Table Of Contents - Kenmore 385.12618 Owner's Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION I. NAMES OF PARTS
Portable Case or Cabinet ........................................ 2
Names of Parts .......................................................... 2
Available Accessories and Attachments ............ 4
SECTION !1. GETTING READY TO SEW
Connecting Machine to Power Supply ........... 6
For Your Safety ........................................................... 6
Operating Instructions ............................................ 6
Controlling Sewing Speed .................................... 6
Setting Spoo! Pins ........................................................ 8
Presser Foot Lifter .............................................. 8
Thread C[Rter ................................................................ 8
Accessory Kit
..........................................................
8
Free-arm Sewing ............................................ 10
• For free-arm sewing
.............................................
10
° For flat-bed sewing ........................................... 1 0
Changing Needle ...................................................... t0
Changing Presser Foot
.....................................
10
Presser Foot Types ................................................. 12
° Zigzag foot ................................................................. 12
° Straight stitch foot ............................................... 12
• Sliding buttonhole foot ...................................... 12
oZipper foot
.............................................................
12
• Satin stitch foot ................................................... 12
Selecting Needle and Thread ...........................14
Bobbin Winding
........................................
18 - 22
o Removing bobbin case .................................... 1 8
• Bobbin winding .............................................. t8 - 20
° !nsefling bobbin ................................................... 22
Threading the Machine ............................................. 24
• Threading the machine ........................................ 24
• Drawing up bobbin thread ............................. 24
Adjust the Needle Thread Tension for
Straight Stitch .................................................................. 26
• Correct tension ................................................... 26
• Tension is too tight ................................................ 26
• Tension is too loose ........................................... 26
Adjust the Needle Thread Tension for
Zigzag Stitch ................................................................ 28
° Correct tension .................................................. 2 8
• Tension is too tight .................................................. 28
• Tension is too loose
.............................................
28
Stitch Selector ............................................................. 30
Stitch Length Control ............................................ 30
Adjusting Stretch Stitch Balance ......................... 30
Reverse Stitch Control .............................................. 30
SECTION iU. STRAIGHT STITCH SEWING
Straight Stitch ..................................................... 32
- Starting to sew .................................................... 32
=Finishing sewing ............................................. 32
Use the Seam Guides .......................................... 32
Turn a Square Corner ..................................... 32
SECTION III. STRAIGHT STITCH SEWING
(continued)
Topstitching
.......................................................
34
Zipper Sewing .............................................34 - 36
• Fabric preparation ............................................ 3 4
° To sew .................................................................... 36
Using the Darning Plate .................................. 38
Darning ................................................... 38
SECTION IV. ZIGZAG STITCHES
Basic Zigzag ...................................................... 40
Satin Stitch
.......................................................
40
Monogramming
.......................................................
42
App!ique .................................................. 42
Bar Tacking ........................................ 44
Button Sewing ........................................ 44
Overcasting Stitch
...................................
46
SECTION V. UTILITY STITCHES AND
DECORATIVE STITCHES
Blind Hem Stitch ........................................... 46
Lace Work
.................................................
48
Multiple Zigzag Stitch .................................... 48
Shell Stitch
.......................................................
50
Decorative Stitch of Geometric Patterns ...... 50
Box Stitching ..................................................... 52
Fagoting Stitch i .......................................... 52
SECTION VL STRETCH STITCHES
Straight Stretch ................................................ 54
Rick-rack Stretch
......................................................
54
Overcast Stretch Stitching ................................. 5 6
• To sew
......................................................................
56
Smocking ............................................................... 56
Serging .......................................................................... 58
Decorative Stretch Patterns ........................... 58
Elastic Stretch Stitch ....................................... 60
Feather Stretch Stitch ................................... 60
SECTION VII. BUTTONHOLE
Buttonhole ...................................................... 62 - 64
• To sew ......................................................... 62 - 64
SECTION VIII. CARE OF YOUR MACHINE
VI
Replacing the Light Bulb ....................................... 66
Cleaning the Feed Dogs ............................... 66
Cleaning the Shuttle Race ............................... 68
• Cleaning the shuttle area .............................. 68
• Replacing the shuttle assembly .......................... 68
Oiling the Machine .................................................... 70
• Oil behind the face cover .................................70
• Oil shuffle area ........................................................... 70
Troubleshootin ...................................................72