Sears KENMORE 385. 17928 - Manual (Page 4)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1. KNOW THE MACHINE
A Portable Case or Cabinet is Avialble ........................................ 3
Locate and Identify the Parts...................................................... 3~4
Identify the Accessories.................................................................. 5
SECTION 2. PREPARE THE MACHINE FOR SEWING
Set Up the Machine................................................................... 6~10
Plug in the Machine and Switch on the Power ...................... 6
Foot Control Use......................................................................... 6
Set the Pressure Dial.................................................................. 7
Adjust the Presser Foot Lever................................................... 8
Thread Cutter .............................................................................. 8
Accessory Strage Box ............................................................... 9
Free Arm Sewing: the Removable
Extension Table .................................................................. 9~10
Check the Presser Foot............................................................ 11
Change the Presser Foot......................................................... 11
Presser Foot Types.............................................................12~14
Choose the Needle and Thread ..............................................14~15
Check the Needle..................................................................... 14
Fabric, Needle, Thread and Stitch Length Chart.................. 15
To Change the Needle.............................................................. 15
’repare the Bobbin...................................................................16~18
To Remove the Bobbin from the Machine............................. 16
Horizontal Spool Pin................................................................ 16
Additional Spool Pin................................................................ 16
Rnhhin Winrlinn 1 7
Insert the Bobbin into the Bobbin Holder............................. 18
Prepare the Top Thread........................................................... 19~22
Thread the Needle ................................................................... 19
Pick Up the Bobbin Thread .................................................... 20
Adjust the Top Thread Tension......................................... 21~22
Stitch Selector................................................................................ 23
Stitch Width Control...................................................................... 24
Stitch Length Control.................................................................... 24
Adjusting Stretch Stitch Balance................................................. 24
Reverse Stitch Control.................................................................. 25
Starting To Sew.............................................................................. 25
SECTION 3. LEARN THE STITCHES
Practical Stitch Chart .............................................................26~30
Straight Stitches..................................................................... 31~35
• Straight Stitches...................................................................... 31
• Use the Seam Guides.............................................................. 31
• Turn a Square Corner ............................................................. 31
• Topstitching.............................................................................. 32
• Sew in a Zipper ...................................................................33~34
•
Dropping the Feed Dogs ........................................................ 35
• Darning ............................................................................. 35
Zigzag Stitches.......................................................................... 36~48
Basic Zigzag................................................................................ 35
Monogramming........................................................................... 35
Satin Stitch....................................................................... / 37
Applique..................................................................................... 3 g
Bar Tacking...................................................................... ' ’ ' 3 g
Embroidery................................................................................. 39
Sew a Button.................................................................... ^ | 40
Overcasting Stitch..................................................................... 41
Blind Hemming .......................................................................... 42
Lace Work............................................................................... ' 43
Three-Step Zigzag............................................................. ’ ^ 44
Shell Stitching............................................................................. 45
Box Stitching.............................................................................. 45
Fagoting Stitch ............................................................... ' ’ ^ 45
Two-Point Shell Stitching.......................................................... 45
Two-Point Box Stitch...................................................... .. ' ' 47
Overedging Stitch...................................................................... 47
Decorative with Geometic Patterns ....................................... 48
tretch Stitches......................................................................... 49~53
Straight Stretch.......................................................................... 49
Rick-Rack Stretch ..................................................................... 49
Overcast Stretch Stitching........................................................ 59
Smocking.................................................................................... 59
Serging or Pine Leaf Stretch Stitching......................... ! . | 51
Elastic Stretch Stitch................................................................ 51
Stretch Patching........................................................................ 52
Herring Bone Stretch................................................................' 52
Decorative Stretch Patterns .................................................... 53
Buttonhole Making...................................................................54~60
Learning to Sew Buttonholes.................................................. 54
Built-in System ................................................................... 55~56
Using Buttonhole Attachment (Optional Item) . . . . 57~60
Twin Needle Stitches (Optional Item).......................................... 61
SECTION 4. PERFORMANCE PROBLESM CHART
What to do When............................................. 62-63
SECTION 5. CARE FOR THE MACHINE
Replace the Light Bulb .................................................................. 54
Clean the Bobbin Holder................................................................ 54
Clean the Hook Race and Feed Dogs.......................................... 65
Oiling the Machine......................................................................... 65
PARTS LIST.......................................................................................................... 66-67
index ................................................................................. 68-69