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CARE
FREE
STITCHING
de/gends
on the BIG
_
NEEDLES
SHUTTLE
THREADING
and the LITTLE
_
EEDING
OILING
TENSION
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Flat
side
away
from
you
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Clean in and around the shuttle
and feed
dogs to remove accumulated dust and lint
which may cause NOISE OR JAMMING.
FEEDING
(MATERIAL
DOESN'T
FEED PROPERLY)
Check
stitch
length.
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OILING
The
more
you
use your
machine,
the
less often
it needs oil. If you
have not
used your
machine
for
a few months,
and it seems sluggish, oil your
machine.
Periodically
oil
at
points
indicated
in
your
instruction
book.
USE
ONLY
KENMORE
SEWING MACHINE
OIL.
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HREADING
THREAD
CAN
TANGLE
AND
SNAP
without
being seen.
If your
thread breaks, unthread and then RETHREAD
the machine, both top
and bottom threads,
TENSION
_
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Compare your straight
stitching
with the illustrations.
If it looks like either
of the top two, correct the thread tension dial as shown.
TOP
THREADING
Make sure there is no slack or
snags in the thread.
Use the
type of thread and size needle
recommended
in your instruc-
tion
book.
Thread
should
come
off
the
back
of
the
spoo| as shown+
Bo'rroM
THREADING
1. Insert bobbin with
thread wound as shown and
guide bobbin onto center pin of bobbin case.
2, Pull thread through slot.
3. Pull thread uader tension spring.
4. Holding
latch open, position
case into shuttle,
and release latch.
COMPLETING
THREADING
Hold
top
thread
loosely
in left
hand and rotate
handwheel
toward
you
one complete
turn.
Bring
bottom
thread up and next,
pull top and bottom
threads under and to the back of presser foot.
BE SURE TO NOTE
YOUR
PRESENT
SETTING
BEFORE
YOU START
ADJUSTING.
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Decrease
tension
Upper
thread
too
tight
Correct
stitching
IMPORTANT
For your safety an important
new feature has been incorporated
in this machine.
The light/power
switch provides electric current for the motor as well as the light,
In order to operate the machine this switch must be on.
If you are interrupted
while sewing and must leave the machine unattended, just
turn off the light/power
switch and the machine can not be started accidentally by
pressing on the foot
control.
This feature also applies when the machine is in
storage.
The foot control is used to vary the machine speed from zero to high.
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