Kenmore 385.11607 - Manual (Page 4)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1. KNOW THE MACHINE
A Portable Case or Cabinet is Avaialble............................................................. 3
Locate and Identify the Parts........................................................................ 3~4
Identify the Accessories........................................................................................ 4
SECTION 2. PREPARE THE MACHINE FOR SEWING
Set Up the Machine.......................................................................................... 5~7
» Plug in the Machine and Switch on the Power ............................................... 5
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Foot Control Use.......................................................................................... 5
• Setting Spool Pins.......................................................................................... 6
• Adjust the Presser Foot 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........................................................................................... 8
® Fabric, Needle, Thread and Stitch Length Chart............................................ 8
Prepare the Bobbin......................................................................................... 9~10
® To Remove the Bobbin Case from the Machine ........................................... 9
e Wind the Bobbin ......................................................................................... 9~10
® Insert the Bobbin into the Bobbin Case....................................................... 10
Prepare the Top Thread................................................................................ 11~12
» Thread the Needle ......................................................................................... 11
® Pick Up the 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 (Model 12614 only) ... 16
Starting To Sew................................................................................................. 17
SECTION 3. LEARN THE STITCHES
Straight Stitches.............................................................................................18~22
• Straight Stitch............................................................................................. 18
® Use the Seam Guides.................................................................................... 18
® Turn a Square Corner.................................................................................. 18
® Topstitching..................................................................................................... 19
® Left Needle Position ................................................................................. . 19
® Sew in a Zipper .................................................................................... 20~21
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® Use the Darning Plate.................................................................................. 22
* Darning ........................................................................................................ 22
Zigzag Stitches.............................................................................................. 23~30
Basic Zigzag................................................................................................. 23
Satin Stitch.................................................................................................... 24
Applique....................................................................................................... 25
Bar Tacking................................................................................................... 25
Sew a Button................................................................................................. 26
Overcasting Stitch......................................................................................... 27
Three-Step Zigzag........................................................................................ 28
Lace Work..................................................................................................... 28
Blind Hemming ............................................................................................ 29
Shell Stitching............................................................................................... 30
Box Stitching................................................................................................. 30
Stretch Stitches (Model 12614 only) .............................................................31~33
Straight Stretch............................................................................................ 31
Rick-Ruck Stretch ....................................................................................... 31
Smocking...................................................................................................... 32
Overcast Stretch Stitching ........................................................................... 32
Serging or Pine Leaf Stretch Stitching......................................................... 33
» Elastic Stretch Stitch.................................................................................... 33
Buttonholes.................................................................................................... 34~35
SECTION 4. PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS CHART
What to Do When 36-37
SECTION 5. CARE FOR THE MACHINE
Replacing the Light Bulb..................................................................................... 38
Cleaning the Machine ................................................................................. 38—39
• Clean the Feed Dogs........................................................................................ 38
® Clean the Shuttle Race .................................................................................. 39
Oiling the Machine.............................................................................................. 40
» Oil behind the Face Cover Plate and Under
Arm Cover Plate............................................................................................ 40
® Oil the Underside............................................................................................. 40
PARTS LIST.................................................................................................................... 41
INDEX ................................................................................................................ 42