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Pfaff 1221 | Owner's Manual - Page 1
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the Push-Button Pfaff 1221 and 1222 Dear (new) Plaff Customer: Welcome to the modern, efficient world at the Pfaff sewing machine, You are probably very anxious to try out your new machine, but we suggest that you first take the time to read this instruction booklet Your Pfff sewing machine is very
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To start sewing right away. only a few simple steps are necessary Just plug in the machine, wmd the bobbm and thread the needle Push the master pluq into socket A in the machine base, and plug B into the wall socket Place the foot control under the table in a convenient posWon. All you have to do
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The seam produced in this way is illustrated below If your seam doesnt look like the illustration. turn to page 19. To wind the bobbin, turn the machine on by pushing button C (page 2). Then raise the pressei bar lifter on the hack of the machine to disengage the sewing mechanism (see iii helcw) 3
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. On the Ptati 1221 remose the bed ovur Lilt latch K (see ill ) and pull out tho bobbin cae with the bobbin. The bobbin cannot tall Out aio ig Os OU hold the bobbin case by its opi ii latch When you release the latch, the empty bobbin drops out On the Ptatt 1222 open the Ii Cu
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bar lifter on the back of the machine is in its highest position. Push lever E against the bohhin and start the bobbin winder by press ing down on the foot control. Raise both spool pins and place a spool of thread on one of them. The bobbin winder stops automatically when - I Place the
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To insert the bobbin into the bobbin case. . - Fig. 1 Insert the tilled bobbin into the bobbin case, making sure the thread end drops from the top down towards you Fig. 2 Pull the thiead into the slot Fig. 3 and under the spring, As you draw th thread, the bobbin should rotate clock wise (as
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nd to repace the bobbhi case n the mach3ne Lift latch K and push the bobbin case onto center stud S. rnakinq sure its slot (see arrow) points upwards, Release the latch and press against the bobbin case until you hear it snap into place. 7
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the thread from the spool and into the slot in the top cover of the machine. By this motion, the thread is drawn into the upper tension which is enclosed the right and pass it through the slots in the thread guides and the take-up lever, as shown in the illustma tions below and on the right The
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Plait needle threader Before you begirt. make sure that lh needle is at its highest point, I e. the presser bar lifter on the back of the machine is at its highest position (see page 3). Push the needle threader control down with your left hand, and at the same time place the needle
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back under the sewing tool If the bobbin thread should break in the seam or the bobbin becomes empty while sewing, you c rr r ciraw up too bobbin thread without r ensinig the sowing fool to do this, push the presaur bar lnttr down, as instructed in nom her 3 ann pagi.. lb. PFAFF) 1222 10 I
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chock the foilowing items even after you have bocome well acquainted with your Pfaff. • Touch on-off button 1 to turn machine on. • Presser bar lifter 2 must be at Its lowest position in order to ensure that the sewing foot is down. • Reverse-feed contro! 3 must be in its hod zontal position
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on the left, the stitch selector is set for sewing straight stitches about 2 mm long (about 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 lot your Pfaff run at diffe rent speeds. The harder you press
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or backtack a seam, press the reversefeed control on the front of your machine down, moving it from A to B. When this control is released, it returns to position A automatically. If you wish to sew a longer seam in roverse, flick the reverse-feed cuntiol to position C (vertical), 14 Darntng
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removing the fnhrin, In this position, the sewing foot is raised and the sewing mechanism disengaged for bobbin winding. The needle is raised autorni,caIty the fabric. The sewing foot is raised. hot the needip remains in the fabric and serves as a pivot point for turning the material. (i,F4FF) 1222
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the seam may be. Your Pfaff is the only home sewing machine in the world featuring a Matchmaker sewing toot. This toot is used tor sewing long seams and for perfectly matching plaids, striped and patterned fabrics. The Matchmaker sewing toot is also used for sewing over thick cross seams To engage
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0 f page 1 Even the thickest cross seams are no obstacle. This is another advantage of your Pfaff, Art 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
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the needle or sewing foot is easy. Vanous sewing operations require different size needles or special sewing foot is Just CS simple. The acctssory box of your macnine contains several special sewing feet (hemmer foot, buttonhole foot, etc ) which are used for venous sewing operations. Which sewing
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as follows: The upper tension is located under the top cover of your machine, The tension dial is provided with numbers 0 to 10. The higher the scale. The lower tension is regulated by turning the small screw on the bobbin case. Turn this screw to the right (with your thumb rather than your finger
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surface The Platl 1222 is supplied with a detachable workplate, as shown in the illustration at the bottom (left>. This worKpiate is simply pushed over the tree arm until its two guide pins enter the appropriate holes in the machine. lo increase the sowing ama of your Pfaft 1221 Portable, attach
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' 4'C' Now sre for yourself what your Pfaff can do Take advantage of the many possibilities this machine offers you in straight and zigzag stitching Felling Ultra-Matic stitch selector straight stitch Stitch end as the first seam. Lightly putt the fabric sideways to keep it taught white sewing.
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To produce an etatic hem on soil materials, use zigzag stitches Tuin the stitch selector to the niaxintum stitch length in tango 6 and proceed, as instructed abo ie 22
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fabric, then open 1. Stitch close to the left edge of the zipper for obout 5 cm (2), guiding the right edge o the foot along the zipper teeth (Fig. 1). Leave the needle in the zipper foot and open the zipper Continue sewing to the end of the zipper. The finished zipper closure is shown in Fig. 4.
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Darning Ulba Matic' stitch selector straight stitch Stitch length 1 4 Attach ddrnmg toot No 9O4U96U91. / h)) ' or darning the ci achinc food is dropped 10 ito this swuig the reveiso feed contiol to its left horucontal position so that the darning symbol rc visible on its upper side. 1 he n tuOt
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flat with both hands. Stitch back and forth across the hole lengthwise. with the machine running at high speed. Be sure the stitches are closely spaced Then turn the fabric at right angles and sew hack and forth over the preceding work with short ••.:• stitches. This anchors the threads
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Basting Ultra-Matic. stitch selector. straight stitch Stitch length 4 Attach ordinary sewing toot No 93-040 910-91 or clear-view sewing foot No. 93 040 920-91. You can make snort or 009 00 05tifl stitches with your Pfaff 1 With the machine set as nOn oted atiove, you can baste wrtti stint t Sliit
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cot.ton thread) under the groove in the sole of the cording foot. Sew over this filler thread with closely packed zigzag stitches, The seam thus produced a more conspicuous cording effect tnke a mediumheavy pearl or cottnn thmnod and sew over it wdh ziqzrrq stitches at a Stitch length setting of 0 5
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necdle ording, the thread best suilOd fur this poe pose is a cotton threod Plucc the filter thread under the groove of the cording foot and sew on the wrong side of the fabric. When you have finished the zigzag scam slide the material along the filler thread to distribute its fullness
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you sew along the fabric edge, make sure the needle takes one stitch into the fabric ann the other over its edge. In this way, a neat edge finish is produced. If the fabric is loosely woven, more fabric yarns must be caught in the seam. For this reason, set the machine for
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cord duct) fwm needle, cording toot and otdinq plato can be obtained Ii em yn htutf Ocaler. Guiding is very popular as a trimming on men goods, dresses, blou, etc. Cording is made with Stopinetic nieclianusin to draw up the bobbin thred. (It you don t remember now this is duflO. reter to page 10 30
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fr make ditforent size cordinQ the foiownq tWin nndlec and cnrdnq f 0 t p can he oh tamed from any Pt an dna1e Threerow cording root No. 03 040 9483l which re used with twin needlen set from 24 to 2 8 mm (approx. 3 /it to /i ) apart Fivorow cording toot No 93040 9b0 31 whkh is used with twin
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the lco insertion (2), fold the fabric edges ba k rind ton (3) Now turn the stitch olectoi to a nedii,rn wide zigzag stitch iii uttich $rigc b und sew over the edges of the rica on ftc right side Trio the excess material away c lose to the 32 seams on the wrong idu 4 ).
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Applique work Ultra Matic stitch selector straight st ich in tial ly) Stitch iengtri 1 Attach cording foot No. 93-040 915-35. / I-- 4
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as wall lranqinqs nod lahie cloths, napkins and aprons, chilctrons dr's ses and heachwear cushions and many other things I trace the design on the 3 Turn the stitch selector to the largost 7igzag stitch in stitch range 9 Then sew the fabric to he ippiiqued to the right side of tire material (Fig f)
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sewing foot NC) 93-040920-91. Heavy threads are unsuitable tol hen stitch- rig Fur best results, use a No 50 machine embroidery thread Make sue tie need ic and bobbin penetrrihrrg th tai ic Sew the first scare then turn the fabric around and sew in the opposite diieIion guiding the material so that
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hirflifl knob 13 in the ,litnh selector to the posdon shown ri Fig 1 in this posittori. the huttnnhnle symbol is located n the left. For orher sewing ohs. e g sowing en buttons and sowing various functional stdr'b seams, however. tho position of flip needle in the nedte hnrg must he chsngmf so that
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machine teed (see pp, 14 and 24). Right needle positron (see p. 3/). Attach clear-view sewing foot No. 93-040 920-91. L ii - Place the material and the button under the sewing sot lot a rnedruin S tib ft (lerisity Wu e onin end to sew a hirtforih In to t y out lIlo stitch density whi h Si ould
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T clown UP tI f 4 1l1i0f0 ( fl5 nJ tow 7Q2iC stitches fo the firs) bar (3) When buttnnhuI control T is released, the machine aulo mc.tically proceeds. to sew the loft se.arn (3). When both seams ore the same ong!h, iionin press buttonhole contru T clown to sow the second bartack (4). Leave
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selector zigzag stitch (depending on size of monogram desirerl) Drop the machine teed. Attach darning foot No 93O4O96O-91 Trace the monogram first on Straight-lined niunugruins can be enibioidoe ed with the cuiding or clear-view sewing foot Once you have acquired a littlo practice, you whl be able to
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Stitch length: 2 Attach zipper foot No, 93-040 927-31 or ordinary sewing foot No. 93-040910-91, To attach the quilting gauge place the spring 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
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wool thread must be planed under the darning foot (ill right). Run the machine and place the wool thread back and forth acioss the hole, packing thu Oni'e the hole is coven d with the wool thi cad, trirri it Then sew back md forth over the darned area lengtl wisu, using a thin darning thread. Do
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93-040 94645 which inserted in the teed slot (see adjoining drawing). This cover plate can be obtained from your Ptafl dealer Drop the machine fect. Remove the sewing foot, Lower the presser bar titter. Mark the position nf the eyeleta on the fabric with dots. Place the fabric in a darning hoop
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machine for the functional-stitch seam desir ed by pushing a button To set your machine for tunctional stitching. open the lid in the top cover The different illustration on the opposite page shows you how to set your machine To sew an elastic seam, push the button identified by the elastic-seamni
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Then turn the outer ring of the stitch selector until the number indicating the dusired stitch length (betwoen 0 and 2) is opposite the mark. Now your machine is ready for sewing an elastic seam. To disengage the functional-stitch rnecha nisrn, simply push button K (ill, below)
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halt and press Then insert this piece in the hem so that its folded edge is in line with the folded edge of the hero Sew it down with an elastic seam, so that the individual patterns overlap (see II.). To mend a rip place a piece of suitable niateral under it and
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elastic Elastic seam Stitch length Attach ordinary sewing foot No. 93O4O 91O91 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 the elastic the morn the fabric will be
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seam Stitch length: 0.5 iJi Engage Matchmaker toot (as instructed on pp. 16 & 17). Attach ordinary sewing foot No. 93-040910-91. Place both pieces of tabnc on top of each other with their edges overlapping about 1 cm (7/), as shown in Fig. 1 Sew down one edge with an elastic seam, then turn
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pp 16 & 17. Attach orctnary sowing foot No. 93040 919-91 hH /1 Seams that are prossed open after sewing are used for all elastic materials Sew the two pieces of material together with the machine sot as indicated above, then press the seam flCfl The same mach ne setting s used for closing nseams
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Blind-stitch seam Stitch length; 1 2 Attach clear-view sewing toot No. 93-040 920-91 Slightly increase the tension or tricot. Fold the labric along the line which is to be trimmed by shell edging Sew along this folded edge with the needle alternately taking one stitch into the tabric arid the other
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(/') from the fabric edge (Fig. 1). If you want to haste by machine, follow the instructions given on p. 26. Place the material under the blindstltch fool so that its folded edge runs along the edge guide mounted on the sewing foot (ill, at right). Regulate the needle position by turnin knob O in
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area and place it over the torn spot on the right side of the tabric so that its grain matches the rest 01 the fabnc. Sew the patch down by stitching along its edges Turn the material over and tin close to the seams. That's all there is to it The
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I for usly top line, the and The hemst3tchlng seam Hemstitchinq seam Uitrn-Matic stitch selector: straight stitch Stitch lenqth 4 Attach ordinary sewing toot No 9304091091, Insert wing needle (obtainable at your rtaft dealer). Needle 5i70' 80-90 Hr Hemstitching made with a wing needle is
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functional-stitch buttons simultaneously both functional-stitch patterns will be combined This further increases the versatittty of your Pt aff machine I I- j Sewing on &astic threads Elostic stitrh and triple-stitch Stitch length. 4 Noodle I)OOtlOfl loft l:ii't,c or shc rrrj tnrued, J $1 A ltr
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Needle positron: left (see p. 37) Engage Matchmaker foot. Attach ordinary sewing foot No. 93-040 910-91 Reinforcing hems in elastic fabrics (jersey, to be joined one on top of th" other with their edges in line. Sew along the fabric edge so that the needle alternately stitches into the fabric and
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The decorahvestitch mechanism To sew various fancy stitches, you need the decorative-stitch mechanism of your machine. You wilt see see itt.). ihis is all you have to do to sew the pattern selected. In case sewing is interrupted because bobbin is empty or the noodle ttrroact is broken, you
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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 . Some of the designs which can he made with your Pfaff are illustrated on the next pages.
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at its left position. Make sure the scallops match the pattern sewn pieviously (see II.) Before you start sewing the second row of scalloping, turn the tabmic clockwise. Second border: To sew the center strip, push the button marked Next, combine the blind stitch with the zigzag stitch (turning
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showing the design in the middle. Turn the pattern length wheel to 15 (see page 57) and sew along the traced line, Trace the curved lines on the material with the aid of a cardboard stencil, set the machine for a suitable pattern length and follow the outlines with a mediumwide zigzaq stitch. 59
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The tour borders in the upper halt of this page were made by simply varying tire needle positron (left, center, right) The two designs below them were made with a functionalstitcti seam sewn with two needles The design at the bottom wds riaide by stitch ing over wool threads with one needle. For
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Needle and ThreadChart Lcstex, H7r:i F 50 70 80 50 50 70 - 90 ses 40 70 80 90 !30 R 75. 55 70 - Cl 90 90 30 sSk PCI 61
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So you know which button to press, here are the most essential parts of your Pta 1221 1 Take-up lever 2 Thread retainer stud 3 Push button (K) 4 (T) 12 Master on-off switch (C) 13 Base (at portable machines) 14 Bed cover 15 Sewing foot 16 Matchmaker foot 17 Need!e threader controt 18 Upper tension
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pins 6 indicator wheel (8) 7 Pattern length wheel (E) 8 Bobbin winder 9 Ultra-Matic stitch selector 10 Needle position control (D) 11 Buttonhole control (T) 12 Master on-ott switch (C) 13 Free arm 14 Free arm cover (enclosing the sewing hook) 15 SewIng foot 16 Matchmaker loot 17 Needle threader
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in the accessory kit. For cleaning the sewing hook, remove the needle, the bobbin case and the sewing foot To reach the sewing hook, tilt the Ptatt 1221 back or open the free arm cover of the Pfaft 1222. Remove the lint that accumulates In the vicinity of the machine feed with a soft brush, To do
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it rrqht tight htt!to' for your Pfaff 1221 or 1222 can be chratned front your Pfff dealer Trouble shooting When handled properly, your Pt aft will rarely develop any trouble. Whenever you hnve completed sewing, he sure lo restore the original setting o your machine, i. e. turn the stitch sIO le to
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People will envy you. this carrying case. it is not only attractive, but also very useful, rho bottom part holds yom Pfaff, while the lop pail hokis all sewing utenstls, such as spools of thread, bobbins, scissors and many other tems To remove the cover, depress the catches on the right and cit at
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1221 Overall viow of Ptaff 1222 Overcasting edges Press-open seams Presser ar lifter Qinilbnng Regnniatnng the Ilnead tensions Reinfoncinig hems in elastic fabrics Rerriovnrq the bobbin ca Reverse sewing Sewing buttonholes Sewing knit unidorwear Sewing on clastic Sewing on elastic threads Sewing
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