Table Of Contents - Sears Kenmore 385.17824090 Owner's Manual

SECTION 1.
SECTION 2.
SECTION 3.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
KNOW 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 Machine ....................... 5_9
o Plug in the Machine and Switch on the Power ...... 5
o Foot Control Use .................... 5
o Set the Pressure Dial ................ 6
• Setting Spool Pins ...................... 7
• Adjustthe Presser Foot Lever .................. 7
o Accessory Storage Box ................ 8
o Free Arm Sewing: the Removal Extension Table , . 8_9
Know What the Presser Feet Will Do .......... 10_13
a Check Your Presser Foot ................ 10
o Change the Presser Foot ................ 10
• Presser FootTypes .......... 11_13
Choose Your Needle and Thread ......... 13_14
• Check Your Needle ..................... 13
a Fabric, Needle, Thread and Stitch Length Chart _ , 14
e To Change Your Needle ............ 14
Prepare the Bobbin .............. 1B_16
a To Remove the Bobbin from the Machine ........ 15
• Wind the Bobbin ................. 15
prJpnaSreer tytohe rBT°obpb [_h'nta_ the a°bb'n H°lder : : : : : : : 17_1 _
• Thread Your Needle .............. 17
o Pick Up Your Bobbin Thread .............. 18
• Adjust the Top Thread Tension ........... 19_20
Stitch Selector ................... 20
Stitch Width Control ................ 21
Stitch Length Control .................. 21
Adjusting Stretch Stitch Balance ............ 21
Reverse Stitch Control .................... 22
Starting To Sew .................... 22
LEARN THE STITCHES
Practical Stitch Chart ............... 23_27
Straight Stitches ...................... 28"29
• Straight Stitch ................... 28
• Use the Seam Guides ............... 28
• Turn a Square Corner ...................... 28
o Use the Darning Plate ......... 29
o Topstltching .................... 29
Darmng .............................. 30
Strmght Stretch ............................ 30
Zigzag Stitches ........................ 31_38
Basic Zigzag ......................... 31
6 Satin Stitch ........................ 32
Q Applique ............................. 33
o Bar Tacking ........................ 33
Monogramming ......................... 34
Q Embroidery .......................... 34
o Sew a Button ....................... 35
e Overcasting Stitch ...................... 36
o Rick-Rack Stretch .................... 36
o Three-Step Zigzag ................. 37
o Overcast Stretch Stitching ............... 38
Sergmg or Pine Leaf Stretch Stitching ......... 38
Blind Hemming ........................ 39
Lace Work .............................. 40
Buttonhole Making .................. 41_47
• Learmngto Sew Buttonholes ............... 41
• Built-in System ....................... 42_43
o Using Buttonhole Attachment ............. 44_47
Sew in a Zipper ......................... 48_49
Shell Stitching ...................... 50
Two-Polnt Shell Stitching ................ 50
Smocking .............................. 51
Stretch Patching ...................... 52
Fagoting Stitch ........................ 52
Herring Bone Stretch .................... 52
Elastic Stretch Stitch ..................... 53
Box Stitching ........................ 53
Two-point Box Stitch ..................... 54
Overedgmg Stitch ......................... 54
Decorate with Geometric Patterns ........... 55
SECTION 4. PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS CHART
When to Do When ....................... 56_57
SECTION 5. CARE FOR YOUR MACHINE
Replace the Light Bulb .................. 58
Clean the Bobbin Holder .................. 58
Clean the Nook Race and Feed Dogs ............ 59
Oiling the Machine ....................... 59
PARTS LIST ........................... 60_61
INDEX ................................ 62_63