Kenmore 385. 17622 - Manual (Page 4)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
. A Portable Case or Cabinet is Available............................................... 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
• Foot Control Use................................................................. 5
• Setting Spool Pins............................................................... 0
• Adjust the Presser Foot Lever ............................................... 0
• Thread Cutter ......................................................................... 0
• 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................................................................ g
• Fabric, Needle, Thread and Stitch Length Chart . . .
” ! 8
Prepare the Bobbin................................................................ 9~10
• To Remove the Bobbin Case from the Machine .....................9
• 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.................................................................. 10
Adjusting Stretch Stitch Balance................................................ 16
Starting To Sew.......................................................................... 17
SECTION 3. LEARN THE STITCHES
Straight Stitches..................... .............................................1 g~22
•, Straight Stitch......................................................................... ig
• Use the Seam Guides........................................................... 18
• Turn a Square Corner........................................................... 18
• Topstitching .......................................................................... 19
• Left Needle Position............................................................. 19
• Sew in a Zipper................................................................ 20~21
• Use the Darning Plate .......................................................... 22
• Darning ................................................................................. 22
SECTION 1. KNOW THE MACHINE
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
Lace Work.......................................................................... 29
Shell Stitching.................................................................... 29
Box Stitching........................................................................ 30
Fagoting Stitch ................................................................... 31
Decorate with Geometic Patterns....................................... 31
tretch 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
SECTIONS. CARE FOR THE MACHINE
Replacing the Light Bulb........................................................... 40
Cleaning the Machine .........................................................40~41
• Clean the Feed Dogs........................................................... 40
• Clean the Shuttle Race ...................................................... 4i
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