Choose The Needle And Thread; Check The Needle; Fabric, Needle, Thread And Stitch Length Chart - Kenmore 385.17026 Owner's Manual

Choose Your Needle and Thread
Your choice of needle and thread depends on the fabric you are sewing.
In your needle case you will find the )o]lowlng color-coded needtes:
Blue 111) ............... for stretch labdcs
Orange (11) ............. lor lightweight labrics
Red (14) ................ tor medium or medium-heavy weight fabrics
Purple (t6) .............. for medlum-heavy weight and decorative
topstitching on these labrics (This needle has a
larger thread hole for thicker topstitching
thread.)
Green (18) .............. lor heavy weight fabrics and decorative top-
stitching on these tabrics
• Check Your Needle
1. Look for a barbed or blunt point.
2. A damaged needle can cause permanent snags or runs in knits, fine silks
and silk-like fabrics.
Always buy good quality thread. It should resist tangling and be strong, smooth
and consistent in thickness.
• Fabric, Needle, Thread and Stitch Length Chart
FABRIC
L
Lightwe_ghl:
Batiste, Dimity. Chition,
Silks, Fine Lace, Organza,
Crepe, Taffeta, Voile.
Organdy
NEEDLE
SIZE AND
COLOR
t t -ORANGE
THREAD
Poiyesier CorelCotten
Wrap
Fine Mercerized Cotton
Silk A
RECOMMENDED
STITCH LENGTH
SETTING
2
(12 stitches per
inch )
Medium Weight:
Cotton, Cotton Brands,
Percale, Gingham,
Shantung. Pique,
Seersucker, Satin, Knits,
Suitings, Linen,
Woo! Crepe, Lealher
Medium-heavy Weight:
Corduroy, Denim, Wool
Sailcloth, Woo! Flannel,
• Gabardine, Velvets,
Leather
Heavyweight:
Coatings Upholstery
Cotton Duck, Heavy
Twills, Canvas
Decorative top*stitching
on atl types of taboo
Stretch Fabric:
Polyester Double Knits,
Nylon Tr_co_, Jersey,
Stretch Terry, Spandex,
Cire Tricot
14-RED
14-RED
or
16-PURPLE
I_PURPLE
I_GREEN
16_URPLE
I_GREEN
1 t - BLUE
(STRETCH
FABRIC
NEEDLE)
SO Merceezed Cotton
Polyester Core/Cotton
Wrap
Silk A
50 Mercerized Cotton
Mercenzed Heavy Duty
PolyesterCoreJCotten
S_tkA
Heavy Duty Mercerized
Polyester Core/Cotton
Silk A
Buttonhole Twist
(Use as top thread only)
Polyester Core/Cotton
Wrap
50 Mercerized Cotton
2_2.5
(10-12 stitches
per inch)
2_3
{8-10 stitches
per inch)
3
(8 stitches per
_nch)
3-4
(6--8 stitches
per inch)
2-2.5
{1012 stitches
per inch)
19