PFAFF 1213, 1222E User Manual

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	:oreword									1
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	‘arts ofthePfaff					1213
	arts of Ptaff			machines						3
	214 and				-E
		1222								4
	viachine	drive
										5
								winding
	3reparations for bobbin
										6
	Removing the				bobbin case
										7
	Bobbin winding
								mechanism		7
	Disengaging			the sewing
										8
	Inserting	the		bobbin
										9
	Inserting	the bobbin case
										10
	Upper threading
							threader			11
	Automatic needle
										12
								thread
	Drawing up the					bobbin
										12
	Thread cutter
										13
	Before you start sewing
										14/15
	Ultra-Matic stitch						selector
										15
	Straight	stitching
										15
	Zigzag stitching
										15
	Foot control
										16
	Reverse sewing
										16
	Dropping the				machine feed
										17
	Presser bar			lifter
										17
	Stopmatic		control
										18/19
	Dual feed

Sewing over				cross					seams
Electronic control
Changing		the needle
Changing the					sewing foot
							thread tensions
Regulating the
Detachable			workplate
Felling
Hemming
Zipper insertion
Darning
Basting
Single-needle						cording
Shirring	with				filler				thread
Overcasting					edges
Cording
Inserting lace
Elastic zigzag							seam
Appliqué work
Needle position								control
Button sewing
Sewing buttonholes
Monogram				embroidery
Quilting
Edge stitching
Darning with wool thread

Page 19 19 20 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 32 34 35 36 38 39 40 42 43 43 44

Eyelet embroidery
Utility-stitch	mechanism
Mending hems
Darning rips
Sewing on elastic
Stitching terry		cloth
Elastic triple	straight stitch
Shell edging
Blindstitching
Inserting patches

seam

Page 45 46 48 48 49 50 51 52 53 54

	Reinforcing	edges of elastic					55
	woven fabrics
							55
	Joining elastic knitted fabrics
							56
	Utility-stitch combinations
							56
	Sewing on elastic			strands
							57
	Joining knitted and jersey fabrics
							57
	Elastic triple zigzag				stitch
							57
	Reinforcing hems			in elastic fabrics
							58
	Decorative	stitch		mechanism
						60/61/62
	Ornamental stitch			combinations
							63
	Needle and thread				chart
							64
	Cleaning and		oiling
							65
	Changing the light				bulb
							65
	Trouble shooting
							66
	Carrying case

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ony!

with

The

wires in this mains lead are coloured

in accordance

Live.

the

following code: Blue: Neutral,

Brown:

of this

appliance

As the colours

of the

wires

in the mains

lead

may not correspond

with the coloured

markings identifying

plug, proceed as

follows:

the

terminals in your

connected

to the

The

wire which

is

coloured

blue

must be

black.

N or

coloured

terminal which

is

marked with the letter

	The wire which	is	coloured		brown	must be		connected	to the
						letter	L or coloured		red.
	terminal which	is	marked	with the

Please note:			plug is used a 3	amperes fuse has to be
When	13	amperes
fitted.

Uz1I®
Instruction		Book
for the	Push-Button
Pfaff 1213,		1214
	-E
and 1222

Dear (new)

Pfaff Customer:

Welcome to the modern,

efficient world of

the

are probably

very

Pfaff

sewing

machine.

You

we

your

new machine,

but

anxious

to

try out

first

take the

time

to

read

suggest

that

you

sewing

this

instruction

booklet.

Your

Pfaff

versatile,

and

we would

like

machine

is

very

about all

the

wonderful

things

you

to tell you

can

create with

it,

We

suggest

that

you

thumb

through

the

2

open

it

at pages

booklet

first

and

then

the

most

essential

parts

of

and

3,

where

.

By

identifying

your machine are

illustrated

you

will

quickly

these parts on your machine,

familiarize

yourself

with

your

Pfaff.

	We recommend		that	you study these sewing
				and	hope that			sewing
	instructions	carefully,
								.
						a
	with your Pfatf		will	always be			pleasure

PFAFF-HANDELSG ESELLSCHAFT
für Haushaltnähmaschinen			m.b.H.
7500 Karlsruhe	41	West-Germany

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o you know	which	button	to	press,
ere are the	most	essential	parts		of
tour Pfaff 1213:

1	Take-up lever						stud
2	Thread	retainer
3	Push button				(K)
4	Top cover lid
5	Spool pins
6	Indicator wheel						(S)
7	Pattern		length			wheel (E)
8	Bobbin	winder
Ba Balance				wheel
	with stop motion								knob
									selector
9	Ultra-Matic stitch
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							control
17	Needle threader
18	Upper tension					control
19	Reverse-teed
20	Presser			bar lifter
	(on back of				machine aim)
21	Thread		cutter

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•	and this is	how your	Pfaff 1214
or 1	222-E looks:

1	Take-up lever
2	Thread retainer	stud
3	Push button (K)

4	Topcoverlid
5	Spool pins
6	Indicator wheel (S)
7	Pattern length wheel (E)
8	Bobbin winder
8a	Balance wheel
	with stop motion knob	(Pfaff 1214)
9	Ultra-Matic stitch selector
10	Needle 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 cutter

o

start

sewing

right

away.

only	a	few simple steps are					necessary.			Just
plug	in		the		machine, wind		the bobbin			and
thread		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			light.

Th.

4

ro

remove

the

bobbin

case.

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Make sure the needle			is posiboned			above
the need’e plato.
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 out.

On

release the latch, the empty

Ptaff machines 1214 and

bobbin drops

1222E open

the		free-arm	cover	and	swing		it toward	the
left.		Then —	just like with			the	Pfaff 1213 —
lift	latch K and pull			out	the	bobbin case with

the

bobbin.

insert	the	bobbin	into	the	bobbin
se.

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	Fig. 1:	Insert the filled	bobbin	into the bobbin
				end drops	from
	case,	making sure the thread
	the top down towards		you.

Fig.

2:

Pull

the

thread

into

the

slot

Fig.	3:			. and under the	.	As	you	draw
		.	.		spring

the thread, the		bobbin should			rotate clock
			by an arrow).		Leave about
wise (as indicated
three	inches of		thread	hanging		from	the
bobbin	case.

2

ow

“slot-thread”

your

machine

ull	the thread			from
n the		top	cover		of

the your

spool into machine.

the By

slot this

notion, ension

the thread	is	drawn
which is enclosed			in

into the

the	upper
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.

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quickly	and	easily.

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The	Ultra-Matic stitch		selector
The	Ultra-Matic stitch	selector sets		your	ma
chine for straight and		zigzag stitching.

Note The needle must never be in the mate
rial when	you	turn	the	Liltra-Matic	stitch
selector.

The

different

stitch ranges

are

marked

by

numbers. For

instance, the

range

from 0 to 4

comprises

straight

stitches

of

different

lengths.

Turn

the

outer

ring

of

the

stitch

selector

until

the symbol of

the

stitch desired

is opposite the

white

mark.

In the

illustration

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 let your

Pfaff run

at

different

speeds.

The

harder you

press

the

foot control

pedal,

the

faster

your

machine

will

run.

Now try a

zigzag

stitch.

Zigzag

stitches

are

shown

on

the

Ultra-Matic

stitch

selector in

the stitch ranges marked

5,

6, 7, 8

and

9.

The

zigzag stitch

desired

is

dialed

just

as

easily

as a straight

stitch

The

setting of

the

stitch

selector

is indicated

for

every

sewing

operation

discussed.

This

simplifies

the

operation

of

your

machine. In

the

illustration

on this

page the stitch selector

is shown

set

for

a medium

zigzag

stitch in

stitch range

8.

	Zigzag stitches
wide	medium	dense

-U.

ro sew backwards

or

backtack

a

seam,

press

-feed

reverse

control

19 on the front of your machine

down,

is

moving

it

from

A to

B.

When

this

control

released,

it

returns

to

position A

automati

cally (Fig.

2).

If

you wish to sew

a

longer seam

in reverse,

flick the

-feed

control

to

position

C

reverse

in Fig. 3.

(vertical),

as

shown

3

Darning with your Pfaff is	discussed	on
page 26.

When this		control		is		turned	to	position		0
(Fig.	4), the		darning			symbol	is	visible,	and
the	machine		teed is		disengaged

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;

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4

wo pieces of fabric
erfectly, no	matter
iay be.

wiH how

	match	seam
	long the

our	Ptaff is	the only home
the	world	featuring a dual

sewing feed.

machine

This

foot is

used

for sewing

long

seams

and

plaids,

striped

and

for

perfectly

matching

is also

used

. The

dual

feed

patterned

fabrics

seams.

for sewing

over thick cross

To engage down in the

the	dual feed, simply push				it
slot	of the	raised	sewing	foot

until	it	snaps	into		place (see arrow in	illustra
tion	at	bottom		left).

To disengage
then	pull	it up
foot.

this out

foot, push		it
of the	slot

down slightly, in the sewing

Dhangng

s easy.

the

neede

or

sewing foot

Various sewing	operations		require		different
size needles or	special	needles.		A	detailed

Needle and	Thread
page 63.
To change the		needle,

Chart

lower

is	shown	on
the presser bar

lifter

and

flick

it

to

position

D

(see

page

15).

This	causes the
bring	the needle

Stopmatic	mechanism		to
to the correct		position	for

changing.
Loosen screw	N	(see	ill,	below)	and	pull	the

old new

needle out of the needle and push

needle it up as

holder. far as it

Insert a

will go,

making	sure	the flat side of its		shank faces
toward	the	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
buttonhole	foot,	etc.)

feet	(hemmer	foot,
which	are used		for

various sewing operations. Which sewing foot
to	use for a	specific	sewing job is discussed
on	page 23	and the	following pages.

To change bar lifter to B until the

the sewing foot, push the presser its highest position. Loosen screw sewing foot can be removed. tilt

	ing it sideways or backwards. The new		sewing
			Tighten
	foot is	attached in the reverse order.
	screw	B again before starting to sew.

detachab’e	workplate

	...
vorking	surface

increases

your

Straightstitch
and	zigzag
sewing		work

Pfaffmachines

1214 and

1222-E

are supplied

as

shown in the

workplate,

with

a

detachable

is

simply

below.

This

workplate

illustration

two guide

its

free arm until

pushed over

the

holes

in

the

pins

enter

the

appropriate

.

machine

To	increase	the	sewing

1213	Portable,		attach the
illustrated		below.

area of bedplate

your Pfaff extension

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