Kenmore 385.12614 Sewing Machine User Manual


 
TABLE OFCONTENTS
SECTION
SECTION
SECTION
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
Thread Cutter ............................ 6
Free Arm Sewing: the Removable Extension Table . . . 7
Accessories Storage Box ...................... 7
Change the Presser Foot ...................... 7
Choose the Needle and Thread ................. 7_8
To Change the Needle ....................... 7
= Check the Needle .......................... 8
e 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 ........................ 11
Pick Up the Bobbin Thread .................. 12
Adjust the Top Thread Tension ................ 13_14
Reverse Stitch Contro ........................ 14
Stitch Selector ............................. t 5
Stitch Length Control ........................ 16
Adjusting Stretch Stitch Balance (Model 12614 only) . . . 36
Starting To Sew ............................ 37
3. LEARN THE STITCHES
Straight Stitches .......................... t 8_22
o Straight Stitch ........................... 18
Use the Seam Guides ....................... 48
Turn a Square Corner ...................... "d8
Topstitching ............................ 19
Left Needle Position ....................... 19
Sew in a Zipper ........................ 20_2!
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
Overcasting Stitch ......................... 27
Three-Step Zigzag ......................... 28
LaceWork .............................. 28
Blind Hemming .......................... 29
Shell Stitching ........................... 30
Box Stitching ............................ 30
Stretch Stitches (Model 12614 only) ............ 31_33
Straight Stretch .......................... 31
Rick-Ruck Stretch ........................ 31
Smocking .............................. 32
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
Clean the Feed Dogs ...................... 38
Clean the Shuttle Race ..................... 39
Oiling the Machine .......................... 40
Oil behind the Face Cover Plate and Under
Arm Cover Plate .......................... 40
= Oi the Underside ......................... 40
PARTS LIST ......................................... 4-I
_NDEX ............................................ 42