Sears KENMORE 385. 12708 - Manual (Page 23)

SECTIONS. LEARN THE STITCHES
Straight Stitches (Continued)
• Use the Darning Plate Darning
Sometimes when you sew, you want
to control the fabric youself.
The Darning Plate covers the feed dogs
so that they do not touch the fabric.
To Put on the Darning Plate:
NOTE: The rectangular holes in the
Darning Plate match the
holes in the needle plate. In
the darning plate, these
holes are slightly to the left
of center.
1. Position the darning plate with
the 3 pins on the bottom.
2. Fit the darning plate pins into the
needle plate holes. The feed dogs
will show through the darning
plate holes.
Use the darning plate in the following
ways: Darning (P.
Button Sewing (P. 26)
1 .
2.
3.
4.
5.
Put the darning plate on the needle plate
(see p. 22).
Remove presser foot and stretch fabric
between embroidery hoops with hole
centered.
Draw the bobbin thread up through the
fabric by holding the top thread and taking
one stitch at the spot where you wish to
start darning.
Lower the presser bar and sew at a slow
speed.
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Move the fabric back and forth slowly until
you have covered the darning area.
6. Turn the fabric a half turn and sew another
layer of stitching over the first layer.
NOTE: If your fabric is thin or badly
damaged, use a separate piece of fabric
under the hole to reinforce it.
7. When you finish darning, remove the darning
plate.