Table Of Contents - Kenmore 385.19005 Owner's Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION I. NAME OF PARTS
Names of Parts .................................................................................... 2
Available Accessories and Attachments ................................ 3
SECTION II. GETTING READYTO SEW
Connecting Machine to Power Supply .................................. 4
Before Using Your Sewing Machine ........................................... 4
For Your Safety ........................................................................... 4
Polarized Plug ..................................................................................... 4
Machine Operating Buttons ......................................................... 5
Start/stop Button ................................................................................. 5
Reverse Button ................................................................................. 5
. Patterns 1,2, 3 and 6: ..................................................................... 5
o All other patterns: .................................................................. 5
Auto-lock Button .............................................................................. 5
= Patterns t, 2, 3 and 6: .............................................................. 5
. All other patterns: ....................................................................... 5
Up/down Needle Button ............................................................... 5
Speed Control Lever-, ....................................................................... 5
Foot Control ........................................................................................ 6
Operation Instructions: ......................................................... 6
Pressure Dial ......................................................................................... 6
To Drop or Raise the Feed Dogs ............................................... 6
Extension Table .......................................................................................... 7
• Detaching the table ................................................................ 7
. Attaching the table .................................................................. 7
Presser Foot Lifter ................................................................ 7
Thread Cutter .................................................................................. 8
Changing Needle .......................................................................... 8
Changing Presser Foot ................................................................... 8
oTo remove ........................................................................................ 8
oTo attach .................................................................................... 8
Correcting Distorted Stitch Patterns ......................................... 9
Presser Foot Types ........................................................................ 10
o Zigzag foot (Foot A) .........................................................10
- Straight stitch foot (Foot H) .................................................. 10
• Automatic buttonhole foot (Foot R) .................................... 10
o Zipper foot (Foot E) ............................................................... t0
° Overedge foot (Foot C) ........................................................... t0
. Satin stitch foot (Foot F) ......................................................... 10
o Blind hem stitch foot (Foot G) .......................................... !0
o 1/4 Seam foot (Foot O) ........................................................... 11
• Embroidery foot (Foot P) ........................................................ 11
o Walking foot .................................................................................. 11
Selecting Needle and Fabric ..................................................... I2
Bobbin Winding ................................................................................ 13
. Removing the hook cover plate ....................................... 13
° Horizontal spool pin ................................................................... 13
. Additional spool pin ............................................................... 13
Bobbin Winding .............................................................................. 14-15
° inserting the bobbin .................................................................. 15
Threading the Machine ............................................................... 16-17
o Threading the machine .............................................................. 16
- Builtqn needle threader ......................................................... 16
o Drawing up bobbin thread .................................................... 17
SECTION lU. CONVENTIONAL SEWING
Visual Touch Screen ..............................................................18
Mode Selection Keys ....................................................................... 18
Conventional Sewing Mode ........................................................ 19
Utility Stitches ................................................................................. 19
Pattern Selection ............................................................................. 19
Machine Settings .................................................................... 20
Setting Mode ..................................................................................... 20
Formatting the Memory .................................................................. 21
Language Selection ..................................................................... 21
Straight Stitch ......................................................................... 22-23
o To sew ..................................................................................... 22
° Securing seam ............................................................................. 22
=Changing sewing direction ..................................................... 22
=Needle plate guide line ............................................................... 23
° To sew from the edge of thick fabric .................................... 23
Quilting ..................................................................................................... 23
Quilting with Walking Foot ............................................................. 24
° To attach the walking foot ..................................................... 24
Manual Adjustment of Straight Stitches ......................... 24-25
• Changing needle drop position ........................................ 25
• Changing stitch length .............................................................. 25
Adjust the Needle Thread Tension for Straight Stitch ..... 26
• Correct tension ..................................................................... 26
• Tension is too tight ................................................................... 26
. Tension is too loose ................................................................... 26
Variety of Straight Stitches ................................................. 27-28
Lock-a-matic Stitch ............................................................................ 27
Triple Stretch Stitch .................................................................... 27
Stretch Stitch ..................................................................................... 27
Zipper Sewing .................................................................................. 28
. To snap on the zipper foot ................................................. 28
° Fabric preparation ...................................................................... 28
° To sew ...................................................................................... 28-29
Zigzag Stitch ................................................................................. 30
Manual Adjustment of Zigzag Stitch Width and Length ............. 30
• Changing stitch width .............................................................. 31
-Changing stitch length .............................................................. 31
Adjusting the Needle Thread Tension for Zigzag Stitch ........ 3 2
• Correct tension .............................................................................. 32
o Tension is too tight ...................................................................... 32
o Tension is too loose ....................................................................... 32
Variety of Overcasting Stitches ............................................... 33
Overedge Stitch ........................................................................... 33
Overedge Stitch (using zigzag stitch) ........................................ 33
Multiple Zigzag Stitch .......................................................................... 33
o Seam finishing .................................................................................. 33
• Mending ............................................................................................... 33
Serging .................................................................................................. 34
Blind Hem Stitch ................................................................................... 34
o To sew ............................................................................................ 34
SECTION IV. BUTTONHOLE
Various kinds of buttonholes and their uses ........................ 35
Square BH ..................................................................................... 36-38
o Preparation for sewing ............................................................. 36
• To sew ...................................................................................... 36-37
oTo repeat buttonhole sewing .............................................. 37
o Changing buttonhole width .................................................. 38
oChanging buttonhole stitch density ................................... 38
Corded Buttonhole ..................................................................... 39
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