Kenmore 19501 Owner's Manual page 89

What t0 DO when(c0ntinued)
PROBLEM PROBABLE CAUSE CORRECTION
Monograms and buttonholes not Machine was not allowed to complete the Hold down the foot control until the machine has
identical, last few stitches, stopped.
Skipping Stitches
Breaking Upper Thread
Incorrect size needte.
Bent or blunt needle.
incorrect setting of needle.
Tight upper thread tension.
Light pressure on presser foot.
Starting to stLtch too fast.
Improper threading.
Tight upper thread tension.
Incorrect size needle.
Sharp eye in needle,
Nicks or burrs at hole of needle plate.
Choose correct size needle for thread and fabric.
insert new needle.
Reset needle.
Loosen upper thread tension.
Increase pressure on presser foot.
Start to stitch at a medium speed.
Rethread machine.
Loosen upper thread tension.
Choose correct size needle for thread and fabric.
insert new needle.
Replace needle plate, or polish off burrs completely.
Breaking Bobbin Thread i Improper bobbin case threading. Check bobbin case threading,
Lint In-bobbin case or shuttle. Clean bobbin case and shuttle,
Fabric not Moving
Darning plate in place.
Light pressure on presser foot.
Thread knotted under fabric.
Push-putt clutch is disengaged.
Thread caught in shuttle.
Lint in bobbin case or shuttle,
Fabric is pulling and distorting the
automatic fabric feed.
Remove darning plate.
increase pressure on presser foot,
Place both threads back under presser foot before beginning
to stitch.
Push in the clutch.
Disassemble and clean shuttle.
Machine Jamm=ng Knocking Noise Clean bobbin case and shuttle.
Fabric is too thick near the seam and the
buttonholes.
Buttonholes are not identical
in length and shape.
1. Keep the fabric from falling off the edges of the sewing
surface.
2. Bunch the fabric slightly all around the needle
(see illustration on page 67).
1. Use the B Foot in these instances.
2. Start the buttonhole so that you sew toward the edge of
the fabric.
3. Put standard writing paper {not tissue paper) under the
garment to aid fabric feed (for woven and stretch fabrics).
4. Do not use the Memory function.
Sew each button individually.
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