.l’
—
To
sew
longer
straight-stitch
seams,
turn
utility-stitch
control
(5)
until the straight-
stitch
symbol
is
opposite
the
dot (see
Fig. 2).
14
2
3
The
stitch
length
s
regujated
by
turn
ng the
stitcri
ength
controi
‘rom
0
to
4 1 Fig.
3)
The
number
nd
cating
he
stitch length
chosen
should
be
opposite
the
notch
on
the
eft
hand side
or the
slot.
For
ordinary
sewing
operations. set
the
stitch
length
control
between
2
and
3.
Place
the
material
under
the sewing
foot
and lower
the oresser
bar lifter.
°lace the
foot
cctrol
within easy
reach
or
your
foot
anc
oess
cown the
oeoal
The
harder
you
Dress.
:be faster the
macne
will
run.
To sew
in reverse or
seam.
simoly
press
controlFig
l•
dacktack
the ena
of
a
down
the ringer
tm
/
For
zigzag
sewing torn
utlity-stocn
ontml
5; until
the
zlgzag-st;ton
symbo
s
ooposite
the dot.
Then
regulate
tne sotch
.idth
by pushing
the
stitco
width
contro toward
toe
eft.
as desired.
Var;ous
zigzag
sewing ooeratons
are ce
sorbed on oage
26
and tbefo
owing
pages.
Sett;ng
The
macne
‘or
sewing
vanous
ut
ity-stitch
seams 5
explained
on
nage
30
vhe
the foilowing Dages
contain
.nstruc
tio3
ror various utrttj-stitch
sewing oper
ations.
2

Balanced
tensions
are
essential icr
sewing
Both
tensions
are
correctly
balanced
f the
needle
and
dobbin
threads
interlock
.n the
center
of the
material
The
bobbin
thread tension
is
regulated
by
turning
the
small
knurled
screw
on
the
bob
bin
case
(Fig.
1).
Turn
this screw
right
(with
your
thumb
nail)
for
a
tighter tension,
or left
for
a looser
ten
sion.
the
same
size
threacs
are
used
n
the
needle
and
on
the oobbin.
there
s no
need
to
adlust
the
bobbin
threaa
tension.
This
tension
s
set
correctly
if
a
sight
re
sstance
nas
to
be
overcome
when
pulling
the
thread.
Numbers 0
to
10
indicate
different
degrees
of
tension
on
the
upper tension
dial
(Fig
21
The higher
the
number,
the
tighter
the
ten
sion
For
ordinary
sewng
operations,
the
ucper
tension should
be set
between
3
and
5
Please
note:
Ease
both
:ensions
somewnat
for sewing
Silk
and other delicate
fabrics.
16
The
accessory
box
which
belongs
to
your
machine
contains
several
sewing
feet
for
special
sewing
operations,
‘7o
change
tne
sewing
foot.
bring
the
needle
to
ts
highest
point
and
raise
the foot
T
rn
out
screw
,l
16)
until
the
sewing
foot can
be
removed,
tilting
t
sideways
(see
Figs.
1
&
2)
ider.
foot
is
attached
in
the
reverse
For, sewing
elastic
fabrics,
attach
ordinary
sewing foot
No.
93-838954-00
rather
than
clear-view sewing
foot
No
93-1001
79-00.
1
oottori
100
Upper
tension
too
tight
or
lower
tension
too
loose.
bottom
,
/
top
Upper
tension
too
.oose
or lower
tension
too tignt.
bottom
top
Both
tensions
correctly
balanced
.22
y
3
2
To
change
the
needle,
oring
the
needle
bar
to
its
highest
point
and
lower
the
sewing
foot.
Loosen
needle
set
screw
(22)
and
pull
lhe
old
needle
out
of
the
needle
clamp.
Insert
new
needle
and
push
it
up
as far
as it
will
go
(Fig.
3),
making
sure
that
the
flat
side
of
its
shank
aces
toward
the back.
Tighten
screw
(221
secureiy.
Use
system
130
needles
as indicated in
the
table
on
the
inside
rort
cover
17