Sears 385.128418 Sewing Machine User Manual


 
Nowthatyouarefamiliarwiththecontrolsonyourmachineandwiththeaccessoriesprovidedforthemachine,youarereadytostarttosewwithyournew
Kenmoresewingmachine_Belowaresomegoodhabitsto followeacht_meyousitdowntosew;
1. Inspecttheneedle.It shouldbestraight,properlysetandsharponthepoint._tshouldbethecorrectsizeforthefabricandthreadbeingused.Donotbe
afraidto changeyourneedlefrequently.Manyof thenewfabricsmadeofsyntheticblendstendtodulltheneedlesmoreeasilythanfabricsmadeofnatural
fibers.
2. Beforeplacingthematerialonthemachine,seethattheendsofthethreadshavebeendrawnabout4 inchestotherearofthemachine.Holdonto threads
duringthesewingofthefirst3or4 stitchesof theseam,
3. Testthemachinestitchonascrapoffabricyouplantouse.Thefabricshouldbedoublethickness,Adjustthemachineforthelengthofstitchandtension
suitabletoyourfabric.
4. Fabricshouldbeplacedunderthepresserfootwiththebulkof thematerialto theleftoftheneedleandtherightedgeofthematerialplacedonthe5/8"
seammarkingontheneedleplatewhenmakingasimpleseam.
5. Runthemachineataslowevenspeed.Themorepressureyouputonthefootcontrol,thefasterthemachinewillsew.
6. FasteneachseambybacktacMngatthebeginningandendoftheseam.
7. Alwaysfimshsewingeachseamwiththeneedleatitshighestpoint,
8. Guidethefabricgentlywithyourhandinfrontoftheneedle.Neverpullorholdthefabricinsuchawaythatthenormalfeedingisaltered.
9. Whenturningthehandwheelmanually,alwaysturnit towardyou,
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