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Inserting and removing the material – Kenmore 15/I649 User Manual

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INSERTING AND REMOVING THE MATERIAL

For afi kinds of sewing, consult chart page 5

Before placing the material on the machine
see that:

* The presser foot and needle clamp screws

are both tight

* The sizes of needle and thread suit the kind

of work to be done,

* The needle and take-up lever are at their

highest position,

* The tensions have been properly adjusted.

* The ends of the threads have been drawn

about 4 inches to the rear of the machine

* The feed dog is up,

* Stitch length and width controls are set at

desired settings.

Experiment by sewing on the fabric to be
used to determine tension adjustments and
correct stitch settings

Place material under the presser foot, insert
the needle into the material by turning the
hand wheel toward you, lower presser foot
and start sewing. To facilitate placement of
heavy fabrics under the presser foot, the
presser foot lever can be raised beyond the

normal "up" position

To remove the work, first turn hand wheel

toward you until needle is at Its highest

position, then raise the presser foot, draw
material to the rear and cut off excess thread

with the thread cutter located on the presser
bar.

IMPORTANT:

Always turn the hand wheel

toward youl When machine is not being used,
place a piece of material over the feed dog
and lower the presser foot. Always have
fabric under the presser foot when operating
the

machine

Operating

threaded

machine

without fabric will cause it to jam by forcing
thread into the shuttle,. See pages 28 & 29

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