Sears KENMORE 385.128418 - Manual (Page 3)

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SECTION 1, KNOW YOUR MACHINE
A Portable Case or Cabinet is Available .
Locate and Identify the Parts . . . . . . .
identify the Accessories
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2~3
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SECTION 2, PREPARE YOUR MACHINE FOR SEWING
Set Up the Machine .. .....................
• Plug in the Machine and Switch on the Power .
• Foot Control Use ,
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• Setting Spool Pins , , ,
• Adjust the Presser Foot Lever
» Free Arm Sewing; the Removable
Extension Table
Know What the Presser Feet Will Do
Choose Your Needle and Thread
• Check Your Needle
• Fabric, Needie, Thread arid Stitch Length Chart
• To Change Your Needle
Prepare the Bobbin
» To Remove the Bobbin Case from the Machine
• Wind the Bobbin
» Insert the Bobbin into the Bobbin Case . , , . , ,
Prepare Your Top Thread
• Thread Your Needle
» Pick Up Your Bobbin Thread ........ ............................
Adjust the Top Thread Tension
Stitch Selector
Stitch Length Control
Adjusting Stretch Stitch Balance
Reverse Stitch Control
Starting To Sew
SECTION 3. LEARN THE STITCHES
4~“6
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. 7-8
9-10
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11-13
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11-12
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14-15
14-15
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16-17
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Practical Stitch Chart 20—22
Straight Stitches ... 23—24
• Straight Stitch 23
• Use the Seam Guides 23
• Turn a Square Corner , . 23
• Use the Darning Plate 24
• Topstltching 24
• Lett Needle Position 24
Darning ... ...................................... 25
Straight Stretch ............................................. ... 25
Zigzag Stitches , . . , ............................... .. , . . . . 26"“30
• Basic Zigzag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6
» Satin Stitch 27
• Applique . , , . ................... . ... • , , 28
• Bar Tacking ..................................................... .. , 28
• Sew a Button 29
• Overcasting Stitch 30
• Rick'Rack Stretch . = c t - - 30
» Three-Step Zigzag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , r c : ^ 3 1
» Overcasting Stretch Stitching 32
• Serging or Pine Leaf Stretch S t i t c h i n g . . . . 3 2
Blind Hemming 33
Lace Work 34
B u t t o n h o l e s . . . . , 3 5 ' “ 3 6
Sew in a Zipper ...... ...................................... .. . . . . . . . 37"“38
Shell Stitching 39
Smocking . . 39
Elastic Stretch Stitch , , , , . : « < u ^ e . 40
Box Stitching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0
PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS CHART
What to Do When . . . . 41-42
CARE FOR YOUR MACHINE
Replacing the Light Bulb 43
• Cleaning the Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - . - 43-46
* Clean the Feed Dogs 43
• Clean the Shuttle Race 44
• Oil behind the Face Cover Plate . . . . . . . . . 4 5
* Oil under the Top Cover ........ ...................... 45
• Oil the Underside ...... ........................................... - ^ ^ 7 - 4B
PARTS LIST
INDEX , .
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