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Question posted by cojowo on February 6th, 2022

My Balance Wheel Won't Turn. What Could Be Wrong?

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Owner's Manual - Page 1

... to try out your Pfaff will always be a pleasure. PFAFF HANDELSGESELLSCHAFT fOr H au s h a itn a h m asc h in e n mbH 7 500 Karlsruhe 41 West-Germany 1 1 ' ;or PFAFF 1211 t ri r- We recommend that you study these parts on your Pfaff. PFAFF Instruction Book for the Push-Button Pfaff 1211 and 1212 with it at the Pfaff sewing machine.

Owner's Manual - Page 2

... 5 Spool pins 6 Bobbin winder 7 Balance wheel 4- 78 Stop motion knob for engaging and disengaging the sewing mechanism 8 Ultra-Matic stitch selector 9 Needle position and automatic buttonhole control 10 Buttonhole control 11 Master on-off switch 12 Base (of portable machines) 13 Bed cover 14 Sewing foot 15 Matchmaker foot (behind sewing foot) 16 Needle threader control...

Owner's Manual - Page 3

.... er 7 ..... Place the foot control under the table in the middle of your seam doesn't look like the illustration, turn the machine on the glare-free sewing light. 4 Before you start sewing right away ... if your machine. A only a few simple steps are locked together in a convenient position. Push the master plug into socket A in the...

Owner's Manual - Page 4

... hold the balance wheel, and turn the stop motion knob 7 The bobbin winder stops automatically when the bobbin is positioned above illustration. and to the bobbin. On the Pfaff 1211 remove the ...sewing mechanism after bobbin winding, turn the stop motion knob in the above the needle plate. When you . just tiko with the bobbin. Place the bobbin on starting the machine...

Owner's Manual - Page 6

... the needle eye (Fig.3) Fully release the control. swasestelell .11•1010.41101.0.• 4 Turn the balance wheel to bring the take-up lever is enclosed under the top cover Pull the thread to its highest... completely and draw the needle thread under the hook of the machine. Turn the balance wheel until the prong reverses and pulls the thread through the needle eye completely.

Owner's Manual - Page 7

... up the bobbin thread Thread cutter Before you start sewing on your new machine try sewing a piece of scrap material. Hold the needle thread a little taut with the buttonhole symbol located at its lowest position... Place both threads back under the sewing foot. Turn the baiance wheel toward the back. When you have become well acquainted...

Owner's Manual - Page 8

... run . The harder you turn the Ultra-Matic stitch selector. The stitch lengths are shown on the Ultra-Matic stitch selector in the stitch ranges marked 5. 6. 7. 8 and 9. White Mark Elastic zigzag seam .7 3 O .9 ZIG Knob 14 The Ultra-Matic stitch selector The Ultra-Matic stitch selector sets your machine sew a straight-stitch seam. the...

Owner's Manual - Page 9

... the presser bar lifter (Fig.2). The sewing foot is visible. To sew backwards ... Before you wish to sew a longer seam in reverse, flick the reverse-feed control to position 0 (Fig.4). moving it returns to B. If you begin sewing. When this control is disengaged. 16 To sew a seam ... and the machine feed is released, it from A to...

Owner's Manual - Page 10

... feet which can be ... at bottom left). striped and patterned fabrics. Your Pfaff is used for perfectly matching plaids. This toot is the only home sewing machine in illustration at bottom of the Matchmaker sewing foot. push it down in the slot of the raised...

Owner's Manual - Page 11

... the presser bar lifter and turn the balance wheel until the sewing foot can pull the thread from the bobbin easily against little resistance. making sure the flat side of your seam does not look as was already explained on page 10. It may happen that your machine contains several special sewing feet (hemmer foot. as...

Owner's Manual - Page 14

... reverse-feed control 18 to its regular sewing position. 27 r Hold the material flat with •' se stitches across the hole, first crosswise, then lengthwise. Then turn the fabric at high speed. Tubular articles...1212. Stitch back and forth across the hole lengthwise, with the machine running at right angles and sew back and forth over the preceding work with short stitches. Be...

Owner's Manual - Page 15

... and sew over this purpose. Place a piece of the cording foot. This will remain visible. cm0 , Single-needle cording is obtained by turning the reverse...-feed control over the filler cord with your Pfaff. Place a filler thread (preferably cotton thread) under the groove in zigzag stitch range 5 or 6, depending on the underside of the material. Drop the machine...

Owner's Manual - Page 16

... a cotton thread.Place the filler thread under the groove of the cording foot and sew on the bias: Attach ordinary sewing foot No. 93-040 910-91. Inserting a filler thread in the shirring makes ...stitch range 8. -7-, '77 • 31 For this reason, set the machine for this way, a neat edge finish is cut on the wrong side of number 9 in stitch range 9. Central needle position Attach cording ...

Owner's Manual - Page 18

... with the machine set as jersey and tricot. Now turn the stitch selector to a mediumwide zigzag stitch in stitch range 6 and sew over the edges of the material and sew it open seam... materials, such as instructed above. Sew this elastic seam with straight stitches on the wrong side (4). 4..41•7•44- Central needle position Attach ordinary sewing foot No. 93-040 910-91...

Owner's Manual - Page 19

... selector to a dense zigzag stitch in stitch range 6 and sew over the edges of the fabric. (i) 1. napkins and aprons. Trace the design on the right side (Fig. 3). 4. Turn the stitch selector to the seam on the wrong side of the applique on its wrong side is covered completely. Undo the first zigzag seam (Fig...

Owner's Manual - Page 20

... D in the stitch selector to the position shown in the middle. 38 Button sewing Ultra-Matic stitch selector: straight stitch Drop the machine feed (see p. 38). e.g. Sew one or two tying stitches, then raise the needle again. Turn the stitch selector to the stitch width in the button. This selector is located on four...

Owner's Manual - Page 21

... a few wise only. Push buttonhole contrni T down again to try out the stitch density which should be turned clock- accordance with your seam ripper. The machine is positioned vertically. We recommend to sew a buttonhole to sew the second bartack. 5. Cut the buttonhole open with the fabric and the thread being used. Lower the foot...

Owner's Manual - Page 22

...zipper foot No.93-040 927-31 or ordinary sewing toot No.93-040 910-91. and follow the traced outlines as if you a complete turn the balance wheel toward you were writing. you will be easily...pull the needle thread to all feet which have acquired a little practice. Compress it until the machine has made a few stitches. For any subsequent seam, guide the gauge finger along the raw ...

Owner's Manual - Page 30

...130/705 SKF Your Pfaff needs very little attention All you can do to keep your Pfaff sewing machine has been rt made from the finest quality materials, the only part that accumulates in the ...accessory kit. Needle and thread chart 5B Type of the Pfaff 1211 is simply pulled forward and lifted up (see arrow in ill. crêpe, chiffon, batiste...

Owner's Manual - Page 31

...sewing. To make sure it out (see ill.) Insert the new bulb and turn the needle position control to restore the original setting of machine operation until you place the cover over your Pfaff dealer. It is very simple: Push the burnt-out light bulb into the raceway and jerk the balance wheel...of your machine for your Pfaff 1211 or 1212 can easily do yourself The sewing light ...