Kenmore 385.16120200 User Manual
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Availabie Accessories and Attachments.................... 4
SECTION II. GETTING READY TO SEW
Operating Instructions.... ............................................ 6
Controlling Sewing Speed........ ............................................................................................................................................................ 6
Setting Spool Pins........................................................8
Presser Foot Lifter...................................................... 8
Free-arm Sewing......... ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10
• For free-arm sewing.. .. ............................................ 10
• For flat-bed sewing..................................................10
Changing Needle ........ ............................................. 10
Changing Presser Foot......... ..................................... 10
• To remove .... ............................................................ 10
• To attach...................................................................10
Presser Foot Types................................................... 12
• Zigzag foot..... ......................................... 12
• Straight stitch foot....................................................12
• Automatic buttonhole foot....................................... 12
• Zipper foot....... ........................................ 12
• Satin stitch foot........................................................ 12
Selecting Needle and Fabric.....................................14
Bobbin Winding ........... .............................................................................................................................................................................18-22
• Removing bobbin case........................................... 18
• Bobbin winding...................................................18-20
• inserting bobbin ........ .............................. ..22
•Threading the machine .......... .................................................................................................................................................24
• Drawing up bobbin thread.......................................24
Adjust the Needle Thread Tension for
Straight Stitch.............................................................. 26
• Correct tension.........................................................26
• Tension is too tight.................................................. 26
• Tension is too loose .... ............................................ 26
Adjust the Needle Thread Tension for Zigzag Stitch .... 28
• Correct tension .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
• Tension is too tight.................................................. 28
• Tension is too loose.................................................28
Stitch Selector............................................ 30
Stitch Length Control................................................. 30
Adjusting Stretch Stitch Balance ..................... 30
Reverse Stitch Control.............................................. 30
SECTION III. STRAIGHT STITCH SEWING
Straight Stitch.............................................................32
• Starting to sew.......................................................... 32
• Finishing sewing...................................................... 32
Use the Seam Guides............................................... 32
Turn a Square Corner... ............................... 32
Topstitching................................................................ 34
SECTION I. NAMES OF PARTS
Zipper Sewing ...... ............................................34-36
• Fabric preparation............................................... 34
• To sew................................................................... 36
To Drop or Raise the Feed Dogs....................... 38
Darning .................................................................38
SECTION IV. ZIGZAG STITCHES
Basic Zigzag..........................................................40
Satin Stitch............................................................ 40
Monogramming ........... ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 42
Applique.................................................................42
Overcasting Stitch................................................ 46
SECTION V. UTILITY STITCHES AND
DECORATIVE STITCHES
Blind Hem Stitch................................................... 48
Lace Work ...... ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 48
Multiple Zigzag Stitch........................................... 50
• Seam finishing..... ............................................... 50
• Mending.............................................................. 50
Shell Stitch...... ........................................ .50
Box Stitch ....... .....................................................................................................................................................................................................52
Decorative Stitch of Geometric Patterns............ 52
SECTION VI. STRETCH STITCHES
Overcast Stretch Stitching................................... 56
• Strating to sew.................................................... 56
Smocking ............................................ 56
• To sew................................................................. 56
Serging.................................................................. 58
Elastic Stretch Stitch............................................ 58
Decorative Stretch Patterns .... ................. ...58
SECTION VII. BUTTONHOLE
Automatic Buttonhole......................................62-64
• Preparation for sewing.......................................62
• To sew........................................... ....62-64
Corded Buttonhole............................................... 66
SECTION VIII. CARE OF YOUR MACHINE
Replacing the Light Bulb......................................68
Cleaning the Feed Dogs .......................... ..68
Cleaning the Shuttle Race................................... 70
• Cleaning the shuttle area ...... .... ....................... 70
• Replacing shuttle assembly...............................70
Oiling the Machine ...... .......................................... 72
• Oil behind the face cover ...... .................. 72
• Oil the Shuttle area............................................ 72
Troubleshooting........... ......................... 74
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