Sears 385. 17526 - Manual (Page 26)

SECTION 2. PREPARE THE MACHINE FOR SEWING
Stitch Width Control Stitch Length Control
Adjusting Stretch Stitch Balance
ot the stitch you select.
The higher the number, the wider the stitch.
T h e " ' f f ' ■ is the maximum width tor twin
needle stitches.
The blue zone is adjustable area for button
hole stitches.
length of stich, and also has a stretch stitch
setting.
The higher the number, the longer the
stitch.
0 means no feed.
To select the Stretch Stitch, set this control
at Stretch Stitch.
NOTE: When you select decorative
stitches (green) or built-in
buttonhole (blue), make sure that
you do not set the stitch length
control at "Stretch Stitch".
Study the red, green, yellow and
blue sections around this control.
These are recommended zones
of stitch length and color-coded to
the stitches pictured on the stitch
Indicator panel.
Smoking streich
Rickrack streich
For stretch stitch sewing, the stretch stitch
adjuster should usually be in a neutral
position
► or between and "
position. When sewing some tabrics, you
may need to adjust this control to
baiance the stitches tor appearance
sake.
If the design seems open like the
illustration to the left, adjust the control
slightly toward until it looks like the
center design.
If the design appears illustrations, turn
the control toward "+" until stitching is
as you desire.
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