Table Of Contents - Kenmore SEARS 385. 17622 Owner's Manual

SECTION 1.
SECTION 2.
SECTION 3.
TABLE •OF CONTENTS
KNOW THE MACHINE
A Portable Case or Cabinet is Available .............. 3
Locate and Identify the Parts .................. 3_4
Identify the Accessories ........................ 4
PREPARE THE MACHINE FOR SEWING
Set Up the Machine ......................... 5_7
• Plug in the Machine and Switch on the Power ....... 5
• Foot Control Use .......................... 5
• Setting Spool Pins .......................... 6
• Adjust the PresserFoot Lever .................. 6
• Thread Cutter ............................ 6
• Free Arm Sewing: the Removable Extension Table , , . 7
• Accessories Storage Box ...................... 7
• Change the Presser Foot ...................... 7
Choose the Needle and Thread ................. 7_8
• To Change the Needle ....................... 7
• Check the Needle .......................... B
• Fabric, Needle, Thread and Stitch Length Chart ...... 8
Prepare the Bobbin ........................ 9_10
• To Remove the Bobbin Case from the Machine ...... 9
• Windthe Bobbin ....................... 9_10
• Insert the Bobbin into the Bobbin Case ........... 10
Prepare the Top Thread ..................... 11_12
• Thread the Needle ........................ 11
• Pick Upthe Bobbin Thread .................. 12
Adjust the Top Thread Tension ................ 13_14
Reverse Stitch Control ........................ 14
Stitch Selector ............................. 15
Stitch Length Control ........................ 16
Adjusting Stretch Stitch Balance ................. 16
Starting To Sew ............................ 17
LEARN THE STITCHES
Straight Stitches .......................... 18_22
• . Straight Stitch ........................... 18
• Usethe Seam Guides ....................... 18
• Turna Square Corner ...................... 1B
• Topstitching ............................ 19
• Left Needle Position ....................... l g
• Sew in a Zipper ........................ 20_21
• Use the Darning Plate ...................... 22
• Darning ............................... 22
Zigzag Stitches ........................... 23_31
• Basic Zigzag ............................. 23
• Satin Stitch ............................. 23
• Applique ............................... 24
• Bar Tacking ............................. 24
• Sew a Button ............................ 25
• Overcasting Stitch ......................... : 26
• Three-Step Zigzag ......................... 27
• Blind Hemming .......................... 28
• LaceWork .............................. 29
• Shell Stitching ........................... 29
• Box Stitching ............................ 30
• Fagoting Stitch .......................... 31
• Decorate with Geometic Patterns ............... 31
Stretch Stitches .......................... 32_35
• Straight Stretch .......................... 32
• Rick-Rack Stretch ........................ 32
• Smocking .............................. 33
• Overcast Stretch Stitching ................... 33
• Serging or Pine Leaf Stretch Stitching ............ 34
• Elastic Stretch Stitch ....................... 34
• Herring Bone Stretch ....................... 35
• Decorative Stretch Patterns .................. 35
Buttonbholes ............................ 36_37
SECTION 4. PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS CHART
What to Do When ............... , • ........ 38_39
SECTION 5. CARE FOR THE MACHINE
Replacing the Light Bulb ...................... 40
Cleaning the Machine ...................... 40_41
• Clean the Feed Dogs ....................... 40
• Cleanthe Shuttle Race ..................... 41
Oiling the Machine .......................... 42
• Oil behing the Face Cover Plate and Under
Arm Cover Plate .......................... 42
• Oil the Underside ......................... 42
PARTS LIST ........................................ 43
INDEX ............................................ 44
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