Table Of Contents - Kenmore 385.1883 Owner's Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1. KNOW THE MACHINE
A Portable Case or Cabinet is Available ..................................... 4
Locate and Identify the Parts .............................................. 4 ~ 5
Identify the Accessories ............................................................ 6
SECTION 2. PREPARE THE MACHINE FOR SEWING
Set Up the Machine ........................................................... 7 - 13
o Plug in the Machine and Switch on the Power ..................... 7
o Foot Control Use .................................................................. 7
e Set the Speed Range Switch ................................................ 9
o Set the Presser Adjust Lever ................................................ 9
• Adiust the Presser Foot Lever ............................................. 1t
• Thread Cutter ...................................................................... 1t
e Accessory Storage Box ....................................................... 12
e Free Arm Sewing: the Removable
Extension Table .......................................................... 12- 13
Know What the Presser Feet Will Do .............................. 14 - 20
• Check the Presser Foot ...................................................... 14
o Change the Presser Foot .................................................... 14
o Presser Foot Types .................................................... 17 - 20
Choose the Needle and Thread ...................................... 2t - 24
a Check the Needle ............................................................... 21
o Fabric, Needle, Thread and Stitch Length Chart ................ 2t
• To Change the Needle ....................................................... 24
Prepare the Bobbin ......................................................... 25 ~ 28
• To Remove the Bobbin from the Machine .......................... 25
o Horizontal Spool Pin ........................................................... 25
e Additional Spool Pin ............................................................ 25
o Bobbin Winding ................................................................... 26
• Insert the Bobbin into the Bobbin Holder ............................. 28
Prepare the Top Thread .................................................. 29 - 35
e Thread the Needle .............................................................. 29
• Pick Up the Bobbin Thread ................................................. 31
a Adjust the Top Thread Tension .................................. 32 ~ 35
Stitch Selector ......................................................................... 37
Stitch Width Control ................................................................ 39
Stitch Length Control ............................................................... 39
Adjusting Stretch Stitch Balance ............................................. 39
Reverse Stitch Control ............................................................ 42
Starting To Sew ....................................................................... 42
SECTION 3. LEARN THE STITCHES
Practical Stitch Chart ....................................................... 45 - 52
Straight Stitches .............................................................. 53 - 66
• Straight Stitches .................................................................. 53
• Use the Seam Guides ......................................................... 53
• Turn a Square Corner ......................................................... 53
• Topstitching ........................................................................ 56
o Position the Needle for Topstitching .................................... 57
e Quilting ............................................................................... 58
e Sew in a Zipper ........................................................... 61 ~ 62
• Dropping the Feed Dogs .................................................... 66
o Darning ............................................................................... 66
Zigzag Stitches ............................................................... 69 - 86
o Basic Zigzag ........................................................................ 69
e Monogramming .................................................................. 70
• Satin Stitch .......................................................................... 71
• Applique .............................................................................. 72
e Bar Tacking ........................................................................ 72
• Embroidery .......................................................................... 73
o Sew a Button ...................................................................... 74
o Overcasting Stitch ............................................................... 76
e Blind Hemming ................................................................... 77
e Lace Work .......................................................................... 79
• Three-Step Zigzag .............................................................. 80
o Shell Stitching ..................................................................... 81
e Box Stitching ....................................................................... 82
a Fagoting Stitch ................................................................... 83
o Two-Point Shell Stitching ................................................... 84
o Two-Point Box Stitch ........................................................... 85
e Overedging Stitch ............................................................... 85
o Decorative with Geometric Patterns .................................... 86
Stretch Stitches ............................................................... 87 - 95
,* Straight Stretch ................................................................... 87
o Rick-Rack Stretch ............................................................... 88
• Overcast Stretch Stitching .................................................. 89
o Smocking ............................................................................ 91
• Serging or Pine Leaf Stretch Stitching ................................ 92
e Elastic Stretch Stitch ........................................................... 93
e Stretch Patching ................................................................. 94
• Herring Bone Stretch .......................................................... 94
• Decorative Stretch Patterns ................................................ 95
Buttonhole Making ......................................................... 96 ~ 112
• Automatic Buttonhole ................................................. 96 - 98
• Manual Buttonhole .................................................. 102- 103
o Using Buttonhole Attachment ................................. 106 ~ 1t2
Twin Needle Stitches (Optional Item) .................................... 115
SECTION 4. PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS CHART
What to do When ................................................................... 117
SECTION 5. CARE FOR THE MACHINE
Replace the Light Bulb .......................................................... 120
Clean the Bobbin Holder ....................................................... 120
Clean the Hook Race and Feed Dogs ................................... 122
Oiling the Machine ................................................................ 123
PARTS LIST .......................................................................................... 124,125
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