Kenmore 17830 Owner's Manual page 24

DARNING
SETTINGS
Pressure Regulator. 0 (DARN)
Zigzag foot or square automatt© buttonholo
f_t
S_tch fabric be_n .embFol_
with _ centered. L_ p_ Mr end
sew at a slow _ moving fabdc back and
f_ with a study rhythm to cover dern_
area. When it is c_md, turn hibfio i/4 a
turn and sew layer of stitching a©_ first
layer,
If fabric is thin or My damaged in hole area,
you may want to put o seato _ u_
the hole for relnforcament.
TEMPORARY SWING BY
MACHINE
longer doyou need to kite by hmndi
BeslJng by machi_ is easy-slmply use
_t ettt_ with longest available
I_ setting.
Set top thread tension at 1 to 2 to facilitate
pulling out bobbin thread.
PIN BASTING
You can _ over pins easily (if done
_) _use your p_ feet are
hinged, Pins must be i_ at fight angles
to seam Itne. Tip of pin should just touch
seam Xne, Sew over tip of pins. Pins must not
come in _tact with feed d_: _ pin on
the _ side of the fabflc, Sew slowly, if in,
d_t about sewing over pins, remove each
pin as you approach it.
STAY. STITCHING
"Stiy-ll]t_" is e fo_ of t_ary
seaming that prevents stretching of curved
of ge_nta. Usually this is on a single
layer of fabric, so reduce top thread ter_on
sightly to prevent puckering, Baste about
'/4' _ey fr_ intended seamllne.