Kenmore 385.128418 Owner's Manual page 27

Darning:
Set the Machine
Stich selector
@
Top thread tension Stitch length
control 'i to 4 Any number
(not necessary
to adjust)
footNO presser
Darning plate
Here's How
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6.
NOTE:
Put the darning plate on the needle plate
(see p.24).
Remove presser foot, stretch fabric between
embroidery hoops with hole centered.
Draw the bobbin thread up through the
fabric by holding the top thread and taking
one stitch at the spot where you wish to
start darning.
Lower the presser bar and sew at a slow
speed.
Move the fabric back and forth slowly until
you have covered the darning area.
Turn the fabric half turn and sew another
layer of stitching over the first layer,
If your fabric is thin or badly
damaged, use a separate piece of fabric
under the hole to reinforce it,
7. When you finish darning, remove the darning
p(ate,
Set the Machine
Stitch selector
!
@
Stitch length
Top thread tension
control 2 to 6 1
Straight foot Zigzag foot
The Stitch and Its Uses
Th_s stitch is the stretch variation of
the straight stitch, especially develop*
ed for knits and stretch fabrics,
Thts stitch can also be used for
topstitching on all fabrics.
Stretch stitching was developed
to be used on stretch fabrics and
knits, tt can be used on other
fabrics as weW. It works well on
curved seams and on any
garments that will receive a great
deal of strata (ie. children's
clothes).
The stretch stitch does not
actually stretch as it is being
sewn, but is stitched in a
forward and back motion
(sometimes called a "reverse-
action" stitch}, so that it will
gtve when the fabrmc stretches
Instead of breaking.
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