Table Of Contents - Kenmore 385. 1254180 Owner's Manual

TABLEOFCONTENTS
SECTION 1.
SECTION 2.
SECTION 3.
t<NOW YOUR MACHINE
A Portable Case or Cabinet is Available .......... 2
Locate and Identify the Parts .............. 2_3
Identify the Accessories ................. 4
PREPARE YOUR MACHINE FOR SEWING
Set Up the Machtne ................... 5_8
o Plug in the Machine and Switch on the Power ..... 5
o Foot Control Use ................... 5
a Setting Spool Pins ........................... 6
o Adiust the Presser Foot Lever .......... 6
o Free Arm Sewing: the Removable
Extens}on Table ..................... 7_8
Know What the Presser Feet Will Do .......... 9_10
Choose Your Needle and Thread .............. 1!_12
• Check Your Needle .................... 11
s Fabric, Needle, Thread and Stitch Length Chart 12
• To Change Your Needle ................ 12
Prepare the Bobbin .................... t3_15
a To Remove the Bobbin Case from the Machine .... 13
o Wind the Bobbin .................... 13_14
. tnsert the Bobbin into the Bobbin Case ........... 15
Prepare Your Top Thread .................. 16_17
o Thread Your Needle ................... 16_17
o Pick Up Your Bobbin Thread ............... 17
Adiust the Top Thread Tension .............. 18_19
Stitch Selector .................... 20
Stitch Length Controt ...................... 21
Adiusting Stretch Stitch Balance ................ 21
Reverse Stitch Control ....................... 21
Starting To Sew ....................... 22
LEARN THE STITCHES
Practical Stitch Chart ................... 23_25
Straight Stitches .................... 26_27
• Stragith Stitch .......... 26
o Use the Seam Guides ....................... 26
Turn a Square Corner ................... 26
o Use the Darning Plate .................. 27
a Topstitching ......................... 27
o Left Needle Posltlon ...................... 27
Darnmg ........................... 28
Straight Stretch .......................... 28
Zigzag Stitches .................... 29_36
o Basic Zigzag ........................ 29
e Satin Stitch ......................... 30
e Applique .......................... 31
e Bar Tacking ........................ 31
Monogramming ................... 32
o Embroidery .......................... 32
e Sew a Button ......................... 33
• Overcasting Stitch ...................... 34
o Rick-Rack Stretch ...................... 34
o Mending ........................... 35
o Overcasting Stretch Stitching ................ 36
o Serging or Pine Leaf Stretch Stitching
(Mode_s 12741 and 12641) .................. 36
Blind Hemming .................... 37
Lace Work ....................... ,...... 38
Buttonholes .......................... 39_40
Sew in a Zipper ...................... 41_42
Shell Stitching (Models 12741 and 12641) .......... 43
Smocking ....................... 43
Elastic Stretch Stitch (Model 12741 only) ........... 44
Box Stitching (Model 12741 only) ............ 44
SECTION 4. PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS CHART
What to Do When ....................... 45_46
SECTION 5. CARE FOR YOUR MACHINE
Replacing the Light Bulb ................. 47
o Cleaning the Machine ................ 47_50
o Clean the Feed Dogs ...................... 47
o Clean the Shuttle Race ................... 48
o Oil behind the Face Cover Plate ............. 49
o Oil under the Top Cover ................. 49
o Oil the Underside ..................... 50
PARTS LIST ............................... 51
INDEX ...................................... 52