Kenmore 8 Stitch Sewing Machine Manual

  
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Changethepresserfoot 
Snap-onpresserfeet 
1.Bringtheneedletotheupposition. 
2.Raisethepresserfootlever. 
3.Pushthefootreleaseleverandthepresser 
footwilldropoff. 
4.Placethenewfootontheneedleplate 
aligningneedleholes. 
5.Lowerthepresserfootleversothatthe 
presserfootholdersnapsonthefoot. 
6.Pushdownthepresserfootthumbscrew 
toengagethefootholderandthefoot 
securely. 
Screw-typepresserfeet 
Tousesomeaccessoryfeet(seepage6),you 
mayneedtoremovethepresserfootholder....

  
IIII IIIIIEr,¸ IIIII 
UsetheFeedCoverPlate 
Thefeeddogsautomaticallyfeedthefabric. 
Ifyouwanttopreventthefeeddogsfrom 
feedingthefabric,usetheFeedCoverPlate 
whichcoversthefeeddogssothattheydo 
nottouchthefabric. 
NOTE:Usethefeedcoverplatewhensewing 
onbuttons,makingbuttonholeswith 
thesnap-inautomaticbuttonholer 
anddarning. 
1.Insertthetwoknobsonthefeedcover 
plateintothetwoholesonthefabricfeed 
area.Thecurvedcornerswillbetoward 
youwhenitisinplace. L 
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l UsetheDoubleNeedle*...

  
3.LEARNTOUSETHECONTROLS 
Yourmachinehasmanyspecialfeaturestomakeyoursewingbotheasyandaccurate.Takea 
minutetolookatthethreecontrolsthatregulateyourstitches. 
StitchSelector 
Yoursewingmachinecanmakeavarietyof 
stitches.TheyarepicturedontheStitch 
SelectorDial.Inaddtion,therearethree 
buttonholestepspicturedonthedialalso. NOTE:Beginningonpage24,youwillfind 
detailedinstructinsontheuseofeach 
stitch. I!¸ 
Orangepatterns_Bluebuttonholesteps 
Greenpattern__---Orangepattern 
Greenpatterns Bluebuttonhole...

  
1•2•3--_5-_ 
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StitchWidthControl 
(Model14501,14502,14571,14572only) 
Thewidthofallstitchesproducedonthis 
machine(exceptthestraightstitch)canbe 
madenarrowerorwiderbyadjustingthe 
stitchwidthcontrol. 
Todecreaseorincreasethewidthofastitch, 
slidethestitchwidthcontrolfrom1-5.The 
higherthenumberthewiderthestitch. 
Whenstraightstitching,setthiscontrolat 
1toachieveuniformstraightstitches. 
NOTE:Studythecoloredsectionsonthis 
control.Thesearerecommended 
rangesofstitchwidthandcolor-...

  
4.PRACTICEGOODHABITS 
--Beforeyoubegintosew 
1.Checktheneedle: 
a.Isitinsertedproperly? 
(Seepage13) 
b.Isitthecorrectsizeforyourfabric? 
(Seethechartonpage14) 
c.Isitthreadedproperly? 
(Seepage15) 
d.Isitstraightandsharp? 
NOTE:Manysyntheticfabricsdull 
yourneedlequickly.Besure 
toreplaceneedlesoften. 
2.Checkthethreads. 
a.Aretheybothontopoftheneedle 
platesurface? b.Doyouhave3-4inchespulled 
towardthebackofthemachine. 
NOTE:Holdthethreadsforthefirst 
3to4stitchesoftheseamto...

  
5.LEARNTOUSETHESTITCHES 
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MachineSettingChart 
Thefollowingpageswillshowyouhowto: 
1.SettheStitchSelector. 
2.SettheStitchLengthControl. 
3.SettheStitchWidthControl. 
NOTE:Machinesettingsaregraphically 
shownforyourquickreference. charts,selectandsewavarietyof 
stitchesshownbelow. 
4.Usethestitchcorrectly. 
Simplyfollowingtheillustrated 
TopthreadtensioncontrolStitchwidthcontrol 
f_,f NOTE:Youmaywanttousefabricscraps 
toexperimentwiththesestitches. 
Thismanualwillshowyouthebest...

  
StraightStitches 
Topthreadtensioncontrol 
Seepage17. Stitchwidthcontrol 
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1toobtain 
uniformstitches. Stitchselector 
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Presserfoot 
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*Straightorzigzag 
_.foot _NOTE:Formoststraightstitching,theI  straightfootwillgiveyoubestcontrol.You 
mayusethezigzagfootifyouprefer. Stitchlengthcontrol 
12ororangerange._ 
NOTE:Alwaysbeoinyourfirststitchesby 
turningthehandwheeltowardyouto 
lowertheneedleintothefabric. 
*Choosethisstitchtoperformthefollowing 
tasks: 
SewingaStraightSeam...

  
26 Cornering 
guide 
SquaretheCorner5/8fromthe 
fabricedge 
.a° 
b. 
2.a. 
b. 
Co Stopstitchingyour5/8inchseamwhen 
thefabricisevenwiththecornering 
guide(crossmarks). 
Leavetheneedleinthefabric. 
Liftthepresserfoot. 
Turnthefabricsothattheunstitched 
sideislinedupwiththeseamguide. 
Lowerthepresserfootandstitchinthe 
newdirection. 
Top-stitching 
Top-stitchingimprovestheappearanceofa 
tailoredgarmentandatthesametimeholds 
facingsinplace. 
Youmaywanttostitchwithathreadof 
contrastingcolortoyourfabric....

  
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Basting 
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2. 
, Setthestitchlengthcontrolat6. 
Setthetopthreadtensioncontrolat1-2 
tofacilitatepullingoutbobbinthread. 
Insertpinsatrightanglestotheseamline, 
withthetipofpinsjusttouchingtheseam 
line. 
NOTE:Pinsmustnotcomeincontactwith 
thefeeddogs.Neverpinonthe 
undersideofthefabric. 
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4.Sewoverthetipofpinsslowly. 
NOTE:Ifindoubtaboutsewingoverpins, 
removeeachpinasyouapproach 
it. 
Gathering 
° 
2. 
3. 
4, Setthestitchlengthcontrolat6. 
Setthetopthreadtensioncontrolat1-2....

  
Needletoleft 
offoot Needletoright 
offoot Attachingazipper 
1.Tosewdowntherightsideofthezipper, 
attachtheleftsideofthezipperfoottothe 
presserfootholdersothattheneedle 
passesthroughtheopeningontheleft 
sideofthefoot. 
2.Tosewdowntheleftside,attachtheright 
sideofthefoottothefootholder. 
Cording 
*Usethezipperfoottomakecordingforslip 
covers,pillowsetc. 
1.Attachtherightsideofthezipperfootto 
thepresserfootholder. 
2.Wrapthecordwithastripoftruebias. 
3.Stitchclosetothecord. 
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