Kenmore 385.11607 - Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. KNOW THE MACHINE
A Portable Case or Cabinet is Avaialble ............... 3
Locate and Identify the Parts .............. 3_4
Identify the Accessories ...................... 4
2. PREPARE THE MACHINE FOR SEWING
Set Up the Machine ....................... 5_7
= Plug in the Machine and Switch on the Power ....... 5
= Foot Control Use ......................... 5
• Setting Spool Pins ........................... 6
,=, Adjust the Presser Foot Lever .................. 6
o Thread Cutter .......................... 6
a Free Arm Sewing: the Removable Extension Table . , , 7
, Accessories Storage Box ................. 7
= Change the Presser Foot .................. 7
Choose the Needle and Thread .................. 7_8
o To Change the Needle ...................... 7
= Check the Needle ....................... 8
= Fabric, Needle, Thread and Stitch Length Chart .... 8
Prepare the Bobbin ........................ 9"_10
= To Remove the Bobbin Case from the Machine ....... 9
• Wind the Bobbin ........................ 9_--10
= Insert the Bobbin into the Bobbin Case ........... 10
Prepare the Top Thread ..................... 11_12
= Thread the Needle ........................ !1
o Pick Up the Bobbin Thread .................. 12
Adjust the Top Thread Tension ................ 13_14
Reverse Stitch Control ........................ 14
Stitch Selector ...................... 15
Stitch Length Control ........................ 16
Adjusting Stretch Stitch Balance (Model 12714 only) _ . _ 16
Starting To Sew ............................ 17
3. LEARN THE STITCHES
Straight Stitches ........................... 18_22
o Straight Stitch ........................... 18
• Use the Seam Guides ....................... 18
o Turn a Square Corner .................... 18
o Topstitching ............................ 19
o Left Needle Position ...................... 19
o Sew in a Zipper ...................... 20_21
=, Use the Darning Plate ....................... 22
• Darning ................................ 22
Zigzag Stitches ......................... 23_30
• Basic Zigzag ............................. 23
• Satin Stitch ........................... 24
. Applique ........................ 25
= Bar Tacking ....................... 25
• Sew a Button ......................... 26
, Over,casting Stitch ...................... 27
Three-Step Zigzag ....................... 28
o LaceWork ........................... 2B
o Blind Hemming ......................... 29
o Shell Stitching .......................... 30
o Box Stitching ......................... 30
Stretch Stitches (Model 12714 only) ............ 31_33
= Stratght Stretch ....................... 31
= Rick-Ruck Stretch ...................... 3t
o Smocking ............................... 32
o Overcast Stretch Stitching ................ 32
• Serging or Pine Leaf Stretch Stitching ........... 33
= Elastic Stretch Stitch ....................... 33
Buttonholes .............................. 34_35
SECTION 4. PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS CHART
What to Do When ...................... 36-'_37
SECTION 5. CARE FOR THE MACHINE
Replacing the Light Bulb ...................... 38
Cleaning the Machine .................. 38_39
o Clean the Feed Dogs .................... 38
- Clean the Shuttle Race ..................... 39
Oiling the Machine .......................... 40
o Oil behind the Face Cover Plate and Under
Arm Cover Plate .......................... 40
= Oil the Underside ........................ 40
PARTS LIST ........................................ 41
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