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OWNERSMANUAL 
SWA/RS 
SEWINGMACHINE 
MODELS10101/11101/12551/12621/14401 
14501/14502/14571/14572 
Part#6027i9  

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Sears,RoebuckandCo. 
DearHomemaker, 
CONGRATULATIONS! 
Youhavejustinvestedinaveryfinezigzagsewingmachine. 
Herearejustsomeofitsspecialfeatures: 
*Fullrotaryshuttlewithslantedbobbin--quietandsmooth 
running,easyaccesstobobbin,beststitchingperformance 
andeasymaintenancewithone-touchretainersystem. 
*Ultra-stitch-helpsmakeuniformstretchstitchesand 
buttonholeseverytime.Themachineautomaticallyadjusts 
thestitchthicknessonforwardandreversestitchessoyou 
havefeweradjustmentstomakewhensewing....

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TABLEOFCONTENTS 
IIIIIII 
1.KNOWYOURMACHINE 
Locateandidentifythepartson 
yourmachine................................2-3 
Locateandidentifytheaccessories....4-6 
2.PREPAREYOURMACHINEFORSEWING 
Setupthemachine.......................7-8 
*Pluginthemachineandswitch 
onthepower..................................7 
*Setthefootcontrol.........................7 
*Adjustthepresserfoot.....................7 
*Putthreadonth_spoolpin...............8 
*Converttofree-armsewing...............8...

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1.KNOWYOURMACHINE 
Locateandidentifythepartsonyourmachine 
Afteryouhaveunpacked 
yournewmachine,setitona 
flat,sturdysurface.Study 
thefollowingdiagramsothat 
youwillknowtheworking 
partsofyourmachine. 
Youmayneedtoreferto 
thesediagramoftenwhile 
readingtheinstructionsin 
thismanual. 
Extensiontable Threadguide 
Take-uplever 
Threadingchannel 
Topthreadtensioncontrol 
=O 
A_essorybox/extensi 
Threadcutter 
_/_Needleclampscrew 
**Presserfootreleaselever__-Threadguide 
**Threadcutter./_!__...

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**Bobbinwindershaft 
**Bobbinwinderlatch 
**Stitchwidthcontrol 
Stitchselector 
Stitchlengthcontrol 
*Stitchlengthindicator 
Reversestitchlever *Model14571,14572,only 
**Model14501,14502,14571, 
14572only 
Handwheel 
Clutchknob Bobbinwinderstop 
Bobbinwindershaft 
Spool I 
.Handwheel/push-pull 
clutch 
**Swing-awayspoolpin 
Power/lightswitch 
Footcontrolplug 
receptacle 
Nomenclatureplate **Extraspoolpin 
Fold-awaycarrying 
handle 
Pull-downleverfor 
sewinglight 
Presserfootlever 
Snap-inautomatic...

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II 
Locateandidentifytheaccessories 
Youshouldfindthefollowingitemsinthe 
accessorybox. 
Needleset 
Spoolpincaps 
Bobbinslarge-No.65653 
small-No.65652 Spoolpins 
No,44999 (Model14501,14502,14571,14572only) 
S 
ExtraspoolpinSeamripper/button- 
No,64083holeopener 
No,6830 
Feedcoverplate 
No.60934 Screwdrivers 
large-No.65811 
small-No.65812 LintbrushStraightstitchStraightstitch 
No.65650footNo.6873footNo.56483 
SatinstitchfootSatinstitchfootZipperfootZipperfootButtonholeguide...

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1 
Youshouldfindthefollowingitemsin 
thesnap-inautomaticbuttonhole 
attachmentbox. 
(Model14501,14502,14571,14572only) 
Buttonholeguide 
plate 
No.65665 ButtonholetemplatesButtonholeButtonhole 
1--No.65660adapterfoot 
2-No.65661No.64061No.57979 
3-No.65662 
Partsandaccessoriesfittedonthemachine 
Standardzigzag 
footNo.65770 StandardzigzagPresserfoot 
footNo.57985 PresserfootthumbNeedleclamp 
holderNo.56475screwNo.135screwNo.36353 
NeedleplateBobbincaseBobbincaseholder 
No.64156No.63963No.63977...

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IIIIII 
Optionalaccessories 
Optionalaccessorieshelpsimplifythedetail- 
ingthatgiveyoursewngarmentsa 
professionallook. 
QFOOTQNEEDLE 
(No.65820)(No.6746) 
QSET(No.6986) 
-Helpsavoidskippedstitches,especially 
withsynthetic,stretchandknitfabrics. 
Blindhemfoot(No.6885) 
-Holdsfabricfoldedfor 
blindhemsewing. 
Rollerfoot(No.6763) 
--Hingedzigzagtypefootthat 
hasonerollerinfrontofneedle 
andanotherrollerbehindit. 
Recommendedforimitation 
leatherorvinyl. Even-feedingfoot(No.6887)...

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2.PREPAREYOURMACHINEFORSEWING 
Setupthemachine 
1.Besureyourmachineisrestingsecurely 
onasturdy,flatsurface. 
2.Youmaywanttopracticewithascrapof 
fabrictoabsorbanydirtorgrease. 
Pluginthemachineandswitchon 
thepower 
1.a.Plugthefootcontrolintothemachine. 
b.Plugthecordinto110-120voltA.C. 
walloutlet. 
Turnonthepower/lightswitch. 
Besuretoturnoffthepower/light 
switchifyouareinterruptedorstop 
sewing. 
NOTE:Yourmachinewillnotoperatewith 
thepower/lightswitchoff. 
Setthefootcontrol...

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i Attachth.espoolpins 
1.Checktheaccessoryboxfortwospool 
pins. 
2.Attachthespoolpinsattherearofyour 
machine,usingthelargescrewdriver. 
Putthreadonthespoolpin 
1.a.Swingthespoolpinawayfromyouand 
fullytothebackofthemachine. 
b.Placeaspoolofthreadonthespoolpin. 
Secureitwithasuitablesizespoolcap 
whichissimilartothesizeofthespool, 
toensuresmoothflowofthread. 
NOTE:Remembertoreturnthespoolpin 
underthearmforstorage. 
2.Attachtheextraspoolpinontherightend 
ofthecarryinghandle,whensewingwith...
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