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Please help me figure out model of this Dressmaker Deluxe ZigZag machine!

Please help me figure out model of this Dressmaker Deluxe ZigZag machine!

Old 01-25-2012, 05:44 PM
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Default Please help me figure out model of this Dressmaker Deluxe ZigZag machine!

I need to find a manual, but I can't identify the model number. Thanks for any help you all can provide!
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Old 01-25-2012, 09:52 PM
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The model # may be underneath the machine.
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Old 01-26-2012, 06:30 AM
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Default 290a is the model

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The model # may be underneath the machine.
Thanks! Candace, any idea where I could locate a manual for it?

It's 290a
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Old 01-26-2012, 07:13 AM
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http://pages.sewing-machine-manuals....smakers+manual check o take a look here i think it has it
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It does look like a Japanese clone. Is there a stamp or marking anywhere on the machine that says Japan? Love the two tone cream and green paint.
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Old 01-26-2012, 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by techmommy View Post
Thanks! Candace, any idea where I could locate a manual for it?

It's 290a

Do you really need a manual? It's a very cute machine but very easy to see what does what...
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Caroline, It says manufactured in Japan by Matsushita on one tag and then Made in Korea on the other. They are in the pic above, although hard to read.
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Old 01-26-2012, 09:45 AM
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Candace,
I'm new to sewing. This was my grandmother's machine and I can't even figure out how to wind a bobbin! LOL

I can't figure out how to disengage the motor from the sewing needle to turn the bobbin wheel.
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Thanks, mbailey. Checking out your link now.
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Thought so, a Japanese clone. I doubt you find a manual for it. The next step would be to determine what machine it was cloned from. I think that if you push down on the chrome lever for the bobbin winder it will disengage from the wheel. Can you take a closeup of the bobbin winder mechanism? That might help.
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