Kenmore 385. 17928 Owner's Manual page 4

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2.
3.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
KNOW THE MACHINE
A Portable Case or Cabinet is Avialble .............. 3
Locate and Identify the Parts .................. 3_4
Identify the Accessories ........................ 5
PREPARE THE MACHINE FOR SEWING
Set Up the Machine ........................ 6_10
• Plug in the Machine and Switch on the Power ....... 6
• Foot Control Use .......................... 6
• Set the Pressure Dial ........................ 7
• Adjust the Presser Foot Lever .................. 8
• Thread Cutter ............................ 8
• Accessory Strage Box ....................... 9
• Free Arm Sewing: the Removable
Extension Table ........................ 9_10
Know What the Presser Feet Will Do ............ 11_14
• Check the Presser Foot ..................... 11
• Change the Presser Foot ..................... 11
• Presser Foot Types ...................... 12_14
Choose the Needle and Thread ................ 14_15
• Check the Needle ......................... 14
• Fabric, Needle, Thread and Stitch Length Chart ..... 15
• To Change the Needle ...................... 15
Prepare the Bobbin ........................ 16_18
• To Remove the Bobbin from the Machine ......... 16
• Horizontal Spool Pin ....................... 16
• Additional Spool Pin ....................... 16
• Bobbin W.nd.._g .......................... 17
• Insert the Bobbin into the Bobbin Holder ......... 18
Prepare the Top Thread ..................... 19_22
• Thread the Needle ........................ 19
• Pick Up the Bobbin Thread .................. 20
• Adjust the Top Thread Tension .............. 21_22
Stitch Selector ............................. 23
Stitch Width Control ......................... 24
Stitch Length Control ........................ 24
Adjusting Stretch Stitch Balance ................. 24
Reverse Stitch Control ........................ 25
Starting To Sew ............................ 25
LEARN THE STITCHES
Practical Stitch Chart ...................... 26_30
Straight Stitches .......................... 31_35
• Straight Stitches .......................... 31
• Use the Seam Guides ....................... 31
• Turn a Square Corner ...................... 31
• Topstitching ............................ 32
• Sew in a Zipper ........................ 33_34
• Dropping the Feed Dogs .................... 35
• Darning ............................... 35
Zigzag Stitches ........................... 36_48
• Basic Zigzag ............................. 36
• Monogramming .......................... 36
• Satin Stitch ............................. 37
• Applique ............................... 38
• Bar Tacking ............................. 38
• Embroidery ............................. 39
• Sewa Button ............................ 40
• Overcasting Stitch ......................... 41
• Blind Hemming .......................... 42
• LaceWork .............................. 43
• Three-Step Zigzag ......................... 44
• Shell Stitching ........................... 45
• Box Stitching ............................ 45
• Fagoting Stitch .......................... 46
• Two-Point Shell Stitching .................... 46
• Two-Point Box Stitch ...................... 47
• Overedging Stitch ......................... 47
• Decorative with Geometic Patterns ............. 48
Stretch Stitches .......................... 49_53
• Straight Stretch .......................... 49
• Rick-Rack Stretch ........................ 49
• Overcast Stretch Stitching ................... 50
• Smocking .............................. 50
• Serging or Pine Leaf Stretch Stitching ............ 51
• Elastic Stretch Stitch ....................... 51
• Stretch Patching .......................... 52
• Herring Bone Stretch ....................... 52
• Decorative Stretch Patterns .................. 53
Buttonhole Making ........................ 54_60
• Learning to Sew Buttonholes ................. 54
• Built-in System ........................ 55_56
• Using Buttonhole Attachment (Optional Item) .... 57_60
Twin Needle Stitches (Optional Item) .............. 61
SECTION 4. PERFORMANCE PROBLESM CHART
What to do When ......................... 62_63
SECTION 5.
CARE FOR THE MACHINE
Replace the Light Bulb ....................... 64
Clean the Bobbin Holder ...................... 64
Clean the Hook Race and Feed Dogs .............. 65
Oiling the Machine .......................... 65
PARTS LIST ...................................... 66_67
INDEX .......................................... 6B_69