Kenmore 8 Stitch Sewing Machine Manual
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_1II WheretoUseWhichStretchStitch:ACheck-Chart SomeStretchySuggestions... 1.Tokeeplooselyconstructedknitsfrom catchingonthetoesofthepresserfoot, wrapashortstripoftransparenttapeof thepresserfootencasingbothtoes. 2.Toavoidtangledthreads,startseams carefully.Positionyourfabricandlower yourneedlebeforeloweringthepresser foot. 3.Testthethreadtensionandstitchona scrapofthesamefabricyouwilluse. 4.Knitscontainmoreyarn(andmorelint) thanwovenfabrics.Checkoftenandclean thebobbincasearea. STRAIGHTSTRETCH /VVVV RICK-RACKSTRETCH SMOCKINGSTRETCH ELASTICSTRETCH VVVV 7 7 I / OVERCASTORELASTIC EDGESTRETCH \/\/\/\/\/ Zh/hZhZh,/h OVERLOCKSTRETCH STITCH \\\\\\\ SERGINGORPINELEAF SUITABLEFORSTRETCHFABRICS Useonstretchandknitfabricsandtorepairreadymade garmentsatstresspoints.Basicstitchforallgarment seamsrequiringgive(i.e.armholes,crotcharea,etc.). Usealsotosewcenterseamofmensnecktiesandseams cutonthebios. Abasicmulti-purposestretchstitchwithsameusageas zigzagstitch,especiallyforlightweightstretchfabrics. Adecorativestitchforuseonchildrensclothing,lingerie, yokesofblouses,dressbodice. Usetoapplyelastictolingerieortorepairreadymade lingerieandreplaceorrestitchelastic. Useonsportswearwhere1,4seamsarerequired.Makes andfinishesseamsatsametime. Usetoovercastlooselyconstructedknitsorwoven fabrics. Useforovercastingfabricsthatravelorfrayeasily..,and forseamsthatneedagreatdealofstretch(i.e. swimwear,othersportswear,girdles).Alsogood-looking! BASICSTITCHES PLAINZIGZAG _IIII_/_]|.i_.[t./t./t.A.I_Il\1_l\I_ _1\__1\__1\__1\_ SHELL.STITCHES WITHSTRETCHAPPLICATIONS Useforall-purposestretchsewing,seamfinishing,edge finishing,orattachingstretchlaces. Agoodfinishingstitchfornylontricotlingerie. 39
TipsonSewingDifferentFabrics Thechartbelowprovidesmanydetailsbut youllalsowanttoremember... *Softorfinefabricsmayrequireabackingor interfacingofpaper,especiallywhere stitchesareclosetogether. *Whensewingknitsuseastrong,finethread togetherwithQNEEDLE._. *Whenworkingontweedorothermulti- coloredbulkyfabrics,useonecolorthread inthebobbin,anotheronthetop.(Great forrepairs-thepatchpracticallydis- appears.) v-- FABRICS NYLONTRICOT TERRYCLOTHOR REGULARCORDUROY TERRYCLOTH STRETCH LEATHER STRETCHKNITSFOR SWlMWEARANDSKI WEARORGIRDLES USEFULSTITCHESTOUSE Sergingstretch Overcaststretch Overlockstretch Elasticedgestretch Elasticstretch(forsewing onelastic) Blindhem Three-stepzigzag Simplezigzag Three-stepzigzag Simplezigzag Three-stepzigzag Overcaststretch Sergingstretch Elasticedgestretch Straightorsimplezigzag Sergingstretch Overcaststretch Elasticedgestretch Elasticstretch Three-stepzigzag SPECIALNOTIONSTOUSE QNEEDLET. Polyester,nylonor dacroncorethread QFOOTT.* Mercerizedthread Size14needle Mercerizedthread Polyester,nylonor dacroncorethread QNEEDLET. QFOOTT.* Mercerizedorsilkthread Size14needle Evenfeedfoot* Polyester,nylonor dacroncorethread QNEEDLET. QFOOTT.* Laceseamtape Pre-shrunkzippers *Seetheoptionalaccessoriesonpage6. 40
StraightStretchStitch *Choosethisstitchtostrengthencurved seamsonallfabricsortodoallstraight stitchingonknitorsyntheticfabrics. 1.Sewasyoudowiththeregularstraight stitch. Rick-RackStretchStitch *Choosethisstitchforknitsandsynthetic fabricswheneveryouwantazigzagstitch. Alsousethisstitchasadecorativetop stitch. 1.Sewasyoudowiththeregularzigzag stitches. SmockingStretchStitch *Usethisstitchasadecorativestitch.Also choosethisstitchtobindgatherswitha smockingpattern, NOTE:Youshouldhavethefabricgathered beforeusingthisstitch. 1.Pinanarrowstripoffabricundertheline whereyouwillbindgathers, 2,Stitchoverthegathersthroughtothestrip offabricbeneath. NOTE:Completethesmockingofyourfabric beforesewingittothegarment. 41
III OvercastStretchStitch *Choosethisstitchtoseamandfinishthe rawedgeatthesametime.Choosethis stitchtorepairraworwornedgesofolder garments. I.Toseamandovercastatthesametime, youmusthavetherawedgesofyour fabrictotherightofyourneedle. NOTE:Toachievethissameeffect,the sergingstretchoroverlockstretch stitchcanbeusedwiththerawedges ontheleftsideoftheneedle. SergingorPineLeafStretchStitch *Choosethisstitchtoproduceanarrow, suppleseam,particularlysuitedtoswim- wear,sportswear,T-shirts,babywearin stretchfabricsandtoseamoralterknitted clothes. ElasticStretchStitch *Choosethisstitchtoattachelasticto garments. 1.Marktheelasticintoquartersandmatch thesetothecenterfront,centerbackand sideseams. 2.Placethemiddleoftheelasticunderthe centerofthepresserfootandstitchinto place,makingsuretheelasticisevenly distributed. 42
OverlockStretchStitch *Choosethisstitchtoovercastloosely constructedknitsorwovenfabrics,because threadslockinthemiddletoreinforce seamsformoredurability. ElasticEdgeStretchStitch *Choosethisstitchinpreferencetothe overcaststretchstitchforovercasting stretchorknitfabricswherestrengthand flexibilityarerequired. 1.Sewasyoudowiththeovercaststretch stitch. 43
6.LEARNINGTOSEWBUTTONHOLES WithyourKenmoresewingmachineyou havetwomethodsofmakingbuttonholes. Youmayusethebuilt-insystemoryoumay usethesnap-inautomaticbuttonholeattach- mentsystem. -,J Choosethebuttonholestyle . Built-inormanualbuttonholes(rectan- gular)Choosethisstyleforwaistband, cuffs,beltslotsorwhereyouwillneed onlyoneortwobuttons. 2.Roundendbuttonholes(Template No.45195,45196) Choosethisstyleforseriesofbuttonholes ondresses,blouses,vests,jacketsor coats. 3.Keyholebuttonholes(TemplateNo.45197) Choosethisstylefortailoredvests, jackets,coatsoranytimeyouneedmore roomforbuttonshank. Tipsonbuttonholing Alwaysmakeapracticebuttonholeona scrapoffabricyouplantouse.Trythe buttonholewiththebuttonyouwilluse. Alwaysuseaninterfacinginareaof garmentwherebuttonholesareplaced. Tissuepaperorregularinterfacingcan beused.Tearpaperawayafterstitch- ing,ifitisused. Forheavierweightfabrics,loosenyour topthreadtensionslightly. 44
ManualMethod Topthreadtensioncontrol O,24.6,8 Seepage17. Presserfoot III Stitchselector thcontrol -5 J 1.a.Carefullymarkthebuttonholelengthon yourgarment. b.Insertitunderthepresserfootwiththe leftsideofbuttonholeundertheneedle. 2.a.Makesuretheneedleswingstothe rightandpiercethefabricatpointA. b.Stitchtotheendofthemarkingand stopwiththeneedleinthefabriconthe rightsideofstitching(pointB). Q Diameter ofbutton plus1/8. 0 ® 45
IIIIII 0 m O. 0 | / 0 ® ® ® ® 3.a.Raisethepresserfootandturnthe fabric. b.Turnthestitchselectortothefourth narrowzigzagposition. c.Lowerthepresserfootandtakeone stitchtotheleft(pointBtoC). 4.a.Raisethepresserfootwiththeneedlein thefabric. b.Turnthestitchselectortothewidest zigzagposition. c,Bartackaboutthreestitchesandstop withtheneedleontheleftsideof stitching(pointD). 5.a.Raisethepresserfoot. b.Returnthestitchselectortotheoriginal position. c.Lowerthepresserfootandsewthe othersideofbuttonhole. d.Stopwiththeneedleinthefabriconthe leftsideofstitchincj(pointE). 6.a.Raisethepresserfootandturnthe stitchselectortothewidestzigzag position. b.Lowerthepresserfootandbartack aboutthreestitches. c.Removethefabricandcutthehole open. 46
Built-inMethod Topthreadtensioncontrol 0-24,6,B Seepage17. Stitchwidthcontrol 1.2.345 *3.5--4.5(Bluerange) 1 Stitchselector 0 Presserfoot Zigzagfootplus buttonholeguide Stitchlengthcontrol -1 *Adjustthestitchwidth (Model14501,14502,14571,14572only) Youmayadjustthewidthofthesidesandthe spaceinthecenterwithinthebluerange (3.5-4.5)asshown,dependinguponyour fabricandbuttonholelength. Thespacegetswiderforwiderbuttonhole. HFI i I \.!! 1.2.3.4.5 -Ii,il,f ,IU **Adjustthestitchdensity Dependinguponyourfabricoryourown preferenceinbuttonholes,youmayalterthe buttonholestitchdensitywithintheblue buttonholerangeonthestitchlengthcontrol. 1.Formoredensity,turnthecontroltoward 24. 2.Forlessdensity,turnthecontroltoward He,i Moredensity Lessdensity ® 47
48 Buttonholeguide MaketheButtonhole 1.a.Carefullymarkthebuttonholelengthon yourgarment. b.Mountthebuttonholeguideontothe presserfootwiththeletterFatthe •frontsothattherearedgeofthepresser footisattheendoftheguide. c.Insertthegarmentundertheguidewith thebuttonholemarkingrunningtoward you. NOTE.Lineupthemarkingsontheguide withthelengthyouhavemarkedto helpyoustitchaccurately.Markings areengravedininches. II, 2.a.Setthestitchselectorat,,. b.Sew4to6stitches. c.Stopsewingattheleftstitch. 3.a.Setthestitchselectorat]1]. b.Sewforwarduntilyoureachthefront markingofyourbuttonhole. c.Stopsewingattheleftstitch, 4.a.Setthestitchselectorat,.,. b.Sew4to6stitches. c.Stopsewingattherightstitch. 5.a.Setthestitchselectoratlit. b.Sewuntilyoureachthebackofthe buttonhole. c.Removethefabricandcutthehole openwiththebuttonholeopenerinyour accessorybox.