Kenmore 1350 - Page 21

REMOVING FABRIC
First turn the handwheel toward you until the
needle is at its highest position, then raise the
presser foot, draw materials to the rear and
cut off excess thread with the thread cutter
located on the presser bar as shown.
DARNING
SETTINGS
Darning plate
No Presser Foot
Remove presser foot, 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.
Lowering the presser bar, start sewing at a
slow to medium speed. Move the fabric back
and forth with a steady rhythm to cover the
darning area. When it is covered, turn the
fabric and sew another layer of stitching
across the first layer of stitching.
TIPS ON SMOOTH, SUCCESSFUL SEWING
You'll have fewer "rip-outs ” and "do-overs ”
if you treat these few points as your A-B-Cs
of sewing.
"Practice-stitching ” is elementary (as with
practicing for any new skill, with any new
machine!) But when you practice stitch
always use two layers of fabric just as if you
were sewing a garment. And whenever you
start a new project, test the machine stitch
on a double thickness of the fabric you will be
using. See if the size and color of thread,
needle size, tension and length of stitch are
all suited to the fabric.
For all sewing, guide the fabric gently with
both hands. Never pull or hold the fabric as
that will distort normal feeding. Allow the
presser foot and feed dogs to feed the fabric.
A gentle guiding of fabric in front of the
needle is sufficient.
For any permanent seam, be sure to fasten it
by back-tacking at the beginning and end of
seam.
When sewing over heavy fabric areas (where
two seams cross, for example), sew slowly;
making certain that the needle is not bent and
does not strike front of presser foot.
Always start with the take-up lever at its
highest point. Then lower the presser foot,
making certain that both needle thread and
bobbin threads are at back of presser foot.
And when adjusting controls on machine, be
sure needle is raised out of fabric.
Whenever your machine is not in use, leave a
scrap of fabric under the presser foot to
protect the feed dogs. Never run machine
without fabric between feed dogs and
presser foot.
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