Sears KENMORE 11682 - Manual (Page 5)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1. KNOW YOUR MACHINE
A Portable Case or Cabinet is Available...................................... 2
Locate and Identify the Parts................................................... 2~3
Identify the Accessories................................................................ 3
SECTION 2. PREPARE YOUR MACHINE FOR SEWING
Set Up the Machine...................................................................... 4~6
• Plug in the Machine and Switch on the Power ....................... 4
• Foot Control Use.........................................................................4
• Setting Spool Pin ...................................................................... 5
• Adjust the Presser Foot Lever..................................................
5
• Thread Cutter ............................................................................. 5
• Free Arm Sowing: the Removable Extension Table. . . ,
6
• Accessory Storage Box ............................................................. 6
• Change the Presser Foot............................................................ 6
Choose Your Needle and Thread.............................................. 6~7
• To Change Your Needle.............................................................
6
• Check Your Needle..................................................................... 7
• Fabric, Needle, Thread and Stitch Length Chart................. 7
Prepare the Bobbin..................................................................... 8~9
• To Remove the Bobbin Case from the Machine ...................
8
• Wind the Bobbin ................................................................... 8~9
• Insert the Bobbin into the Bobbin
Case........................ 9
Prepare Your Top Thread......................................................10~11
• Thread Your Needle................................................................. 10
m Pick Up Yotilfe 6 i№^ Thread . . . . ■ ■ ■ ■ . , . . . . . :
Adjust the Top Threlidi Tension........................... . iaMB
Stitch Selector............................................................................... 14
Stitch Length Control.................................................................... 14
Adjusting Stretch Stitch Balance.............................................. 15
Reverse Stitch Control................................................................. 15
Starting To Sew............................................................................. 16
SECTION 3. LEARN THE STITCHES
Straight Stitches.......................................................................17~18
• Straight Stitch.......................................................................... 17
• Use the Seam Guides............................................................. 17
• Turn a Square Corner ............................................................. 17
• Use the Darning Plate ............................................................. 18
• Topstitching ........................................................................ . 18
• Left Needle Position................................................................ |0
Darning .......................................................................................... |g
Straight Stretch............................... .............................................. i g
Zigzag Stitches.......................................................................... 20~26
• Basic Zigzag...............................................................................
20
• Satin Stitch .. ............................................................................. 21
• Applique...................................................................................... 22
• Bar Tacking.............................................................................. 22
• Sew a Button............................................................................. 23
• Overcasting Stitch...................................................................
24
• Rick-Rack Stretch ................................................................ 24
• Overcast Stretch Stitching
(Models 12781, 12681 and 12581) ........................................ 25
• Serging or Pine Leaf Stretch Stitching
(Model 12781 and 12681) ......................................................... 25
• TTiree-Step Zigzag.................................................................. 26
Lace Work (Models 12781, 12681 and 12581)............................ 26
Blind Hemming (Models 12781, 12681 and 12581).................... 27
Buttonholes............................................................................... 28~29
Sew in a Zipper ........................................................................ 30~31
Shell Stitching (Model 12781 and 12681)..................................... 32
Smocking........................................................................................
32
Elastic Stretch Stitch (Model 12781 only)............................... . 33
Box Stitching (Model 12781 only)................................................ 33
SECTION 4. PERFORMANCE PRQ&LEMS CHART
What to Do When ... ..........................................
34~35
SECTION 5. CARE FOR YOUR MACHINE
Replacing the Light Bulb............................................................... 30
Cleaning the Machine ............................................................. 36~37
• Clean the Feed Dogs......................................................... .. _
30
• Clean the Siuttle Race ........................................................... 37
Oiling the Machine....................................................................... 33
• Oil behind the Face Cover Plate and under the
Arm Cover Plate...................................................................... 33
• Oil the Underside...................................................................... 33
PARTS LIST
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