Sears KENMORE 385. 12708 - Manual (Page 8)

SECTION 2. PREPARE THE MACHINE FOR SEWING
Set Up the Machine (Continued)
• Free-Arm Sewing: the Removable
Extension Table
• Accessory Storage Box • Change the Presser Foot
Choose the Needle and Thread
• To Change the Needle
(for free-arm sewing)
1.
Grip the table with your index finger
and thumb, as shown,
2. Pull gently to the left. The extension
table will snap out.
To Attach the Extension Table
(for flat-bed sewing)
1. Insert the tab and the pin into their
catches.
2. With your thumb and index finger,
gently snap in.
box lifts open toward you.
Sewing accessories are conveni­
ently located in the box.
the stitch you wish to sew.
To change the various presser
feet, raise the presser bar to its
highest position by lifting the
presser foot lever.
Loosen the presser foot thumb
screw, choose the proper foot,
insert from the bottom.
Tighten the screw using the
large screw driver to make
certain the foot is secure.
NOTE: Raise the needle bar to its highest
position by turning the hand wheel
toward you.
1. Loosen the needle clamp screw by
turning it toward you.
2. Remove the needle by pulling it down­
ward,
3. Insert the new needle into the needle
clamp with the flat side away from you.
4. Push the needle up as far as it will go.
5. Tighten the needle clamp screw firmly
with the large screwdriver from the
accessory box.