Kenmore 385.12612090 Owner's Manual page 5

SECTION
SECTION
1. KNOW YOUR MACHINE
2.
A Portable Case or. Cabinet is Available ............ 2
Locate and Identify the Parts .............. 2_3
Identify the Accessories ........................ 3
SECTION 3.
PREPARE YOUR MACHINE FOR SEWING
Set Up the Machine ....................... 4_6
• Plug m the Machine and Switch on the Power ....... 4
• Foot Control Use ......................... 4
• Setting Spool Pin .................. 5
o Adjust the Presser Foot Lever ............... 5
• Thread Cutter ........................... 5
Free Arm Sewing: the Removable Extension Table .... 6
• Accessory Storage Box .................... 6
e Change the Presser Foot ................. 6
Choose Your NeedEe and Thread ............ 6_7
- To Change Your Needle ................. 6
o Check Your Needle .................... 7
o Fabric, Needle, Thread and Stitch Length Chart ..... 7
Prepare the Bobbin ....................... 8_9
• To Remove the Bobbin Case from the Machine ...... 8
• Wind the Bobbin ..................... 8_9
o Insert the Bobbin into the Bobbin Case ............ 9
Prepare Your Top Thread ............... 10_11
w Thread Your Needle .................... 10
• Pick Up Your Bobbin Thread ............... 11
Adjust the Top Thread Tension .............. 12_13
Stitch Selector ....................... 14
Stitch Length Control ................... 14
Adjusting Stretch Stttch Balance ............ 15
Reverse Stitch Control ..................... 15
Starting To Sew ..................... 16
LEARN THE STITCHES
Straight Stitches .................. 17_18
o Straight St_itch ................... 17
a Use the Seam Guides ................. 17
e Turn a Square Corner .............. 17
Use the Darning PIate .................... 18
• Topstitehing ...................... 18
• Left Needle Position ..................... 18
Darning ........................ I9
Straight Stretch ........................ 19
Zigzag Stitches .......................... 20_26
o Basic Zigzag ......................... 20
• Satin Stitch ....................... 21
• Applique ............................. 22
• Bar Tacking .................... 22
• Sew a Button ........................ 23
Overcasting Stitch .................... 24
• Rick-Rack Stretch ..................... 24
• Overcast Stretch Stitching ................... 25
e Serg]ng or Pine Leaf Stretch Stitching ............ 25
o Three-Step Zigzag ......................... 26
Lace Work ....................... 26
Blind Hemming .......................... 27
Buttonholes ........................... 28_29
Sew in a Zipper ........................ 30"-31
Shell Stitching ......................... 32
Smocking ............................ 32
Elastic Stretch Stitch .................. 33
8ox Stitching .......................... 33
SECTION 4. PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS CHART
What to Do When .................. 34_35
SECTION
5. CARE FOR YOUR MACHINE
Replacing the Light Bulb ................. 36
Cleaning the Machine ................... 36_37
• Clean the Feed Dogs .................... 36
Clean the Shuttle Race .................. 37
Oiling the Machine ....................... 38
o Oil behind the Face Cover Plate and under the
Arm Cover Plate .................... 38
• Oil the Underside .................... 38
PARTS LIST ............................... 39
INDEX ................................ 40