Kenmore 1791 Sewing Machine User Manual


 
11
STRAIGHT AND ZIGZAG SEV_NG
YOUR FOOT
CONTROLS THE
SPEED
THE
"PRESSER FOOT"
APPLIES THE
PRESSURE
ZIGZAG_ _ STRAIGHT
FOOT _ _F_IOTOC_
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Easy to use as an automobile accelerator{
Seated comfortably? Directly in front of
your machine? Place the Foot Control
(46) where your foot reaches it easily,
Turn on the PowerlLight Switch (28).
Now simply press your foot on pedal (45)
until you reach a slow even speed. Never
try to sew too fast. The harder you push,
the faster the machine will sew (Except
when Basting Switch (24) is on}, Good
idea: For your very first use, test speed
control on a remnant!
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The Presser Foot (7) exerts pres-
sure on fabnc when stitching.
To change presser feet, simply
drop Presser Foot Lock (39--ar-
row) and slip foot away from the
Presser Bar (38). For added con-
venience, the Presser Foot Lever
(371 has a double lift; raise this lever
beyond the normal up position and
ptace new foot on presser bar. To
lock toot securely, raise presser
toot lock as high as possible. That's
a!I there ts to it!
Speed range switch
Your machine has two ranges of
speed- a low range for slower,
intricate work and a high one for
faster, general work. On the low
setting the machine will not sew
faster than a certain speed, even
when the foot control is fully
depressed.
Presser foot pressure is vitat for
straight seams, uniform stitch
length, even handling of both layers
of fabric. To adjust pressure; use
Pressure Regulator which is situated
reside the face cover (12). Then to
increase pressure, turn the dial
clockwise (or vice versa). Just
remember.., for lightweight fabnc,
more pressure; for heavy fabr=c,
tess pressure.