Kenmore 385.160201 User Manual

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Automatic Buttonhole (Continued)

To sew

(?) Stitch selector:
(2) Stitch width:
(3) Stitch length:
(4) Needie thread tension:
(5) Presser foot:

3 to 4

to 6

Buttonhole foot

NOTE;

Best results are obtained by using #60 or #80 lightweight

thread. It is advisable to use a #11 blue stretch needle
when sewing knits and synthetic fabrics. You can obtain

buttonholes with wider cutting space for the opening by
setting the stitch width at 1.5 instead of 2.

LENGTH

(4)

(?) Needle thread (Top thread)
(2) Bobbin thread {Bottom thread)
(3) Two round holes
(4) Rectangular hole
(5) Two pins fitting with the two round holes
(6) Hook
(7) Lever
(D Base plate

Remove the extension table {accessory box). Raise the
needle to its highest position by turning the handwheel
counterclockwise. Remove the foot holder. Pull the bobbin
thread about 3” {7.0 cm) straight back toward the rear of the
machine. Insert the hook (6)of the base plate (8)into the
rectangular hole @on the needle plate. Puli back the Iever0
to fit the hook and the two base pins (D into their holes on
the needie plate. Release the lever to lock the base plate
into place.