Stitch Width Control; Stitch Length Control; Adjusting Stretch Stitch Balance - Kenmore 385.1883 Owner's Manual

Stitch Length Control
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_ Stitch Length
Setting Window
ST_T_
The stitch tength control regulates the length
ol stitch, and also has a stretch stitch setting.
The higher the number, the longer the stitch.
0 means no leed.
the stretch stitches, set this control
To select
at "" '_ ""
NOTE:
When you select decorative
stitches l.green) or buttonhole
(blue), make sure that you do not
set the stitch length control at
"" Stretch Stitch "'.
Study the red, green, yellow and
blue sections around this control.
These are recommended zones ot
stitch length and are color-coded
to the stitches pictured on the stitch
indicator panel
Stitch Width Control
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Slitch Width
" Setting Window
O-- t --2--3=4=5=6
The stitch width control regulates the width of
the stitch you select.
The higher the number, the wider the stitch.
The "" _ "" is the maximum width for twin
needle stitches.
The blue zone is the adjustable area for
button hole stitches.
Adjusting Stretch Stitch Balance
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In stretch stitch sewing, the stretch stitch
adjuster should usually be in a neutral
position tp or between "" + "" and °'--"
position. When sewing some labrics, you
may need to adjust this control to
balance the stitches for appearance
sake.
if the design seems open like the illust-
rations to the left, adjust the control
slightly toward "" -- "" until it looks like
the center design.
if the design appears to be closed as in
the right hand illustrations, turn the
control toward "" + "' until stitching is as
you desire.
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