Table Of Contents - Kenmore Sears 385.1158180 Owner's Manual

TABLE OFCONTENTS
SECTION
SECTION
SECTION
1. KNOW YOUR MACHINE
A Portable Case or Cabinet is Available ............ 2
Locate and Tdentify the Parts ................. 2_3
|dentify the Accessories .................... 3
2. PREPARE YOUR MACHINE FOR SEWING
Set Up the Machine ...................... 4_6
• Plug in the Machine and Sw_tch on the Power ..... 4
• Foot Controf Use ...................... 4
• Setting Spool Pin ........................ 5
• Adjust the Presser Foot Lever ................. 5
m Thread Cutter ........................... 5
• Free Arm Sewing: the Removable Extension Table _ , , 6
• Accessory Storage Box .................. 6
• Change the Presser Foot .................... 6
Choose Your Needle and Thread ............. 6_7
• To Change Your Needle .................. 6
• Cheek Your Needle .... ,, , ................. 7
• Fabric, Needle and Thread Chart ................ 7
Prepare the Bobbin ................... 8_9
s To Remove the Bobbin Case from the Machine ..... 8
a Wind the Bobbin .................... 8_9
o |nsert the Bobbin into the Bobbin Case .......... 9
Prepare Your Top Thread .................. I 0_11
• Thread Your Needle .................. 10
• Pick Up Your Bobbin Thread ............... 11
Adjust the Top Thread Tension ............. t2_13
Stitch Selector .......................... t3
Reverse Stitch Control ....................... 14
Starting To Sew ..................... t4
3. LEARN THE STITCHES
Straight Stitches ................... 15_16
•Stratght Stitch ................... 15
• Use the Seam Guides ................... 15
• Turn a Square Corner ...................... 15
• Use the Darning Plate ................ 16
• Topstltching ..................... 16
• Left Needle Position .................... 16
Darning ............................. 17
Zigzag Stitches ..................... 18_20
• Basic Zigzag ....................... 18
• Satin Stitch ....................... 18
• Monogramming .................... 19
• Bar Tacking ........................ 19
Overcasting Stitch ....................... 20
• Three*Step Zigzag .................... 20
Blind Hemming .......................... 21
Lace Work .............................. 22
Sew in a Zipper ......................... 23_24
Shell Stitching (Mode_ 11681 only) .............. 25
Box Stitching (Model 11681 only) ............. 25
SECTION 4 PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS CHART
What to Do When .................. 26_27
SECTION 5. CARE FOR YOUR MACHINE
Replacing the Light Bulb ................. 28
Cleaning the Machine .................. 28_29
t Clean the Feed Dogs ..................... 28
Clean the Shuttle Race .............. 29
Oiling the Machine ....................... 30
• Oil behind the Face Cover Plate and under the
Arm Cover Plate ...................... 30
• Oil the Underside ....................... 30
PARTS LIST ................................ 3t
INDEX .................................. 32