Zipper Sewing; To Snap On The Zipper Foot; Fabric Preparation; To Sew - Kenmore 385.162213 Owner's Manual

Zipper Sewing
(_) Stitch selector: 5
Stitch width: 65
® Stitch length: 2
® Needle thread tension: 2 to 6
(_) Presser foot E: Zipper foot
= To snap on the zipper foot
(_ Groove
(_) Pin
®To sew left side
®To sew right side
Fit the pin on the zipper foot into the groove on the foot
holder
*To sew the left side of the zipper, attach zipper foot on
the right-hand side of pin.
* To sew the right side of zipper, attach the zipper foot on
the left-hand side of pin.
o Fabric preparation
Right (top) side of fabric
® Wrong (bottom) side of fabric
® Bottom seam
® Zipper bottom stop position
® Basting stitch
Place the right (top) sides of the fabric (_) together. Sew a
bottom seam ® 5/8" (2.2 cm) from the right edge to the
estimated zipper bottom stop position ®. Sew in reverse
a few stitches to lock.
Increase the stitch length to 4, set needle thread tension
to 0, and sew basting stitch _) the entire length of the
zipper sewing.
• To sew
® 1/8" (0 4cm) fabric margin
(_) Zipper teeth
® Zipper tape
[] Attach zipper foot on right-side of pin
Fold back the upper layer seam allowance Fold back
the lower layer seam allowance to leave a 1/8" (0 4 cm)
margin of fabric (_
Place zipper teeth next to margin edge and pin margin to
zipper tape
Align zipper foot with margin edge Return thread tension
and stitch length to original settings. Sew a seam the
entire length of zipper tape, removing pins as you go.
Before reaching pull-tab, stop the machine with needle in
the fabric and raise the foot, then unzip a few inches to
clear a path for the stitch.
Remove fabric and close zipper
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