Sears KENMORE 385. 12708 - Manual (Page 3)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1. KNOW THE MACHINE
A Portable Case or Cabinet is Avaialble....................................... 3
Locate and Identify the Parts........................................................ 3~4
Identify the Accessories...................................................................... 4
SECTION 2. PREPARE THE MACHINE FOR SEWING
Set Up the Machine.......................................................................... 5~7
Plug in the Machine and Switch on the Power ....................... 5
Foot Control Use............................................................................. 5
Setting Spool Pins........................................................................... 6
Adjust the Presser Foot Lever...................................................... 6
Thread Cutter................................................................................... 6
Free Arm Sewing: the Removable Extension Table ... 7
Accessories Storage Box............................................................... 7
Change the Presser Foot................................................................ 7
Choose the Needle and Thread ..................................................... 7~8
To Change the Needle.................................................................... 7
Check the Needle............................................................................ 8
Fabric, Needle, Thread and Stitch Length Chart..................... 8
Prepare the Bobbin...................................................................... 9~10
To Remove the Bobbin Case from the Machine .......................9
Wind the Bobbin ...................................................................... 9~10
Insert the Bobbin into the Bobbin Case................................... 10
Prepare the Top Thread................................................................11~12
Thread the Needle ....................................................................... 11
Pick Up the Bobbin Thread ....................................................... 12
Adjust the Top Thread Tension..................................................13~14
Reverse Stitch Control...................................................................... 14
Stitch Selector..................................................................................... 15
Stitch Length Control........................................................................ 16
Adjusting Stretch Stitch Balance.................................................... 16
Starting To Sew................................................................................... 17
SECTION 3. LEARN THE STITCHES
Straight Stitches.............................................................................18~22
• Straight Stitch................................................................................ 18
• Use the Seam Guides.................................................................... 18
• Turn a Square Corner................................................................... 18
• Topstitching................................................................................... 19
• Left Needle Position.................................................................... 19
• Sew in a Zipper ...................................................................... 20~21
Use the Darning Plate ................................................................. 22
Darning ........................................................................................... 22
Zigzag Stitches...............................................................................23~30
Basic Zigzag................................................................................... 23
Satin Stitch..................................................................................... 24
Applique.......................................................................................... 25
Bar Tacking.................................................................................... 25
Sew a Button.................................................................................. 26
Overcasting Stitch......................................................................... 27
Three-Step Zigzag......................................................................... 28
Lace Work....................................................................................... 28
Blind Hemming.............................................................................. 29
Shell Stitching (Models 12712 and 12714) ............................... 30
Box Stitching (Model 12714 only).............................................. 30
Stretch Stitches.............................................................................. 31~33
Straight Stretch............................................................................. 31
Rick-Ruck Stretch ....................................................................... 31
Smocking......................................................................................... 32
Overcast Stretch Stitching .......................................................... 32
Serging or Pine Leaf Stretch Stitching
(Models 12712 and 12714)............................................................ 33
• Elastic Stretch Stitch (Model 12714 only)............................... 33
Buttonholes.................................................................................... 34'“35
36-37
SECTION 4. PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS CHART
What to Do When ................................................
SECTION 5. CARE FOR THE MACHINE
Replacing the Light Bulb................................................................ 38
Cleaning the Machine ................................................................ 38—39
• Clean the Feed Dogs..................................................................... 38
• Clean the Shuttle Race ................................................................ 39
Oiling the Machine............................................................................. 40
• Oil behind the Face Cover Plate and Under
Arm Cover Plate............................................................................ 40
• Oil the Underside........................................................................... 40
PARTS LIST........................................................................................... 41
INDEX..................................................................................................... 42