Pfaff 84 User manual

Instruction
Book
1
®
CPFAFFD
84
CPFAFFD
85
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Needle
and
Thread
Chart
Thread
Needle
Type
of
Fabric
Type Size Size
Point
Style
Bed
linen
80
Fine
linen Cotton
40
70—80
Muslin
70—80
Dress
fobrics,
such
as
brocade,
Silk
50
satin
ottoman,
taffeta,
georgette,
—
--
—----
70—80
crepe,
chiffon,
botiste, blouse
Cotton
or
mercerized
fobrics
ond
poplin
shirting
cotton
Suitings
ond
montlings
Silk
40
80—90
Twill,
denim Cotton
40
90— 100
130
R
Heavy linen
Cotton
40 90—
100
Cottonorlinen
40
90—100
Burlop
Linen
40
110
Terry
cloth, chenille
goods,
Cotton
40
knitted pile
fabric
for
bathrobes,
---:—-———
---—
—--—--------—-—--
-
80—90
corduroy
Silk
50
Cotton,
royon
staple
fabrics
Cotton
50
70—80
Jersey
fabrics
(synthetic)
-—--——-—
70—80
130
ses
Lostex,
Helanca
fabrics
——
—---—
70—90
130
ses
Synthetic
40
70—80
Foombacks
Silk
—
—--—----—
130
R
Jersey
fabrics
(wool)
Silk
-—
50 80 130
ses
—
Woolens
Mercerized
cotton
50
70—80
130R
Cotton
curtoins Mercerized
cotton
40
70—80
130
sk
Synthetic
curtoins
Synthetic
thread
40
70—80
Acella,
leotherette,
oilcloth
Cotton
40 80
PCL
Elastic
corsetry
fabrics,
Firm
Synthetic
thread
40
-
90__
ses
corsetry
fabrics,
corset
satin
Cotton
40 90
Leather
110
130
Lr
Embroidery
thread
30—50
70
Heavy
embroidery thread
90—
100
Buttonhole
silk
90— 100
Decorative
stitching
Embroidery
and
30 80 130
R
darning thread
50
70—80
Silver-gold
thread
70
80—
100
Silver
thread

Instructions
CPFAFFI
84
and
85
Foreword
Your
new
Pfaff
sewing machine
will
enable
you
to
master
a
large
variety
of
sewing,
embroidering
and
darning jobs
easily
and
quickly.
This
instruction
book
has
been
com
piled
in
order to
familiarize
you
thoroughly
with
all
the
sewing
jobs
coming
up
in
a
home.
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
time.
We
hope
you
will
always
enjoy sewing
with
your
Pfaff.
PFAFF-Haushaltmaschinen
GmbH
Karsruhe-DurIach

Essential
Parts
of
Your
Pfaff
84
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
Needle
thread tension
21
Presser
bar
lifter
(on
back
of
machine
arm)
22
Needle
set
screw
23
Sewing
foot
17
I
2

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
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
Needle
thread tension
21
Presser
bar
lifter
(On
back
of
machine
arm)
22
Needle
set screw
23
Sewing
foot
Essential Parts
of
Your
Pfaff
85
12
3
4
5 —G—
7
8
I
I
I
f
I
9
15—
14

To
remove
the bobbin
case,
rotate
the
ba
lance
wheel
until
the
needle
is
at
the
top of
its
stroke.
On
the
Pfaff
84,
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
long
as
you
hold
the
case
by
its
open
latch.
When
you
release
the
latch,
the
empty
bobbin
drops
out.
On
the
Ptaft
85,
the
bobbin
case
is
removed
just
like
on
the
Pfaff
84.
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
tion
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.
A
7

Hold
the full
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.
1
2
8

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
t
snap
into
place.

To remove
the workplate,
swing up
its sup
port and
unlock it 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
The
sewing
area of
the Pfaff 84
Portable
is
enlarged
with
the aid
of an
extension
(4).
To enlarge
the sewing
area of
the Pfatf
85
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).
3
4

Upper
threading
is illustrated opposite.
Please
note that the
thread is placed
be
tween
any two of the discs of
tension
(20),
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.
3
3
—20
11

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
B 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 un
der the sewing foot after it has
been raised
again.

Fundamentals
of
Machine
Operation
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.
For
ordinary
sewing,
needle position
lever
(19)
should
be
in its
center
position.
19
13

Begin
by
sewing
a
straight-stitch
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 dot
on
the left-hand
side
of
the
slot.
For
ordinary
sewing
operations,
set the
stitch
length
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
harder
you
press,
the
faster
the machine
will run.
14

To
sew
in
reverse
or
bacictack
the
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.

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 bob
bin 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.
Upper tension too tight or
lower
tension too
loose.
bottom top
bottom
top
Upper
tension too loose
or lower
tension
too
tight.
bottom
top
Both
tensions correctly
balanced.
16

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
foot 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.
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.
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.
Use
System
130
R
needles
only.
17

Attaching
the
Embroidery and
Darning
Plate
Darning
Embroidery and
darning
plate
No.
93-030
125-45
For
certain
sewing
operations,
the
machine
feed must be
rendered
inactive.
For
this
pur
pose,
an
embroidery
and darning
plate
is
in
cluded
in
the
accessories
of
your
Pfaff
84.
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
darn
ing
plate
over
the
machine
feed
so
that
its
lug
enters
the
center
feed
slot
(see
ill.).
Re
place the
bed
cover.
Piaff
85
In
this
case
it
is
not
necessary
to
remove
the
cover
plate.
Simply
press
the darning
plate
into
the
corresponding
cutouts
in
front
of the
needle
plate.
To
prepare
your
machine
for
darning,
pro
ceed
as
follows:
Darning
foot
No.93-106103-91
Replace
the
ordinary sewing
foot
by
darn
ing
foot
No.
93-106
103-91,
attaching
it
from
the
rear
so
that
spring
clip
a
rests
on
needle
set
screw
(22).
Tighten
sewing
foot
thumb
screw
(16).
Lower
the
presser
bar
lifter.
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/
18

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
match
ing the darning
job
to
be
performed.
If the
needle thread
should
break,
the
up
per
tension
is
too tight.
19

Zipper
Insertion
Attach
zipper
foot
without
quilting gauge
(which can
be
obtained
from your
Pfaff deal
er).
Stitch
length:
1.5
to
2
1
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 zipper
toot and
close the zipper (2).
Continue
stitching
until you
reach
the end
of
the zipper.
Then
stitch across
this end (3)
and up
the other side.
The
finished zipper
closure is
shown
in
Fig. 4.
2
3
4
20