Table Of Contents - Kenmore 385. 17526 Owner's Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. KNOW THE MACHINE
A Portable Case or Cabinet is Avaiatble .................................. 3
Locate and Identify the Parts .............................................. 3 - 4
identify the Accessories ............................................................ 5
2. PREPARE THE MACHINE FOR SEWING
Set Up the Machine .......................................................... 6 - 10
Plug in the Machine and Switch on the Power .................... 6
Foot Control Use .................................................................. 6
,= Set the Pressure Dial ........................................................... 7
o Adiust the Presser Foot Lever .............................................. 8
e Thread Cutter .......................................................................
8
o Accessories Storage Box ..................................................... 9
o Free Arm Sewing: the Removable Extension
Table ............................................................................. 9 - 10
Know What the Presser Feet Will Do ............................. ! I - 14
o Check the Presser Foot ..................................................... 1t
o Change the Presser Foot ..................................................... 7
= Presser Foot Types .................................................... 12 ~ 14
Choose the Needle and Thread ...................................... 14 - 15
• Check the Needle ............................................................... 14
• Fabric, Needle, Thread and Stitch Length Chart ............... 15
o To Change the Needle ....................................................... 15
Prepare the Bobbin ......................................................... t 6 ~ 18
o To Remove the Bobbin Case from the Machine ................ 16
o Horizontal Spool Pin ........................................................... 16
o Additional Spool Pin ........................................................... 16
o Bobbin Wind ....................................................................... I7
o Insert the Bobbin into the Bobbin Holder ........................... I8
Prepare the Top Thread .................................................. 19 ~ 22
• Thread the Needle .............................................................. 19
e Pick Up the Bobbin Thread ................................................ 20
Adjust the Top Thread Tension ...................................... 21 ~ 22
Stitch Selector ......................................................................... 23
Stitch Width Control ................................................................ 24
Stitch Length Control .............................................................. 24
Adjusting Stretch Stitch Balance ............................................ 24
Reverse Stitch Control ............................................................ 25
Starting To Sew ....................................................................... 25
3. LEARN THE STITCHES
Practical Stitch Chart ...................................................... 26 - 23
Straight Stitches .............................................................. 3t - 35
e Straight Stitch ..................................................................... 31
o Use the Seam Guides ........................................................ 31
o Turn a Square Corner ........................................................ 31
• Topstitching ........................................................................ 32
® Sew in a Zipper ........................................................... 33 ~ 34
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Dropping the feed Dogs ..................................................... 35
=0 Darning ............................................................................... 35
Zigzag Stitches ................................................................ 36 - 48
e Basic Zigzag ....................................................................... 36
• Monogramming ................................................................... 36
• Satin Stitch .......................................................................... 37
Applique .............................................................................. 38
Bar Tacking ......................................................................... 38
= Embroidery ......................................................................... 39
• Sew a Button ...................................................................... 40
o Overcasting Stitch .............................................................. 41
o Blind Hemming ................................................................... 42
o Lace Work .......................................................................... 43
e Three-Step Zigzag .............................................................. 44
o Shell Stitching ..................................................................... 45
o Box Stitching ....................................................................... 45
o Fagoting Stitcih ................................................................... 46
,_ Two-Point Shell Stitching ................................................... 46
= Two-Point Box Stitch .......................................................... 47
= Overedging Stitch ............................................................... 47
o Decorate with Geometric Patterns ..................................... 48
Stretch Stitches ............................................................... 49 ~ 53
,=, Straight Stretch ................................................................... 49
• Rick-Ruck Stretch ............................................................... 49
o Overcast Stretch Stitching .................................................. 50
o Smocking ............................................................................ 50
,= Serging or Pine Leaf Stretch Stitching .................................. 5t
o Elastic Stretch Stitch .......................................................... 51
o Stretch Patching ................................................................. 52
• Herring Bone Stitch ........................................................... 52
• Decorative Stretch Patterns .............................................. 53
Buttonholes Making ........................................................ 54 - 60
o Learning to Sew Buttonholes ............................................. 54
= Built-in System ............................................................ 55 - 56
• Using Buttonhole Attachment ..................................... 57 ~ 60
Twin Needle Stitching ............................................................. 64
4. PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS CHART
What to Do When ............................................................ 62 - 63
SECTION 5. CARE FOR THE MACHINE
Replacing the Light Bulb ......................................................... 64
Clean the Bobbin Holder ......................................................... 64
Clean the Hook Race and Feed Dogs .................................... 65
Oiling the Machine .................................................................. 65
PARTS LIST .......................................................................................... 66 - 67