Kenmore 385.15516 User Manual
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Availabie Accessories and Attachments............................ 4
SECTION II. GETTING READY TO SEW
Connecting Machine to Power Supply ... ........ ........ ........ 6
For Your Safety...................................................................6
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
•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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