$YRTHETICS
Your KENMORE wil! _ex\ all rtle ne_ fabrics oI s__nthetic £iber.
such _-k_ l%y[On. _Orlon, _,>:'|)acroi1. r_yoll_ ace[are, h|ertds of these.
and c_>rrtbinatlon_ oI synthetic and natural fibers. When stitching: a
fabric oi blended or combined [|bars ha:idle :t as you w,mid a
material of the Iiber present in the l[arg_.e_t percentage. F_r example.
a fabric woven of 61)_:. Orlon and 40q silk _houId be handled a_ 4me
nlade entirely o] Orhm,
When stitching a [abri( lbat t_. over 50 s'vnthetie fiber, remember:
a, ._elec[ patlerj]_ of the [hose [itthlg type with c8_7, {Jr |¢.hnono
_,iceves. because most ____ltbetie fiber fabrics cazlllot 13_ eased
with stealll pressing, and are not absorbent,
b Use a synthetic [|1read.
c, [_t' _t |li%c needle a> recomme:tlded [n char[ o_/ page 5
d. Wind [he bobl_in in the usual wa_. but dr not pas_ thread
betwee_L _ension discs. Gtl[de thread by hand Ior a smoothly
wound bobbin,
_, {2hoose the stitch length that _]ve_ the rnos_ satistae_orx seam,
t, Check thread tensions by sewin,_ on a doubl_ thickness ot |he
*abric t{ be t_sed, Usua_.ly the uploer thread tezls',on B_USL be
loosened, SolTtet[nles boll1 bobbin and upper thread tensions
rTHI_ be hmsened page 12, 13
SEWINOONPLASTICFENS
Net [he machine w[tb _|o*rna[ thread tel_sic, ns a_d a large s_ze stitch,
Use a _it_e needle a_d mercerized {bread; Hold plastlc pieces
together with cei!o_:_haae tape or paper c_t_s rat!_er than pins, Sew
eor_lers sl[ghHy rour_ded rather than _quai'e,
,:.:Trademark for Dapont's Acrylic tibet <-.::Trademark for D|lpo_t's
_ol? ester {|bar,
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