Kenmore Sewing Machine User Manual
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
A Port^le Case or Cabinet is Available.......................................4
Locate and Identify the Parts........... ...........................................4
Identify the Accessories ............................................................ 5
SECTION 2. PREPARE THE MACHINE FOR SEWING
Set Up the Machine...................................................................... 6
• Plug in the Machine and Switch on the Power......................6
• Foot Control Use..................................................................... 6
' Setting Spool Pins .................................................................. 8
• Adjust the Presser Foot Lever............................................... 8
• Thread Cutter........................................................................... 8
• Free Arm Sewing; the Removable Extension Table............ 9
• Accessories Storage Box....................................................... 9
• Change the Presser Foot........................................................ 9
Choose the Needle and Thread.................................................. 9
• T
Change the Needle............................................................. 9
• Check the Needle.................................................................. 12
• Fabric, Needle, Thread and Stitch Length Chart............... 12
Prepare the Bobbin....................................................................
• To Remove the Bobbin Case from the Machine..................15
• Wind the Bobbin ........... ............................................... 1 5 - 1 7
• Insert the Bobbin into the Bobbin Case............................. 18
Prepare the Top Thread.............................................................19
• Thread the Needle.................................................................. 19
• RcS Up thé Botkin Thread................................................. 21
Adjust the Top Thread Tension........................................... 23,26
Reverse Stitch Control... ........................................................ 26
Stitch Selector............................................................................29
Stitch Length Control................................................................ 30
Adjusting Stretch Stitch Balance (Model 12014 only)............ 30
Starting To Sew......... ................................................................ 32
SECTION 3. LEARN THE STITCHES
• Use the Seam Guides........................................................... 35
• Turn a Square Corner............................................................ 35
• Topstitching......................................................................... 38
SECTION 1. KNOW THE MACHINE
• Left Needle Position.............................................................. 38
• Sew in a Zipper.......................................................... 39 ~ 40,43
• Use the Darning Plate............................................................44
• Darning................................................................................... 44
Zigzag Stitches.................................................................... 47 - 58
• Basic Zigzag........................................................................... 47
• Satin Stitch............................................................................. 49
• Applique.................................................................................. 50
• Bar Tacking............................................................................ 50
• Sew a Button..........................................................................51
• Overcasting Stitch................................................................. 53
• Three-Step Zigzag.................................................................. 54
• Lace Work...............................................................................55
• Blind Hemming.......................................................................56
• Shell Stitching........................................................................ 58
Stretch Stitches (Model 12014 only)..........................................59
• Straight Stretch (Model 12014 only)..................................... 59
• Rick-Rack Stretch (Model 12014 only).................................60
• Overcast Stretch Stitching (Model 12014 only).................. 61
• Serging or Pine Leaf Stretch Stitching (Model 12014 only)... 63
Buttonholes........................................................................... 64, 67
• Feather Stitch (Model 12014 only)........................................58
• Decorate with Geometric Patterms...................................... 69
SECTION 4. PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS CHART
What to Do When............... ............
70
SECTION 5. CARE FOR THE MACHINE
Replacing the Light Bulb............................................................ 73
Cleaning the Machine..................................................................73
• Clean the Feed Dogs..............................................................73
• Clean the Shuttle Race.......................................................... 75
Oiling the Machine...................................................................... 77
• Oil Behind the Face Cover Plate and Under.........................77
• Oil the Underside....................................................................77
PARTS LIST
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