What To Do When - Kenmore 385.190011890 Service Manual

SEWING MACHINE DIV. 20 MODEL 385.19001890
WHAT TO DO WHEN
CONDITION HOW TO FIX REFERENCE
1, INSERTTHE NEEDLE PROPERLY.
1. SKIPPING
STITCHES
2. FABRIC NOT
MOVING
CAUSE
NEEDLE IS NOT INSERTED
PROPERLY.
2. NEEDLE IS BENT OR WORN.
3. INCORRECTLY THREADED,
4. NEEDLE ORTHREAD ARE
INAPPROPRIATE FOR
FABRIC BEING SEWN.
5, SEWING ON STRETCH
FABRIC
6, PRESSERFOOT PRESSURE
IS TOO WEAK.
7. INAPPROPRIATE NEEDLE
BAR HEIGHT
8. INAPPROPRIATE NEEDLE TO
SHUI-rLE TIMING
9. INAPPROPRIATE NEEDLE TO
SHUYi-LECLEARANCE
10. STABILIZERIS NOT BEING
USED WITH STRETCHOR FINE
FABRICS.
11. FABRIC IS NOT SETPROP-
ERLYON EMBROIDERY
HOOP.
12. SEWING WHILE PRESSERBAr,
LIFTERIS RAISED
,
.
PRESSER FOOT PRESSURE
ISTOO WEAK.
INCORRECT FEED DOG
HEIGHT.
3. FEED DOG IS IN DOWN
POSITION.
*ALL ITEMS AREAPPLICABLE TO BOTHCONVENTIONALAND
7
CHANGE THE NEEDLE.
RETHREAD.
USETHE RECOMMENDED
SEWING NEEDLE AND
THREAD,
USEA#11 BLUETIP NEEDLE.
ADJUST THE PRESSER DIAL TO
MAKE THE PRESSURE
STRONGER.
SEE MECHANICAL
ADJUSTMENT
"NEEDLE BAR HEIGHT".
SEE MECHANICAL
ADJUSTMENT "NEEDLETO
SHUTTLETIMING".
SEE MECHANICAL
ADJUSTMENT "CLEARANCE
BETWEEN NEEDLE AND HOOK".
USESTABILIZER.
PLACE THE FABRIC TIGHTLY IN
THE EMBROIDERY HOOP(NO
LOOSE FABRIC),
SEW WITH THE PRESSER BAR
LIFTERDOWN,
ADJUST THE PRESSER DIAL TO
MAKE THE PRESSURE
STRONGER.
SEE MECHANICAL
ADJUSTMENT "FEED DOG
HEIGHT".
RAISE THE FEED DOG.
P. 26 - 27
P. 28 - 29
R 30
P. 18
(EMBROIDERY
ONLY)
E18
[EMBROIDERY
ONLY)
CONVENTIONA
_'_VINGONLY)
P. 32 - 33
CONVENTIONA
•"_/ING ONLY)
CONVENTIONA
EWING ONLY)
EMBROIDERY SEWING WHERE OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.