Table Of Contents - Kenmore 385.15212 Owner's Manual (Operating Fundamentals)

SECTION I. NAMES OF PARTS
Cabinets and Sewing Machine Tote Bag ........................ 2
Names of Parts .............................................................. 2
Available Accessories and Attachments ........................ 4
SECTION H. GETTING READYTO SEW
Connecting Machine to Power Supply ........................... 6
Before Using Your Sewing Machine ............................... 6
For Your Safety ............................................................... 6
Polarized Plug ............................................................ 6
Controlling Sewing Speed 6
Setting Spool Pins 8
Presser Foot L Per ......................................................... 8
Thread Cutter ................................................................. 8
Accessory Box 8
Extension Table ............................................................ 10
• Detaching the _aDle ................................................... 10
• Attaching [ne [able 10
Changing Needle ..................................................... 10
To Remove and Attach the Soot Holder 10
• To remove .............................................................. 10
• To attach ................................................................... 10
Changing Presser Foot .............................................. 12
• To remove .................................................................. 12
• To attach .................................................... 12
Presser Foot Types ..................................................... 12
• Zigzag foot ................................................ 12
• Automatic buttonhole foot .......................... 12
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• Satin stitch foot .......................................................... !5
Selecting 'qeedle and Fabric ........................................ 16
Bobbin Winding ......... 20°24
• Removing bobbin case ....................... 20°24
• Bobbin wincing ..................................................... 20°22
• Inserting Do_tn ............................ 24
Threading the Machine .......................................... 26°28
• Threading me machine .............................................. 26
• Needle threader ......................................................... 26
• Drawing up bobbin thread .......................................... 28
Adjust> the Needle> Thread Tension> for a
Straight Stitch ............................................................... 28
• Correct tension .......................................................... 28
• Tension is too tight ..................................................... 28
• Tension is too loose ................................................... 30
Adjust bobbin tension ................................................... 30
Adjust the Needle Thread Tension for a Zigzag Stitch _. 30
• Correct tension .......................................................... 30
• Tension is too tight ..................................................... 30
• Tension is too loose ................................................... 30
Stitch Pattern Selector ................................................. 32
Stitch Length Control .................................................... 32
Stitch Width Control ..................................................... 32
Reverse Stitch Control ................................................. 32
SECTION HL STRAIGHT STITCH SEWING
Straight Stitch ............................................................... 34
• Starting to sew ........................................................... 34
• Finishing sewing ........................................................ 34
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Use the Seam Guides .................................................. 34
Turn a Square Corner .................................................. 34
Variable Needle Position .............................................. 36
Topstitching .................................................................. 36
Zipper Sewing ......................................................... 36-38
• Fabric preparation ...................................................... 36
• To sew ........................................................................ 38
To Drop or Raise the Feed Dogs .................................. 40
Darning .......................................... 40
SECTION mY. ZIGZAG STITCH SEWmNG
Basic Zigzag .............................................................. 42
Satin Stitching .................................... 42
Monogramming .......................................................... 44
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SECTION V. UTtLITY AND DECORATIVE
STreTCHES
Blind Hem Stitch ........................................................... 50
Lace Work ................... 50
Shell Stitch ............. 52
M uLtip/e Zigzag Stitch 52
* Seam finishing ......................................................... 52
* Mending .................................................................... 52
Box Stitch ................................................................... 54
Decorative Stitch Patterns 54
_,ir_ neee_e Stitches CODtion 56
SECTION W. STRETCH STITCHES
Straign[ Stretch 58
Rick-rack Stretch ........................................................ 58
Overcast Stretch Stitching 60
o Starting _o se\^ 60
Smocking 60
oTo sew 60
Serglng ......................................................................... 62
Elastic Stretch Stitch .................................................... 62
Decorative Stretch Patterns ......................................... 64
SECTION Wl. BUTTONHOLE
Buttonhole ............................................................... 66-70
* Preparation for sewing ............................................... 66
, To sew ................................................................... 66-68
* To adjust buttonhole stitch density ............................. 70
Corded Buttonhole ....................................................... 70
SECTION WH. CARE OF YOUR MACHNE
Replacing the Light Bulb .............................................. 72
Cleaning the Feed Dogs .............................................. 72
Cleaning the Shuttle Race ........................................... 74
* Cleaning the shuttle area ........................................... 74
, Replacing shuttle assembly ....................................... 74
Oiling the Machine ....................................................... 76
* Oil behind the face cover ........................................... 76
, Oil the shuttle area ..................................................... 76
Troubleshooting ............................................................ 78
* Please note that some of the sections listed above not related to fundamental operations have been omitted from this
manual
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