Advertisement
NEEDLE AND THREAD TABLE
THREAD
SIZE
I
NEEDLE
I
FABRiC
SIZE
Cotton 80-100
Synthetic
Sheer cottons
,
silks
,
and synthetics
11
Silk A
Fine laces
Machine embroidery
Cotton 60-80
Me
dium
weig
ht
co
tt
ons
Mercerized
50
Me
dium
weig
ht
si
lk
s
Synthetic
14
Silk
A
Mediu
m
weight
syot
hetics
Machine
embroidery
Li
ght weight
woo lens
Cotton
40-60
Heavy
weight
cottons
Mercerized 50
16
Me
dium t
o heavy
weight woolens
Mercerized
heavy
dut
y
Heav
y
drap
e ry
fabric
s
Cotton 30-50
Heaviest
cottons
as
for
men 's work clot hes
Mercerized
heavy duty
18
Heaviest
woolen coatin;J
NEEDLE SIZE
Use KENMORE
602
1 needles
.
The
s1ze of
the needl
e
should
conform
co
the size of the
thread
and both should be
suitable
to
the material.
The same
size thread
should
be
used
in
the
bobbin
as
on the upper part
of
the
machine
fo
r
ordinary sew
ing
.
Never
use a
bent needle nor
one
with
a
blunt
point.
II
I
-<::ZF
II
This is the
exac
t
lengt
h
of
th
e nee
dle to b
e
used
in you
r
machine.
Comparison wi th
this
ill
ustration will
determine
whether the
needle you ha
v
e is the correct one for
y
our
machine.
5
PLACEMENT OF NEEDLE
Raise needle bar to its highest
po-
sition
by
turning
hand
wheel
toward
you
.
Loosen
needle clamp
screw.
Hold the needle with
flat side
away
from
you. Sl
ip
the
needle as
far as
it will
go
into the needle
clamp,
and tighten the thumb
screw.
Flat
side
away
from
you
.
Advertisement
