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Sewing Machine: Owner'S Manual
Sewing Machine: Owner'S Manual
SEWING MACHINE
MODEL 1340 / 1345 / 1350 / 1355 / 1358
1561/1595
69548
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. KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE
Machine identification .............................................. 2 -3
Parts list ................................................................ 4- 5
Setting up your machine ................. : ........................... 6
Spool pins, Foot control, Light/power switch
Installing extension table ............................................. 6
Winding bobbin ........................................................ 7
Removing bobbin case from shuttle ............................... 8
Inserting bobbin into bobbin case .................................. 9
Inserting bobbin case into shuttle .................................. 9
Threading top th read .................................................. 10
Picking up bobbin thread ............................................. 11
CONTROLS
Thread tension control ................................................ 12
Stitch selector, Stitch length control .............................. 13
Reverse stitch control, Pressure regulator ........................ 14
Seam guides, Presser foot lever, Feed dog control ............. 15
ACCESSORIES
Needles ................................................................... 16
Placement of needle ................................................... 16
Needle, thread and fabric chart ..................................... 17
Feed cover plate, Presser feet ...................................... 18
CARING FOR THE MACHINE
Cleaning feed dogs and shuttle ..................................... 19
Oiling ................................................................ 20 - 21
Changing light bulb .................................................... 21
CHECKING PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS ............. 22-23
MACHINE IDENTIFICATION
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Model 1358
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PARTS LIST
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OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
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All parts listed herein may be ordered from 3. MODEL NUMBER shown on the nomen-
any Sears, Roebuck and Co. store or service clature plate. (See page 3 for location.)
center.
4. NAME OF ITEM
WHEN ORDERING REPAIR PARTS,
If the parts you need are not stocked locally,
ALWAYS GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFOR-
your order will be electronically transmitted
MATION:
to a Sears Repair Parts Distribution Center
1. PART NUMBER for expedited handling.
2. PART DESCRIPTION
_lef. NO, Part No. Description Refo No. Part No. Description
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Model 1358
WINDING BOBBIN
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!. Release clutch by pulling hand wheel or coming from top of bobbin. Push bobbin
turning clutch knob toward you. winder shaft to right until it clicks. Hold
onto end of thread.
2. Draw thread from spool through bobbin
winder tension disc as shown. 5.
Start machine. The thread that is held
will snap. Bobbin will cease turning when
3. Pull end of thread through hole in bobbin
completely filled. Push shaft to left to
as shown. remove bobbin.
4. Push bobbin winder shaft to far left
position, if it is not already them. Place
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Push in hand wheel or tighten clutch knob
and remove bobbin.
bobbin onto shaft with end of thread
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1, Raise needle to its highest position 4. To remove bobbin case from shuttle, pull
rotating hand wheel toward you. open latch of bobbin case.
2. Remove the extension table from machine 5. Pull bobbin case straight out of shuttle.
by pulling it to the left.
6. Release the latch and bobbin wilt come
3. Open shuttle cover. out from bobbin case.
With locating pin straight up, hold the . Make sure the locating pin fits into the
latch open, and slide the bobbin case on locating groove at the top of the shuttle.
to the center spindle of the shuttle. Release the latch to lock the bobbin case
into place.
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Raise thread take-up lever to its highest This will pull the spring wire up and past the
position by turning hand wheel toward you. end of the hook. The thread will then slip
Raise presser foot lever. Place thread spool into the hook when the spring is released.
on spool pin, 2_ Draw thread up through thread guide 4 take-
Draw thread through thread guide 1. up lever 5 and down through lower thread
Holding spool stationary with right hand, guides 6, 7, 8 to needle.
pull thread through the tension discs. Pull 3_ The needle must be threaded from front to
the end of the thread taut with the left hand. rear, Draw 3 to 4 inches of thread through
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Bring bobbin thread up by pulling upper
thread.
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Increase Tension
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ADJUSTING BOBBIN THREAD
TENSION
Increase
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STITCH SELECTOR
There are certain types of stitches that are are made by this machine are illustrated on
used more often than others in your garment the stitch selector dial. You can obtain your
construction. Because of their frequent use, desired stitch by simply turning the stitch
you will soon realize the convenience offered selector dial.
to you by this control. All of the stitches that
Straight stitch
Zigzag stitch.
Buttonhole steps
width range
Shell stitch
Straight stretch
Blind 1
Serging stretch
Mending stitch
stretch
Rick-rack stretch
Elastic stretch
Smocking stretch
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Overcasting
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Buttonhole Buttonhole II] 0 [k
zone
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PRESSURE REGULATOR
Push down the outer ring of the pressure
regulator. This will release the pressure on
the presser foot. To increase the pressure,
push down inner pin until a suitable pressure
is obtained.
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SEAM GUIDES
Cornering Guide
right.
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PLACEMENT OF NEEDLE
Flat
! accessory box.
side
away
from
you
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NEEDLE RECOMMENDED
FABRIC SIZE AND THREAD SIZE STITCH LENGTH
COLOR SETTING
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MEDIUMWEIGHT: Cotton,
Cotton Blends. Percale. Gingham, Polyester Core/Cotton Wrap
Shantung. Pique, Seersucker, 14-RED 50 Mercerized Cotton 10 to 12 stitches
Satin, Knits. Vinyl, Suitings, Silk A per inch
Linen, Wool Crepe. Leather
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16-PURPLE
Deco_-ativetop-stitchi_l or= all 18- GREEN 6 stitches
type= of falxic Buttonhole Twist
or per klch
Q-BLUE
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PRESSER FEET
To change the various presser feet, raise the
presser bar to its highest position by lifting
the presser foot lever (See page 15). Loosen
the presser foot thumb screw, choose the
proper foot, insert from the front. Lower the
presser foot lever and tighten the screw using
the large screw driver to make certain the
foot is secure.
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Shuttle Race
Fig. 2
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OiUNG UNDERSIDE
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Rear Support
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BUNCHING OF Upper and lower threads not drawn back under presser
THREAD foot before starting seam.
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When starting a seam be sure to draw both threads under and back of presser foot
about 4" and hold until a few stitches are formed.
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FASTENING A SEAM
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TOP- STITCHING
DARNING
SETTINGS
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Stitch Selector - I
Stitch Length - 8 to 10
Zigzag foot or square automatic buttonhole
foot
Release Presser Foot Pressure.
Stretch fabric between embroidery hoops
with hole centered. Lower presser bar and
sew at a slow speed moving fabric back and
forth with a steady rhythm to cover darning
area. When it is covered, turn fabric 1/4 a
turn and sew layer of stitching across first
layer.
If fabric is thin or badly damaged in hole area,
you may want to put a separate piece under
the hole for reinforcement.
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TEMPORARY SEWING BY
MACHINE
PiN BASTING
STAY- STITCHING
REGULAR ZIPPER
CORDING
To make cording for slipcovers, etc., cover a
cord with a strip of true bias. Adjust the foot
to the left of the needle.
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ZIGZAG STITCHING
Stitch selector
Pressureregulator
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DESIRABLE UNDESIRABLE
OVERCASTING
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SATIN STITCHING
SETTINGS
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APPLIQUEING
SETTINGS
BUTTON SEWING
SETTINGS
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BLIND HEMMING
Pre_zsure
regulator Stitch setector
Zigzagfoot
foot. J
optionalaccessoryitem6885 - adjustableblindhem
JFor easierbJindhemmingit is recommendedto usej Within green zone
PROCEDURE
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FINISHED
FINISHED
EDGE
EDGE
Finish edge of hem anyway you desire. Turn up Fold garment away from hem leaving 1/8" of
hem appropriate width, hem edge extending.
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:INISHED HEM
Place garment under presser foot in such a Press both sides of the finished hem. The right
manner that straight stitches will be sewn on side of the garment will show only the blind
extended edge. The zigzag stitch should just stitches.
catch the fold of the garment.
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MENDING
iiJ_ii_3JiJi__Jiiii_iiiii__iJiiiiifiiii!_i_!i__i To repair a straight or three.cornered tear,
position the tear under the needle in such a
way that the stitching catches both sides of
the tear. When mending a three-cornered
tear, stitch from each end to the center. It is
well to use a piece of fabric under the tear for
reinforcement.
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SHELL STITCHING
Pressureregulator Stitch selector
PROCEDURE
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• BOX STITCH
Pressure regulator Stitch selector
Presserfoot
{) Stitch length dia!
OVERLAPPED SEAM
Box stitch is ideal for producing flat
overlapped seams on almost any type of
fabric and a bolder effect wilt result from
sewing with a contrasting thread.
Overlap the raw edges of two pieces of fabric
2" and pin or tack. Place the fabric right side
up with the middle of the overlap under the
center of the presser foot, so that the stitch
sews just over the top and bottom raw edges.
DECORATIVE EDGING
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STRETCH STITCHES
Pressureregulator Stitch selector
Presserfoot
0
Stitch length dial
RECOMMENDATION
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SETTINGS
Stitch Selector -
Stitch Length - Yellow Zone
You may use either a zig zag or straight stitch
foot BUT-- for best control of fabric, best
looking straight stitches and best feeding of
fabric use Straight Stitch Foot.
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OVERCAST STRETCH STITCH
Stitch Selector -
Stitch Length - Yellow Zone
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Stitch Selector -
Stitch Length - Yellow Zone
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stretchy suggestions...
constructed knits sometimes catch It is always a good idea to test thread tension
toes of presser foot. To remedy this, and stitches on a scrap of the fabric being
short strip of transparent tape around used.
foot encasing both toes. Knits contain more yarn than woven fabrics,
avoid tangled threads when working with so you will need to take greater care to keep
tits, start seams carefully. Position fabric your machine clean specially in feed dog and
td lower needle before lowering presser bobbin case area.
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RICK-RACK STRETCH
A decorative stitch for use on Children's Ciothing, lingerie,
yokes of blouses, dress bodice.
SMOCKING STRETCH
Use to apply etastic io top 0f iingerie or-to repair ready-
made lingerie and replace or restitch elastic.
ELASTIC STRETCH
OVERCAST STRETCH
PLAIN ZIGZAG
A good finishing stitch for nylon tricot lingerie.
SHELL STITCH
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Buttonholeguide
foot Within buttonhole zone
PREPARATION
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PROCEDURE
0 Set stitch selector at 0 and sew several
times at the marked beginning of the
buttonhole. Stop sewing at the left stitch.
Raise needle to its highest position by turning
handwheel toward you manually.
Step 1
Step 2
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Set stitch selector at U again and sew
several times. Stop sewing at the right stitch
and raise needle to its highest position.
Step 3
Step 4
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sewing, or your own preference in button-
holes, you may alter buttonhole stitch density
by varying the original stitch length setting
within the green zone.
CORDED BUTTONHOLES
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PROCEDURE
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Template Advance Knob Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
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Each buttonholing will be different so you will to allow more room for button Shank. These
want to experiment with your garment, are normally used in tailored vests, jackets,
considering fabric and placement of button. coats.
Here are some basic applications:
Eyelet buttonholes (another variation of
Straight buttonholes are most popular for "straight") most often are used for studs on
everyday sewing - for series of buttons on skirts or holes for tongues of belt buckles.
dress, blouse, vest, jacket or coat.
Keyhole buttonholes are a variation of the
above, with an enlarged opening at one end
EYELET
STRAIGHT BUTTONHOLE BUTTONHOLE
BUTTONHOLE
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FREE-ARM SEWING
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If the parts you need are not stocked locally, your order will be
electronically transmitted to a Sears Repair Parts Distribtnion
Cemerfor handling.