Kenmore 385.16782 Owner's Manual page 67

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Button
Sewing
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Stitch selector:
@ Stitch width:
@ Stitch length:
@ Needle thread tension:
@ Presser foot
A:
@ Feed dogs:
1.
Drop the feed dogs. Place the button below the zigzag
foot, making sure
to align the holes with the horizontal
slot
in
the foot. Lower
the presser foot to hold the
button
in place.
2.
Determine which stitch width setting matches the
distance between
the button
holes.
The needle must
go
safely
through each hole when sewing.
Unthread
the needle to help you determine the zigzag
width.
3.
Thread
the
needle. Turn
the handwheel, so that the
needle is in its leftmost position, and then drop the
needle through
the left buttonhole.
4.
Press the foot control and sew
about
10
stitches.
5.
Sew
the other
row
of holes (if applicable) using the steps
above.
Trim excess threads
from both sides
of
the fabric.
Overcasting
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Stitctr selector:
@ stitcn width:
@ Stitcn length:
@ Needle thread tension:
@ Presser foot
A:
@ Presser foot
C:
@ Brush holder seam guide
5
2
to 6.5
Any
2to6
Zigzagtool
Dropped
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5
to 6.5
Red zone
3toB
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This stitch is useful in garment construction, and
in
finishing
raw edges of any sewing
Project.
lf using the zigzag foot. start overcasiing with the leftmost
needle position
about 1/8" (0.3 cm)from the
raw
edge of
a
seam.
The right tip
of
the
stiich should just clear the seam
edge.
For lightweight fabrics, use
the overedge
foot. To
sew,
line
the fabric edge
up
with
the inner side
of
the
brush holder
seam
guide(7-).
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