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ForewordYour new Pfaff sewing machine NiH enableyou to master such iork as sewing, embroiderlng, darning and sewing buttonholesnuickly and easily.

IVith the built-in utility-stitch mechanism you-ian also sew all functional seams needed forproper sewing of stretch knitwear or fabricssuch as tricot. lerseY. Helanca and au othermaterials marked stretch.

This nstruction book has been compiled norder :o familiarize you thorougnly with allthe sewtng iobS coming up n a home.

We suggest that you try out the varioussewing techniques discussed in this book sotnat you will become well acquainted withyour machine.if you nave any sewing problems, please donot hesitate to contact your Pfaff dealerwho will be glad to help you at any time.

We hope you will always enjoy sewing withyour Pfaff.

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Bed iinen 80 IFine iinen Cotton 50 0 80 IMusirn 70 I

spifl ottoman, 1affeta, georgette,Dress tabrics, such as brocade, 50

crpe, chiffon, batiste, biouse Cotton or mercerized 70 8050fabrics and popin ahirting cottonSurtings and mantlings Siik 40 80 90 130 705Twill, denim Cotton 40 90 100 or130705HHeavy linen Cotton 40 90 100

Cotton or iinen 40 90 100Burlap Linen 40 110Terry cloth, cheniiie goods. Cotton 40knitted pile fabric for bathrobes, 80 90corduroy Silk 50

Cotton. rayon staple fabrics Cotton 50 70 80

Synthetic 50Jersey fabrics isyntheticl 70 90 3t 705 HCotton 50

Synthetic 50Lastex Heianca fabrics 70 30 130 05 H

Silk 50Synthetic 50 70 80 30 Q5 orEcambacxsSilk 40 SQ 130.705 H

Jersey faonss (wool) Siik 50 80 I 130 705 HWoolens Mercerized cotton 50 70 90 I 13005Cotton curta Mercerized cotton 50 70 80 130Synthetic curtains Synthetc thread 50 70 80

Aceila, leatherette, oilcloth Cotton .10 90 90 PCL

C astic corsetry fsbr cs firm Synthetic thread 40 70 90 130 705 Hcorsetry abr us, corset satin Cotton 40 90

Cotton 40 so 100 130 LLLeather Linen 40Embroidery thread 30 50 80 60 80Heavy embroidery thread 90 100

Decorative stitching Butthoie s1k 90 100 130/705

Embroidery and w 80darning thread

Lycrs. rubber zed Synthetic i20 80 30 130 705 SKFtaboos or colton 60 80

Parts of thePlaff 294, 294-1 and 296-1

1 Thread retainer stud2 Take-up lever3 Thread guide4 Top cover5 Utility-stitch control6 Spool pins7 Bobbin winder8 Balance wheel9 Stop motion knob

10 Motor disengaging mechanism11 Stitch length control12 Reverse feed control13 Bed cover14 Transverse rotary hook

(below bedplate)15 Needle plate16 Sewing foot thumb screw17 Lignt switch18 Stitch 4iidth control19 Needle position lever20 Needle thread tension

(on back of machine arm>21 Presser bar lifter22 Needle set screw23 Sewing foot24 Drop-feed button

Parts of thePfaff 295, 295-1 and 297-1

1 Thread retainer stud2 Take-up lever3 Thread guide4 To cover5 Utility-stitch control6 Spoolpins7 Bobbin winder8 Balance wheel9 Stop motion knob

10 Motor disengaging mechanism11 Stitch length control12 Reverse feed control13 Free arm14 Free arm cover

(enclosing transverse rotary hook)15 Needle plate16 Sewing foot thumb screw17 Light switch18 Stitch width control19 Needle position lever20 Presser bar lifter

(on back of machine arm>21 Needle thread terson22 Needle set screw23 Sewing foot24 Drop-feed button

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9Push plug A into the receptacle on the backof the machine and the plug at the other endof the cord into wall outlet.

If your machine is foot-operated. push theplug of the sewlight cord into the wall outlet

To switch on the sewlight, push the buttonon the face cover (see ill.).

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I4.Place the toot control within easy reach ofyour foot and press down the pedal. Theharder you press, the faster the machinewill run.

Power-driven machines (with built-in motoronly) feature a lever (10) underneath thebalance wheel which serves to swing themotor to its operative position. To engagethe motor, flick this lever down. After youhave completed sewing, flick this lever toits top position.

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On the Pfaff 294, 294-1 and 296-1 mmove thebed cover 13,, as ifljstrat,zi ..ft atch k anThe bobbin case and pull out the bobbin caseN th the bobbin

The cobbin cannot fall out ss long as youcold the case by Is open atch. When ourelease atcr k. the emotv b000in amos out

On the Pfaff 295. 295-1 and 297-1 tOe bobbincase s removed as on 3 290 anc 296-1. erceot that n orcer to aet at toe bocoin caseyou must tirst swirg the tree-ama coverto the left.

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Engaging and disengaging the sewing mechanism for bobbin windingWhile the bobbin ; being wound the sewingmechanism must rot move.Hoib oalance wheel 19f wOe :urn ng stopmoton enob 9t :oward you see ill.,.To engage the sewing mecnanism after thebobbin has been wound, turn the stop motion knob away from you

Pass the thread around the thread retainestud in the director ndicated by an arrow.lace a bobbin on the oobcin .Nir soindle.maKing sure that Key A at Is base enters SlOtBin the bobbin (see 11.1Wind a few turrs of tnreac 0 cm ooobinanc push the bobcn toward The rigor.Start the machine.When the oobbin is full, 1 stoos automatically. Push it towards the left and remove .tfrom the soinale.

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draws toward the nght 1 an pace 1 nthe bobbin case.Pull the thread nto slot 2t and under spr ng(3). As you oull the thread. The nobnshould rotate c ockwise (al. Leave anouttkree inches or tnread hanging trorn theoobbin case.

To insert the bobbin case naorate the Dalance :jneei nL :be eece 5 a:ts highest pont. cdt the atc- anc a aca

Oobbin case o center stuc s see . maeture its sot .n te arrow, ao:s ,,a Reessome latch anc cress aga nst :e ccaoin :aaunt you near 1 snap nto a ac

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1To enlarge the sewing area of the Pfaff 295.295-1 and 297-1 for ordinary sewing operations, push the workplate into the free arm asfar as it wilt go (Fig. 1). Then lock it in placeby turning down the lever on the back of themachine (Fig. 2) until the locking stud snapsinto the nole in the free arm. Press the work-plate support against the machine base untilit snaps into place (Fig. 3).To remove the Norkplate, swing up is support and unlock it by pulling Out and swingng up the lever on the back of the machine

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On machines having no carrying case base.the worplate supoort is pressed against thebaseplate of the machine.

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The sewing area of the Pfaff 294, 294-1 and297-1 Portable is enlarged with the aid ot anextension (4).

Upper threading is illustrated opposite.Please note that the thread is olaced Oetween the discs of tension t21) pulled clockwise around the tension stud ano drawntowaro the right with a erk (see ill, below).As you do this, hold the thread fast somewhere between the spool and the tension.Thread the needle from the front.

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The sewing foot is raised and lowered byoperating the presser bar lifter on the backof the machine (see ill.).

A = Presser bar lifter up8 Presser bar lifter down

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To draw up the bobbin thread, hold theneedle thread and lower the sewing foot

Turn the balance wheel toward you a full turn.Pull the needle thread to draw up the bobbinthread.

Place both threads back under the sewingfoot after it has been raised again.

Fundamentals of machine operationBefore you begin working your machine youshould know the following:

Turn utility-stitch control (5) clockwise (asindicated by arrows in Fig. 1) until the symbol of the desired seam (straight stitch, zigzag stitch, etc.) is opposite the dot.For ordinary sewing, needle position lever(19) should be in its center position (Fig. 2).

Make sure take-up lever (2) is at its highestpoint before you begin and after you havecompleted a seam (Fig. 3).Aways rotate balance wheel (8) toward you(see arrow). As you do this, check to makesure the stop motion knob is tightened firmly(Fig. 4).

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To sew longer straight-stitch seams, turnutility-stitch control (5) until the straight-stitch symbol is opposite the dot (see Fig. 2).

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The stitch length s regujated by turn ng thestitcri ength controi rom 0 to 4 1Fig. 3) Thenumber nd cating he stitch length chosenshould be opposite the notch on the efthand side or the slot.

For ordinary sewing operations. set thestitch length control between 2 and 3.

Place the material under the sewing footand lower the oresser bar lifter.

lace the foot cctrol within easy reach oryour foot anc oess cown the oeoal Theharder you Dress. :be faster the macnewill run.

To sew in reverse orseam. simoly presscontrolFig l

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For zigzag sewing torn utlity-stocn ontml5; until the zlgzag-st;ton symbo s ooposite

the dot.Then regulate tne sotch .idth by pushing thestitco width contro toward toe eft. as desired.Var;ous zigzag sewing ooeratons are cesorbed on oage 26 and tbefo owing pages.Sett;ng The macne or sewing vanous utity-stitch seams 5 explained on nage 30vhe the foilowing Dages contain .nstructio3 ror various utrttj-stitch sewing operations.

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Balanced tensions are essential icr sewingBoth tensions are correctly balanced f theneedle and dobbin threads interlock .n thecenter of the material

The bobbin thread tension is regulated byturning the small knurled screw on the bobbin case (Fig. 1).

Turn this screw right (with your thumb nail)for a tighter tension, or left for a looser tension.

the same size threacs are used n theneedle and on the oobbin. there s no needto adlust the bobbin threaa tension.

This tension s set correctly if a sight resstance nas to be overcome when pullingthe thread.

Numbers 0 to 10 indicate different degreesof tension on the upper tension dial (Fig 21The higher the number, the tighter the tension For ordinary sewng operations, theucper tension should be set between 3 and 5

Please note: Ease both :ensions somewnatfor sewing Silk and other delicate fabrics.

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The accessory box which belongs to yourmachine contains several sewing feet forspecial sewing operations,7o change tne sewing foot. bring the needleto ts highest point and raise the foot T rnout screw ,l 16) until the sewing foot can beremoved, tilting t sideways (see Figs. 1 & 2)ider.

foot is attached in the reverse

For, sewing elastic fabrics, attach ordinarysewing foot No. 93-838954-00 rather thanclear-view sewing foot No 93-1001 79-00.

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To change the needle, oring the needle barto its highest point and lower the sewingfoot. Loosen needle set screw (22) and pulllhe old needle out of the needle clamp.Insert new needle and push it up as far as itwill go (Fig. 3), making sure that the flatside of its shank aces toward the back.Tighten screw (221 secureiy.Use system 130 needles as indicated in thetable on the inside rort cover

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To prepare your macnine for darnnc. proceed as follows:

Replace he ordinary sewing foot by darning foot No. 93-106103-91. attaching it fromthe rear so that soring clip c rests on needleset screw i22l Tighten sewing foot thumbscrew (16). Lower the presser bar lifter

Draw up tOe bobbin thread and hold boththreads lightly with your eft hand whilethe first stitches are being made. Trimthe threads and start stitching back andforth across the hole in sewing directionMake sure the threads are anchored in tneunworn area around the hole.

Turn the faoric at right angles and sewbacK and forth over the preceding workwith short stitcrtes.

If th.e needle thiead should break, the upper tension is too tight.

Darning sheer and soft materials :5 greatlyfacilitated by placing them in darninghoops.

Darning tootNo 93-106103-91

Now tte machine feed has to be drohpedTo do this, push the drop-feed button to theright to position B. To raise the feed again.press inc button down and push P oaCK toposit:on A for sewing.

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Select the darning hoops in a size matching the darning ioD to be performed.

-.Attach zipoer root without quiitinggaugeNo.938760000.

Stitch length. 1.5 to 2

zipoer or about 3 cm (11, guiding the rightedge of the foot along the zipper teeth 1)Leave the needle in the material, raise thezipper foot and close the zipoer 2

Continue stitching until you reacn the endof the zipper. Then stitch across this end (3)and up the otner side.

The finished zipoer closure is shown inFig. 4.

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Flat felled seams

Attach felling foot No,93-847 561 -00 (available from yourPfaff dealer>Stitch length 1.5- 2mm

F at felled seams are used to durably iotwo nieces of fabr c and are usually straigntstitched.

First Seam: Lay oieces together Nith thEright sides facing and the bottom niece protruding about 4 mm ). Make sure tnefabric enters tne felling foot evenly and theooftom fabric is folded over the edge of thetoo pece (Fig. 1>. but the top piece s notfolded.

Open the two pieces.

Second Seam: Start the second seam at thesame tabric edge as the first seam. Light ytension the fabric by pulling t sidewaysInsert the seam ridge into the telling foot andstitch it down Isee F:g 2

QuiltingUse zigper foot No. 93-847600-00 with quilt.ng gauge or sewing parallel seams overthe entire surface of the abric

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Cording is made with two neeole threads.When threading toe reedles. make sure toead each thread between a separate cair

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To wnder your oorong more prominent, insert a filler cord Select the twin needlegauge and the size of the filler cord to suitThe type of mater al used. The thcker thefabric the wider inc needle Qauge.Lace the filler coro through the hole in theneedle plate, as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3.

Hold both needle threads lightly and rotate:he balance wheel to draw up the coed nthread.The smalles distance between cording seamsmade with tne ordinary sewing foot a abt.6mm +rncb).For narrower cording, use one of the cordngect Listed below

Fold the beginning of the fabric edge twice.making a hem aboUt 3 mm ) wide andseveral nches long. Place the material under

the hemmer foot and lower the same

Make 3 to 4 straight stitches to secure thefolded edge n place.

Draw the fabric into the hemmer foot by pu I

ing both threads backwards, as shown n thedrawing.

Use ordinary sewing footNo. 93-838954-00.or cording footand insert a twin needle whicrcan be obtained from yoursewing machine dealeri.

Stitch length: 1 5 to 2

T make different size oorc.ng. toe followng twin needles and cording eeL can be

suoplied at extra cost.Ti n needes or need e oistances of 2

1 6t . i 2.01 . i. 2 5L3 0 ano .,0 ( mm.Tording foot No 93-847671-00 with 3grooves s used for neavy materials.

cording foot No. 93-847675-00 with 5 groovesor medium-heavy fabrics, and

cording foot No. 93-847680-00 with 0 groovesfor ightweignt mater ala. 295/295-1/297-1 294/294-1/296-1

Feed the fabric edge into The hemmer footscrod th your right hand (see l.. maKing sure that the scroll is well Oiled Nith

faorc at all times and the fabric does not

slip sideways under the right half of theoot.

To produce an elastic hem on soft fabricS,

use zigzag stitches. Set the stitc wioth, asinst.cted on o. 25.

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Use a reaa unic s not too heavy prereaciy a No 50 emoroioery threac; ann inserta System 130 wi-Ho needle (obtainabie ryo ir Paff-shop)Make sure the needle and bobbin treads arethe same size. The threacina procedure s tesame as for cording worK. S ghtly increasethe needle thread tension.

The hemstitching effect is produced by thext Ning needle penetrating the fabric. Lrnthe fabr;c by nalf a turn ann sew the seconcseam, guiding the material so that the wingneedle enters the needle noles t has made nthe fabric previously.

TMou car orccuce a nice nemsttching effectalong the -iemmed ecge of the facric seeFig. 1) by guiding :ne material so that tneirg needle ollows the hemline and theordinary needle stitches into the fabric closeto the nem.

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To select te desired stitch width oush tnesntb uiath oontroi to the et (g. 2)ee naqe the anton woth sett;ng uniess

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The stitch length a regulated by turning thestitch ength oon:Di. as lustrated aoove.

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Use ordinary sewing foot.Stitch length: 2Turn utility-stitch control (5)to zigzag-stitch symbol.

To overcast the edges of light and medium-weight fabrics, set the machine for its maximum stitch width.

Soft and flimsy fabrics are best overcast witha zigzag stitch of medium width.

Make sure the needle takes one stitch into thefabric and the other over its edge. This willcover the fabric edge securely.

Attach ordinary sewing foot.Turn utility-stitch control (5) tozigzag stitch symbol.Set stitch length control between buttonhole symbol andO.Set stitch width control (18) onnarrow zigzag seam symbol.

Sew the two pieces of material togetherwith the machine set as indicated above.Then press the seam open. This seam isparticularly well suited for stretch fabrics.When sewing synthetic stretch fabrics, pleasenote the instructions given for regulating thetension on p. 16.

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Regu ate the stitci atn to su t u uthe monogram.

Remove the sewing foot and drop the machine feed Attach the darning foot andlower the presser bar lifter Insert a No. 70needle and use No. 50 embroidering anddarning thread. Ease the needle threadtension somewhat.

Trace the monogram on the fabric.

Let the needle stitch into the fabric at thebeginning of the design and craw the bobbin thread up through the fabric Hold ocththread ends and start your macnine.

Hold the fabric taut with noth hands. F:msyfabrics are best piaced in darning hooos.Slowly move the material n writing direction.iithout turning c. ihiie the macn:ne s uning at hgn speed.

Sewing Curtains

Stitch length: 3

Use a thin needle isee Needle and ThreadChart) and sew with straight or very narrowzigzag stitches. Sew synthetic materials withsynthetic thread.

Hold syntretic materials a ittle taut whilesewing.

Ease the needle Thread tension somewhat.

Changing the needle positionSome special sewing jobs are made withthe needle switched to the right or left of

.the needle plate slot. This is done cy movinglever (19) to the right arid left, respectively.The needle position lever is indispensablefor sewing on buttons and sewing buttonholes, for instance.

Button sewing

Attach clear-view sewing foot No. 93-100179-00.Flick the needle to its left position and dropthe machine feed.

Turn utility-stitch control to zigzag symbol.Raise the needle. Place fabric and buttonunder the foot so that the holes in the buttonare visible through the needle slot in the foot.Regulate the stitch width until the needle alternately stitches through both holes. Beforesewing on the button, rotate the balancewheel to check the stitch width. If necesarry.adjust. Sew on the button.Move the stitch width control toward theright (straight stitchi and make two or threetying stitches.

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Set utifty-stoch cOntrol for zigzagstitcning.lice be neecle positon ieier to the leftng 2) ann put the st tch widTh control in

notch R 1 iFig 3).

Stitch length settingSet the sttcn density so that the threadsare packect olose together. Depending on thethread size and the fabric weight, the buttonhoie symbol in the stitch ength control mustbe tured toward or

- Before you start to5CW outtonholes. try one oLit on a Dice ofscrap nateriai.

To obtain more prominent buttonholes, use afiller cord of medium size This Dord a oultedthrougn the small nole n the left toe ot theouttonnole foot or placed in the eft 3rooveof toe ufliversai sewing Thct.

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Sew the first seam over the filler cord.When the buttonhole is the right length,leave the needle n the fabric on the rightof its throw ii).L.ft the sewing foot. turn the fabr;c arourco ockwise by half a turn, using the needleas a pivot. Place the tiller threac around theneedle and puil it forward nto the ett grooveof the sewing foot (2).Lower the foot and et the needle oescendon the left of its throw 3).Move stitch width control (18, to the seconcnotch R 2, make 4 to 6 bartack stitches,slightly holding the material to reduce theiength of oar iC).

Push stitch i oth control 18) back to thefirst notch R 1 ann sev the second buttonhole seam, stooping about 1 mm ( . ) fromthe end of the first seam.0usn sttch vcth control 18) to tne seccoctnotch R 2 ano sew the second tack. sligntlvholding the material to reduce the eflgt- otbar 5). FlicK toe stitcn ,vidth control all tneway to the right and make 3 to 4 fasteningstitches.Trim the threads and the filler cord (6).Open the buttonhole wTh your seam rioperwhicn is nciucec n the accessory oox

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means of utility-stitch control 5). Turn thiscontrol clockwise (as indicated by arrowsuntil the symbol of the desired stitch sopposite the dot (see ill.).The widtn of the utility-stitch pattern is regulated by stitch width control (18). The stitchwdth recommended is indicated in the instructions for the respective utility-stitchsewing operation.

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Zigzag stitch294, 294-1, 295. 295-1, 296-1 and 297-1

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Sewing on elastic, inserting patches, darningrips and worn areas, and sewing terry cloth

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Set the utility-stitch control to the symbol forblind-stitch sewing.Set the needle at its right-hand position, andthe stitch length control at 3 to 4Set the needle thread tension one numberlower.

Baste the hem at about I 2 cm ( ) fromthe edge as shown in drawing 1Fold the hem as shown in drawing 2 andplace the fabric under the sewing foot sothat the folded edge s guided by the guideedge of toe foot (ill at right). Regulate thesttch width so that the needle descending onthe left of its tnrow catches one fabric yarnonly.

piease noteOn neavy woollen materials the hem is foldedonce only see drawing 3) and its raw edgeis finisnea iith zigzag stitches before it ishemmed.

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