Pfaff 95 manual

Instruction Book CPFAFFD® 94 CPFAFFD® 95[...]

Needle and Thread Chart Thread Needle Type of Fabric Type Size Size Point Style Bed linen 80 Fine linen Cotton 40 70 —80 Muslin 70—80 Dress fabrics, such as brocade, Silk 50 satin ottoman, taffeta, georgette, 70—80 crêpe, chiffon, botiste, blouse - fabrics and poplin shirting cotton 50 Suitings and mantlings Silk 40 80—90 Twill, denim Cott[...]

Instructions CPFAFFi and 95 Foreword Your new Pfaff sewing machine will enable you to master a large variety of sewing, embroidering and darning jobs eosily and quickly. This instruction book has been com piled in order to familiarize you thoroughly with oil the sewing jobs coming up in a home. We suggest that you try out the various sew ing techni[...]

Essential Parts of Your Pfaff 94 1 Face cover 2 Take-up lever 3 Thread guide 4 Top cover 5 Thread retainer stud 6 Spool pins 7 Bobbin winder 8 Balance wheel 9 Stop motion knob 10 Motor disengaging mechanism 11 Stitch length control 12 Reverse feed control 13 Bed cover 14 Transverse rotary hook 15 Needle plate 16 Sewing foot thumb screw 17 Light swi[...]

Essential Parts of Your Pfaff 95 1 Face cover 2 Take-up lever 3 Thread guide 4 Top cover 5 Thread retainer stud 6 Spool pins 7 Bobbin winder 8 Balance wheel 9 Stop motion knob 10 Motor disengaging mechanism 9 11 Stitch length contro’ 12 Reverse feed control 13 Free arm 14 Free arm cover (enclosing transverse rotary hook) 10 15 Needle plate 16 Sew[...]

Preparing Your Machine for Sewing Push plug A into the receptacle on the back of the machine and the plug at the other end of the cord into the wall outlet. If your machine is foot-operated, push the plug of the sewlight cord into the wall out let. To switch on the sewlight, push the button on the face cover (see ill.). Place the foot control withi[...]

Power-driven machines feature a lever (10) underneath the balance wheel which serves to swing the motor to its operative position. To engage the motor, flick this lever down. After you have completed sewing, flick this lever to its top position. With the motor swung out of engagement, oil machines fitted with a treadle mechanism con be driven by fo[...]

To remove the bobbin case, rotate the ba lance wheel until the needle is at the top of its stroke. On the Pfaff 94, remove bed cover (13), as illustrated. Lift latch k on the bobbin case and pull out the bobbin case with the bob bin. The bobbin cannot fall out as long as you hold the case by its open latch. When you release the latch, the empty bob[...]

For bobbin winding, disengage the sewing mechanism. Hold balance wheel (8) while turning stop motion knob (9) toward you (see ill.). To engage the sewing mechanism after the bobbin has been wound, turn the stop mo tion knob away from you (as indicated by an arrow in the ill.). Pass the thread around thread retainer stud (2) in the direction indicat[...]

Hold the full bobbin so that the thread un winds toward you and place it in the bobbin case. Pull the thread into slot (2) and under spring (3). As you pull the thread, the bobbin should rotate clockwise (4). Leave about three inches of thread hanging from the bobbin case. 8[...]

To insert the bobbin case into the machine, rotate the balance wheel until the needle is at its highest point. Lift the latch and place the bobbin case on center stud s (see ill.), making sure its slot (white arrow) points up. Release the latch and press against the bobbin case until your hear it snop into place. 9[...]

To enlarge the sewing area of the Pfaff 95 for ordinary sewing operations, push the workplate onto the free arm as far as it will go (1). Then lock it in place by turning down the lever on the back of the machine (2) until the locking stud snaps into the hole in the free arm. Press the workplate support against the machine base until it snaps into [...]

Upper threading is illustrated opposite. Please note that the thread is placed be tween any two of the discs of tension (20), pulled clockwise around the tension stud and drawn toward the right with a jerk (see ill.). As you do this, hold the thread steady somewhere between the spool and the ten sion. Thread the needle from front to back. 3 20 11[...]

The sewing foot is raised and lowered b operating the presser bar lifter on the bac of the machine (see ill.). A Presser bar lifter up B = Presser bar lifter down 12 To draw up the bobbin thread, hold the needle thread and lower the sewing foot. Turn the balance wheel toward you a full turn. Pull the needle thread to draw up the bobbin thread. Plac[...]

Fundamentals of Machine Operation Always rotate balance wheel (8) toward you see arrow). As you do this, check to make sure the stop motion knob is tightened firm ly. Make sure the take-up lever is at its highest For ordinary sewing, needle position lever point before you begin and after you have (19) should be in its center position, completed a s[...]

Begin by sewing a straight-stitch seam. To this end, posh stitch width control (18) to the right as far as it will go. The stitch length is regulated by turning stitch length control (11). The number indi cating the stitch length chosen should be opposite the dot on the left-hand side of the slot. For ordinary sewing operations, set the stitch leng[...]

To sew n reverse or backtack the end of a seam, simply depress fingertip control (12). The stitch width is regulated by pushing stitch width control (18) toward the left, as may be desired. Various zigzag sewing operations are dis cussed on page 26 and the following pages. 18 15[...]

Balanced tensions are essential for sewing. Both tensions are correctly balanced if the needle and bobbin threads interlock in the center of the material. The bobbin thread tension is regulated by turning the small knurled screw on the bob bin case. Turn this screw right for a tighter tension, or left for a looser tension. If the same size threads [...]

The accessory box which belongs to your machine contains several sewing feet for special sewing operations. To change the sewing foot, bring the needle to its highest point and raise the foot. Turn out screw 16 until the sewing foot can be removed, tilt ing it sideways (see ill.). The new foot is at tached in the reverse order. To change the needle[...]

Darning To prepare your machine for darning, pro ceed as follows: Replace the ordinary sewing foot by darn ing foot No. 91-102826-91, attaching it from the rear so that spring clip c rests on needle set screw (22). Tighten sewing foot thumb screw (16). Lower the presser bar lifter. Now drop the machine feed. On the Pfaff 94, this is done by removin[...]

Turn the fabric at right angles and sew back and forth over the preceding work with short stitches. Select the darning hoops in a size match ing the darning job to be performed. If the needle thread should break, the up per tension is too tight. 19 Darning sheer and soft materials is greatly facilitated by placing them in darning hoops. Draw up the[...]

Zipper Inserton Attach zipper foot without quilting gauge. Stitch length: 1.5 to 2 1 Baste closed zipper on the fabric, then open it. Stitch close to the left edge of the zipper for about 1 inch, guiding the right edge of the foot along the zipper teeth (1). Leave the needle in the material, raise the zipper foot and close the zipper (2). Continue [...]

Flat Felled Seams Attach felling foot No. 93-847561-00. Stitch length: 1.5 to 2 Flat felled seams are used to durably join two pieces of fabric and are usually straight-stitched. First Seam: Lay pieces together with the right sides facing and the bottom piece pro truding about /s inch. Make sure the fabric enters the felling foot evenly and the bot[...]

Hemming Stitch length: L5 to 2 847557 Fold the beginning of the fabric edge twice, making a hem about Is inch wide and seve ral inches long. Place the material under the hemmer foot and lower the some. Make 3 to 4 straight stitches to secure the folded edge in place. Draw the fabric into the hemmer by pulling both threads backwards, as shown in the[...]

Cording Use ordinary sewing foot No. 93-838 954-00, and insert a twin needle (which can be ob tained from your Pfaff dealer). Stitch length: 1.5 to 2 Cording is made with two needle threads. When threading the needles, make sure to lead each thread between a separate pair of tension discs (see ill). To render your cording more prominent, in sert a [...]

Hemsttchng Stitch length: 2 to 2.5 - — 93-100179 Use a thread which is not too heavy and matches the material being hemstitched (preferably a No. 50 embroidery thread). Insert a System 130 Zwi-Ho needle. Make sure the needle and bobbin threads are the same size. The threading procedure is the same as for cording work. Slightly in crease the needl[...]

The Zigzag Seam The stitch width is regulated by pushing stitch width control (18) toward the left, as may be desired. -: Never change the stitch width setting unless the needle is outside the fabric. 18 The stitch length is regulated by turning stitch length control (11). (See ill.). 25[...]

Overcasting Edges with Zigzag Stitches Attach ordinary sewing foot. Stitch length: 2 838 954 u To overcast the edges of light and medium- weight fabrics, set the machine for its maxi mum stitch width. Soft and flimsy fabrics are best overcast with a zigzag stitch of medium width. Make sure the needle takes one stitch into the fabric and the other o[...]

nsertng Patches Stitch width: medium 838 954 Larger holes can be patches quickly. Trim Cut a patch about Vs inch larger than the way the ragged edges around the hole, hole and place it under the hole, matching utting exactly along the fabric yarns. its grain to that of the fabric. Set the stitch length control on “1” and the stitch width contro[...]

Inserting I.cice Stitch length: 1 838 954 u Place the lace on the material and stitch it down with straight stitches on both sides (1). Cut the fabric open under the lace insertion (2) and iron it on both sides of the lace. Sew over the edges of the lace with short zigzag stitches of medium width (3). Trim the fabric edges away an the wrong side (4[...]

— — — C Changing the Needle Position Some special sewing jobs are made with the needle switched to the right or left of the needle plate slot. This is done by moving lever (19) to the right and left, respectively. The needle position lever is indispensable for sewing buttonholes. 19 4- t Lever at left center right 29[...]

Sewing Buttonholes Attach buttonhole foot No. 847616 to the machine. Flick the needle to its left position and put the stitch width control in notch R 1 (see ill.). When using No. 50 embroidery thread, set the stitch length control so that both dots are opposite each other (see ill.). For heavier threads, slightly increase the stitch length. To obt[...]

Sew the first seam over the filler cord. When the buttonhole is the right length, leave the needle in the fabric on the right of its throw. Lift the sewing foot, turn the fabric around clockwise by half a turn, place the filler cord around the needle and pull it forward, placing it in the left groove ofthefoot. Lower the foot and let the needle des[...]

Button Sewing Flick the needle to its right position and drop the machine feed. Place the button under the foot and align so that needle will enter the right hole (see ill.). Raise the needle, but retain the foot in its lowered position. Regulate the stitch width until the needle alternately stitches through bath holes. Sew on the button. Move the [...]

93-100179 Blndstitching Apply clear-view sewing foot No. 91-100 179-00. Baste the hem about /16 inch from the fabric edge, as illustrated (1). Then flick the needle to its right position and set the stitch lenght control at ‘4’. Reduce the needle thread tension by one grade. Fold the hem (2) and place the fabric under the sewing foot so that th[...]

Ornamental Sewing Sewing Curtains Stitch length: 2.5 to 3 Stitch width: medium 838 954 Use a thin needle (see Needle and Thread Chart). Ease the needle thread tension somewhat. Hold synthetic materials a little taut while sewing. You can make exciting fashion-stitch designs by varying stitch length, stitch width and needle position. Some of the des[...]

Applique work 93-100179 b To make appliqué, proceed as follows: 1. Trace the design on the right side (1). 2. Set the stitch lenght control on “1” and stitch along the outlines. 3. Sew the fabric to be appliquéd to the right side with long stitches (2). 4. Follow the outlines of the design on the wrong side with a narrow zigzag stitch (stitch[...]

To change the light bulb, remove the face cover by pulling it in the direction indicated by an arrow. Push the light bulb into its socket, turn left and pull out. Insert the new bulb so that its pins slide into the socket slots. Press the bulb in ond turn right. As you replace the face cover, slip tip d into slot c, then push against the face cover[...]

Machine Care Longevity and smooth machine performance are dependent on regular cleaning and pro per oiling. Since your Pfaff sewing mochines has been mode from high-grade materials, there ore only o few oiling points left. The raceway in the sewing hook is the most important oiling point. From time to time, put a drop of oil into the hook raceway ([...]

From time to time, clean the parts in the machine arm and in the vicinity of the sew ing hook with a soft brush. To this end, re move the needle, the sewing foot and the bobbin case with the bobbin. On Pfaff 95 machines, loosen the set screw, lift the front of the free arm cover and pull the cover out lengthwise of the arm (1 & 2). Pfaff 94 mac[...]

Trouble Shooting If trouble should occur, check the following: When operated properly, your sewing ma chine will hardly develop any trouble. • The needle must not be damaged and must be inserted correctly. Please remember to restore the normal set ting after you have completed your sewing • Select the correct needle and thread from job (buttonh[...]

Contents Appliqué Work Blindstitching Button Sewing Changing the Light Bulb Changing the Needle Changing the Needle Position Changing the Sewing Foot . Cleaning Cording Darning Darning Foot Drawing Up the Bobbin Thread Dropping the Machine Feed Electrical Equipment Engaging and Disengaging the Sewing Mechanism Essential Parts of Pfaff 94 Essential[...]

CPFAFFD No. 20835 cog!. R 1070 Printed in Germany[...]