Pfaff 1222E Owner's Manual
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- Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 1
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9 Upper threading 10 Automatic needle threader 11 Drawing up the bobbin thread 12 Thread cutter 12 Before you start sewing 13 Ultra-Matic stitch selector 14/15 Straight stitching 15 Zigzag stitching 15 Foot control 15 Reverse sewing 16 Dropping the machine feed 16 Presser bar - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 3
read this instruction booklet. Your Pfaff sewing machine is very versatile, and we would like to tell you about all the wonderful things you can create with it, We suggest that you thumb through the booklet first and then open it at pages 2 and 3, where the most essential parts of your machine are - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 4
selector 10 Needle position control (D) 11 Buttonhole control () 12 Master on-off switch (C) 13 Base (of portable machInes) 14 Bed cover 15 Sewing foot 16 Dualfeed 17 Needle threader control 18 Upper tension 19 Reverse-teed control 20 Presser bar lifter (on back of machine aim) 21 Thread cutter - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 5
position control (D) 11 Buttonhole control (1) 12 Master on-off switch (C) 13 Free arm 14 Free arm cover (enclosing the sewing hook) 15 Sewing foot 16 Dualfeed 17 Needle threader control 18 Upper tension 19 Reverse-feed control 20 Presser bar lifter (on back of machine arm) 21 Thread - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 6
the needle. Push the master plug into socket A in the machine base, and plug B into the wall socket. Place the foot control under the table in a convenient position. All you have to do now is push button C which is the on-off control of your machine This button also switches on the glare-free sewing - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 7
start winding the bobbin remember that you need two threads to sew a seam: an upper and a lower thread. These two threads are locked the bobbin, turn the machine on by pushing button C (page 4). The sewing mechanism must be disengaged (see page 7). For step-by-step bobbin winding instructions please - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 8
. On the Pfaff 1213 remove the bed cover. Lift latch K (see ill.) and pull out the bobbin case with the bobbin. The bobbin cannot faH out as long as you hold the bobbin case by its open latch. When you release the latch, the empty bobbin drops out. On Ptaff machines 1214 and 1222E open the free-arm - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 9
on the foot control. The bobbin winder stops automatically when the bobbin is full, To re-engage the sewing mechanism after bobbin winding, turn the stop motion knob away from you. The sewing mechanism is re-engaged automatically on starting the machine, On the Pfaff 1222-E, the sewing mechanism is - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 10
insert the bobbin into the bobbin se. $ Fig. 1: Insert the filled bobbin into the bobbin case, making sure the thread end drops from the top down towards you. Fig. 2: Pull the thread into the slot Fig. 3: . . . and under the spring. As you draw the thread, the bobbin should rotate clock wise (as - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 11
• and to replace the bobbin case in the machine Lift latch K and push the bobbin case onto center stud S, making sure its slot (see arrow) points upwards. Release the latch and press against the bobbin case until you hear it snap into place. - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 12
of your machine. By this notion, the thread is drawn into the upper ension which is enclosed in the top cover. ulf the thread to the right and down as ndicated by an arrow in the illustration below. [hen continue threading as shown in the Ilustration at right. [he built-in Pfaff needle threader will - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 13
(Fig. 3). Fully release the control, take hold of the thread loop and pull the thread through the needle eye completely. On Pfaff machines 1213 and 1214, turn the balance wheel to bring the take-up lever to its highest point (Fig page 10) On the Pfaff 1222-E, return the presser bar lifter to its - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 14
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12 stitches per inch). Start by making a sewing test. Press the foot control pedal, and watch your machine sew a straight-stitch seam. Then let your Pfaff run at different speeds. The harder you press the foot control pedal, the faster your machine will run. Zigzag stitches wide medium dense Now - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 16
Darning with your Pfaff is discussed on page 26. ro sew backwards or backtack a seam, press reverse-feed control 19 on the front of your machine down, moving it from A to B. When this control is released, it returns to position A automati cally (Fig. 2). If you wish to sew a longer seam in reverse, - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 17
bobbin winding The needle is raised automatically to its highest point. 3. Position C (illustrated below) means that the sewing foot is lowered. When you push the presser bar lifter to position D, the Stop matic mechanism is engaged (as in position A). This position is used when the bobbin thread - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 18
long the seam iay be. our Ptaff is the only home sewing machine the world featuring a dual feed. This foot is used for sewing long seams and for perfectly matching plaids, striped and patterned fabrics. The dual feed is also used for sewing over thick cross seams. To engage the dual feed, simply - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 19
the Pfaff 1222-E. The electronic control which operates' behind the scenes" comes to your assistance whenever you have to sew over thick seams or several layers of fabric. Just relieve the pressure on the foot control . . . and the electronic control instantly reduces the speed of your machine to - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 20
back. Now tighten the needle screw. Use System 130-705-H needles only. Changing the sewing foot is just as simple. The accessory box of your machine contains several special sewing feet (hemmer foot, buttonhole foot, etc.) which are used for various sewing operations. Which sewing foot to use for - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 21
located under the top cover of your machine', as was already explained on page 10. 'The tension dial is provided with numbers 0 to 10. The higher the number, the tighter the tension. The nor mal tension setting is between 3 and 5. Always use the same size thread on the bobbin and in the needle. '11 - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 22
.f1awr4epToepharrinkasopdrpmlwra1ito2aeu2rt,nek2tapi-lsElhaisttoaheslroeetwsiwssnuoipsniigpnmultiptihehdldeyee machine. To increase the sewing area of your Pfaff 1213 Portable, attach the bedplate extension illustrated below. I - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 23
Pfaff can do. lake advantage of the many possibilities this machine offers you in straight and zigzag stitching. FeHing Ultra-Matic stitch selector: straight stitch Stitch length: 1.5-2 Engage dual feed if material requires it. Attach enters the felling foot evenly. The the felling foot. Stitch it - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 24
: straight stitch ' Stitch length: 2 Engage dual feed Attach hemmer foot No. 93-040 934-31. When you hem a fabric the fabric into the hemmer foot by pull ing both threads backwards, as shown in the illustration at the top. Feed the fabric edge into the hemmer foot scroll with your right hand - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 25
lengt: 15-2 Attach zipper foot No. 93-040 927-31. With or without Dual feed Baste the closed zipper on the fabric, then open it. Stitch close to the left edge of the zipper for about 5 cm (2"), guiding the right edge of the foot along the zipper teeth (Fig. 1). Leave the needle in the material - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 26
needle plate, and when the needle rises, the darning foot rises too, so that you can freely move the material under the needle by hand. When darning a hole, you determine the stitch length. It depends on how fast you move the material under the needle and how far you depress the foot control pedal - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 27
fabric at right angles and sew back and forth over the preceding work with short stitches. This anchors the threads in the un worn area around the hole. Tubular articles, such as sleeves, trouser legs and stockings, can be easily darned on the free arm of the Pfaff 1222. Stitch back and forth across - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 28
93-040 91 5-35. To produce a durable shirring effect, a filler thread is needed. As with single-needle cording, the thread best suited for this pur pose is a cotton thread. Place the filler thread under the groove of the cording foot and sew on the wrong side of the fabric. When you have finished - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 29
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twin needle. Attach cording foot with grooves. Twin needle, cording foot and cording plate can be obtained from your Pfaff dealer. Cording is very popular as a trimming on linen goods, dresses, blouses, etc. Cording is made with two needle threads, a bobbin thread and a filler cord. When thread ing - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 31
To make different size cording, the tollowng twin needles and cording feet can be ob tained from any Pfaff dealer: Three-row cording foot No. 93-040 948-31 which is used with twin needles set from 2.4 to 2.8 mm (approx, / to 7/) apart. Five-row cording foot No. 93-040 950-31 which is used with twin - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 32
hiserting ace Ultra-Matic stitch selector: straight stitch (initially) Stitch length: 1 Attach ordinary sewing foot No. 93-040 910-91. Place the lace on the right side of the ma terial and sew it down with straight stitches on both sides (1). Cut the fabric open under the lace insertion (2), fold - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 33
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Appliqué work Ultra-Matic stitch selector: straight stitch (initially) Stitch length: 1 Attach cording foot No. 93-040 91 5-35. '1 4 4 - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 35
trim to articles, such as wall hangings and table cloths, napkins and aprons, children's dress es and to a not-too-dense zigzag stitch in stitch range 5 and sew over the edges of the appliqué on the wrong side. range 6 and sew over the raw edges of the appliqué again, To give the design - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 36
so that it enters the needle hole on the right or left. This is done by turning knob 0 until it snaps into position. If the needle position has to be changed for a certain sewing job, this is indicated in the instructions. 38 Right needie position: the needle enters the needle hole on the right. - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 37
-Matic stitch selector: straight stitch Drop the machine feed (see pp. 16 and 26). Right needle position (see p. 38). Attach clear-view sewing foot No. 93-040 920-91 Place the material and the button under the sewing foot and align them so that the needle will enter tfte right hole in the button - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 38
-040 924-91. Use No. 50 nachine embroidery thread as -ieedle and bobbin thread Oneck to make sure that all jecorative and functional-stitch outtons are out (see page 13). Mark the buttonhole on the fabric. To set the machine for programmed button hole sewing, make sure you turn knob D clockwise only - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 39
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machine feed. Attach darning foot No. 93-040 960-91. 3 Trace the monogram first on a piece of paper and then on the fabric. Place the material in a darning hoop and lower the presser bar lifter and draw up the bobbin thread embroider ed with the cording or clear-view sewing foot. Once you have - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 41
zipper foot so that both holes are in line. Compress it until the gauge can be easily pushed through the holes. This quilting gauge can be attached to all feet which have a hole in their shank, Guide the edge of the material along the line marking the desired stitching margin on the needle plate - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 42
Drop the machine feed. Attach darning foot No. 93-040 960-91. Knitted garments and articles made of terry cloth are best darned with wool thread since spots darned with this thread are not as stiff as those darned with thin embroidery and darning thread. Draw the wool thread through the needle hole - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 43
946-45 which is inserted in the feed slot (see adjoining drawing). This cover plate can be obtained from your Pfaff dealer. Drop the machine feed. Remove the sewing foot. Lower the presser bar lifter and draw up the bobbin thread. Mark the position of the eyelets on the fabric with dots. Place the - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 44
be set by turning knob 0. The illustration on the opposite page shows you how to set your machine. To sew an elastic seam, push the button identified by the elastic-stitch symbol, Turn knob D until the needle position symbol indi cated on the button is opposite the mark on the dial. //X,x X>,X,XyX - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 45
Then turn the outer ring of the stitch selector until the number indicating the desired stitch length (between 0 and 2) is opposite the mark. Now your machine is ready for sewing an elastic seam. Before you switch over to another utilitystitch pattern by pressing another button, push button K. This - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 46
easy for you Mending hems and darning rips Elastic stitch Stitch length: between 0 and 1 Left needle position Ordinary sewing foot No. 93-040 91 0-91 Engage dual feed _%_% >>>>>>> - - ---- - -" Rip open the section of the hem opposite the damaged area, Take a piece of suitable ma terial - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 47
on eIastc Elastic stitch Stitch length: 1 Left needle position Ordinary sewing foot No. 93-040 910-91 Engage dual feed Lay the elastic on the fabric edge, stretching it with both hands as far as possible (see ill.). Then sew the stretched elastic down with an elastic seam. The more you stretch - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 48
Elastic stitch Stitch length: between 0 and 1 Left needle position Ordinary sewing foot No. 93-040 910-91 Engage dual feed (see pages 18 and 19) Place both pieces of fabric on top of each other with their edges overlapping about 1 cm (I2"), as shown in Fig. 1. Sew down one edge with an elastic seam - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 49
great stress Elastic triple straight stitch Stitch length: 4 Central needle position • Ordinary sewing foot No, 93-040 910-91 Engage dual feed (see they are preferred for sewing bed ticks and inside leg seams on trousers, Sew the two pieces of material together with the machine set as indicated above - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 50
edging Blindstitch Stitch length: 1-2 Left needle position Clear-view sewing foot No. 93-040 920-91 Slightly be trimmed by shell edging. Sew along this folded edge with the needle alternately taking one stitch into the fabric and the other over its edge. As the threads are interlocked out side the - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 51
33") on the right (Fig. 2). Place the material under the blind-stitch foot so that its folded edge runs along the edge guide mounted on the sewing foot (ill. at left). With the machine set for a wide zigzag stitch, regulate the needle position by turning knob D (page 47) toward the right (from left - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 52
stitch Stitch length: 0 to 1 Left needle position Ordinary sewing foot No. 93-040 910-91 U Cut a patch about 2 cm (1') larger than the damaged area and place it over the thin spot on the right side of the fabric so that its grain matches the rest of the fabric. Sew the patch down by stitching - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 53
stitch Stitch length: 4 Left needle position Ordinary sewing foot No. 93-040 91 0-91. U The overlock seam is a special seam used for knitted or crotcheted materials. It joins two pieces of fabric and simultaneously finishes their edges. Suited particularly for attaching collars and collarettes to - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 54
versatility of your Pfaff machine. iEi!!i Sewing on elastic strands straight stitch izi Stitch length: 4 Left needle position Elastic or shirring thread Buttonhole foot No. 93-040 924-91 If the elastic borders of knee-length stock ings, socks or night gowns become worn, replace them with - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 55
Attach ordinary sewing foot No. 93-040 910-91. I Hf U Place the two pieces of fabric to be joined one on top of the other with their edges in line. Insert them in the machine so that they extend to the right of the needle (see ill. below). Sew along the fabric edge so that the needle - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 56
decorative-stitch mechanism To sew various fancy stitches, you need the decorative-stitch mechanism of your machine, You will see a is all you have to do to sew the pattern selected. In case sewing is interrupted because the bobbin is empty or the needle thread is broken, you can easily locate the - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 57
at the end of the last pattern completed. If part of the next design has been sewn already, simply sew over this portion again. After you have completed ornamental sewing, turn wheel E to the pattern length symbol thus disengaging the decorativestitch mechanism, In addition, push button K (see - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 58
variation do you like best? For ornamental stitching, use clear-view sewing foot No. 93-040 920-91. The two borders shown on this page are made as follows: Always begin with the pattern in the middle. First border: Sew the center strip of the border with over-edge stitches. Then push - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 59
line of the pattern and push the button showing the design in the middle. Turn the pattern length wheel to 15 (see page 59) and sew along the traced line. Trace the curved lines on the material with the aid of a cardboard stencil, set the ma chine for a suitable pattern length - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 60
, center, right). The two designs below them were made with a functional-stitch seam sewn with two needles. The design at the bottom was made by stitch ing over wool threads with one needle. For further suggestions on how to make attractive borders by combining various stitches, please refer to the - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 61
fabrics, storset satin Leather DecOrative stitotynO Lycra,n/bbedzed Thtead Type Cotton Size 50 Size 80 70-80 70-80 Needle Point Style Cotton or 50 40 70-80 70-90 70-80 90 so 70-80 70-80 70-80 90-90 Synthetic thread Cotton Cotton 40 2-_!L_ 40 90 80-100 - H 130/705 H 130/705 H 130/705 or - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 62
brush included in the accessory kit. For cleaning the sewing hook, remove the needle, the bobbin case and the sewing foot. Remove the lint that accumulates in the vicinity of the machine feed with a soft brush. To do this, remove the needle plate. The needle plate of the Pfaff 1213 is simply pulled - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 63
material must be guided lightly, but it at about 2; turn the needle position must not be pulled. control to its central position; raise the machine feed; switch your machine off by pushing the master on-off button, and see that the presser bar lifter is Before you start sewing, again famil iarize - Pfaff 1222E | Owner's Manual - Page 64
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