Kenmore 8 Stitch Sewing Machine Manual

  
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CordedButtonholes(avariationof 
thebuilt-inbuttonhole) 
Cordedbuttonholesareastrongervariation 
oftheregularbuttonhole.Youneedtoobtain 
fillercord(crotchetthreadorbuttonhole 
twist). 
1.Cutalengthofcordabouttwicethelength 
ofthebuttonholeguide. 
2.Foldthecordinhalf. 
3.Hookthecordatitsmidpointonthespur 
Oftheguide. 
4.Pullbothendsofthecordforwardunder 
theguide. 
5.Sewyourbuttonholesothatthestitching 
coversthecord. 
6.Whenstitchingiscomplete,releasethe 
cordfromthespur,pulltheendsofthe...

  
ButtonholeAttachmentSystem 
Formorevariedandaccuratebuttonholes, 
youwillenjoyusingthebuttonholeattach- 
mentandtemplates.Knowthepartsand readcarefullyhowtosetupyourmachine 
properly.Youwillneedtheseitemsforthe 
buttonholeattachmentsystem. 
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Guide___Templateadvance 
slotsLjknob 
Buttonholeguideplate 
Hook 
ELDensitycontrol 
Guide_Gear 
blocks 
LockButtonholeadapter 
lever 3Templates 
Buttonholefoot 
5O Feedcover 
plate  

  
Setupthemachine 
Topthreadtensioncontrol 
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Seepage17. Stitchwidthcontrol 
Stitchselector 
iButtonholefoot 
Feedcoverplate 
k.onneedleplate Stitchlengthcontrol 
Notnecessaryto 
adjust 
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b. 
C. 
d. 
2,a. 
b. 
C. 
d. Removetheextensiontable. 
Raisetheneedletoitshighestposition. 
Removethepresserfoot. 
Positionthefeedcoverplateinplace. 
Openthebobbinaccesscover. 
Makesurethelockleverofthe 
buttonholeadapterisattheright 
releasedposition. 
Pullingthedensitycontrolknobtoward...

  
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bo Whenyouhaveselectedthetemplate 
withthesizeandstylebuttonholeyou 
need,slidethetemplateintotheguide 
plateundertheknob,sothatthe 
stampedlettersonthetemplatepoint 
up. 
Turnthetemplateknobuntilthesize 
buttonholeyouhavechosenappearsin 
thewinSowoftheguideplate. 
4.Sliptheguideplateontothemachineso 
that: 
al thegearontopoftheadapterfitsinto...

  
rIll 
MaketheButtonhole 
1.a, 
b. 
C. 
d. Markyourbuttonholepositioncarefully 
onthegarment. 
Insertyourgarmentbetweentheguide 
plateandthepresserfoot. 
Piercethefabricwiththeneedleatthe 
farendofthebuttonhole. 
Lineupyourfabricedgewiththe 
measurementmarkingsonthefarend 
oftheguideplate. 
NOTE:Ifyouwantyourbuttonholetobe 
1/2inchfromthegarmentedge,line 
upthefabricwiththe1/2inch 
markingseachtimeyoustarttosewa 
buttonhole. 
2.a.Lowerthepresserfoot. 
b.Startsewingslowly....

  
7.CAREFORYOURMACHINE 
Chan_jethelightbulb 
1.Unplugthemachine. 
2.a.Usingthescrewdriver,pushdownthe 
leverlocatedbehindthepresserbarand 
thebulbwillcomeout. 
b.Pushthelevertotherighttolock. 
3.a.Pushupthebulbandturnslightlytothe 
left. 
b.Pulldowntoremoveit. 
4.a.Insertthenewbulbandturnitwith 
someupwardpressureuntilitstops. 
b.Pushupthebulbandturntotherightto 
lockintoplace. 
5.Pushtheleverbacktotheleftandthenup 
intothemachine. 
54 1:1 Cleanyourmachine 
Factorylubricatedpartswillprovideyearsof...

  
Cleantheshuttle 
1.Unplugthemachine. 
2.a.Useyourforefingerandthumbtopull 
openthelatchonthebobbincase. 
b.Pullthebobbincaseoutoftheshuttle. 
(Fig.1) 
3,a.Turnthehandwheeluntiltheopenside 
oftheretainerisatthetop. 
b.Turntheretainercounterclockwisewith 
yourforefingerandthumbwhileholding 
thehandwheel,anditwillbereleased. 
(Fig.2) 
c.Removetheretainerandbobbincase 
iholderfromtheshuttle.(Fig.3) 
J4.Cleantheshuttleareawiththelintbrush. 
NOTE:Putadropofsewingmachineoil*...

  
8.CHECKCHARTFORPERFORMANCEPROBLEMS 
Yoursewingmachineisaprecision 
instrument,designedtogiveyoumanyyears 
oftroublefreesewingwithminumum 
56 maintenance.Ifyouhaveanyperformance 
problem,checkthelistbelowandyoullbe 
abletosolvetheproblemyourself. 
GENERALPROBLEMS 
Machinedoesnotsew. 
*Handwheelorclutchknobisnotreturnedto 
stitchingposition.-Pushinortightenclutch 
(seepage10). 
*Powerlinecordisnotconnected.--Check 
plug. 
*Power/lightswitchturnedoff,--Turnonthe 
switch. 
Machinejams/knocks....

  
Needlebreaks. 
*Fabricisbeingpulledorpushedagainst 
machinefeedingaction.-Guideitgently. 
*Needlesizeisnotcorrectforthreadandfabric. 
--Seepage14. 
*Needleisnotallthewayupintotheneedle 
clamp(seepage13). 
*Presserfootholderisnotfastenedsecurely. 
-Retightenpresserfootthumbscrew. 
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THREADPROBLEMS 
Threadbunches. 
*Topandbobbinthreadsarenotdrawnback 
underpresserfootbeforestar,ringseam, 
-Drawboththreadsbackunderpresserfoot 
about4inchesandholduntilafewstitches 
areformed. 
Needlethreadbreaks....

  
SEWINGMACHINE 
NowthatyouhavepurchasedyourKenmoreSewingMachine, 
shouldaneedeverexistforrepairpartsorservice,simplycontact 
anySearsServiceCenterandmostSears,RoebuckandCo. 
Stores.Besuretoprovideallpertinentfactswhenyoucallor 
visit. 
ThemodelnumberofyourSewingMachinewillbeshownon 
yournomenclatureplateonthebackofyourSewingMachine. 
Seepage3forlocation. 
WHENORDERINGREPAIRPARTS,ALWAYSGIVETHE 
FOLLOWINGINFORMATION• 
*MODELNUMBER*NAMEOFITEM*PARTDESCRIPTION...