Section Ill. Basic Sewing; Straight Stitch Sewing; Starting To Sew; Changing Sewing Direction - Kenmore 385.19606 Owner's Manual

SECTION ill. BASIC SEWING
Straight Stitch Sewing
(_) Stitch pattern: #1 (mode 1) or#11 (mode 2)
(_) Thread tension dial: AUTO
(_) Foot: Zigzag foot A or Straight stitch foot H
* If you start the machine with the presser foot raised,
the machine will not run and the warning sign will be
displayed. Lower the foot and restart the machine.
Starting to sew
Raise the presser foot and position the fabric next to a
seam guide line on the needle plate (see page 48).
Lower the needle to the point where you want to start.
Lower the presser foot and pull the threads toward the
back. Depress the foot control. Gently guide the fabric
along a seam line letting the fabric feed naturally.
CAUTION: Do not place fingers near to the presser foot
when guiding fabric, or the needle clamp screw may
strike and injure your fingers.
Note:
When using the straight stitch foot. make sure to use
center needle position. Otherwise the needle may strike
the sewing foot and possibly break.
Changing Sewing Direction
Stop the machine and bring the need e down into the
fabric by pressing the Up/Down needle position button.
Raise the presser foot.
Pivot the fabric around the needle to change sewing
direction as desired. Lower the presser foot.
(_) Up/Down needle position button
@ Presser foot lifter
Finishing sewing
To fasten the ends of seams, press the reverse button
and sew several reverse stitches.
Raise the presser foot. Remove the fabric, draw the
threads to the back and cut the proper length for starting
the next seam. 2 0
-When patternscl_ ,I,are selected, reverse stitches are
sewn automatically at the beginning of the seam,
then sewing continues forward.
-When you reach the end edge of the fabric, press
the reverse button once.
The machine will sew four reverse stitches, four forward
stitches then stop sewing.
(_ Reverse button
(_ Thread cutter
(_) Fabric
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