Kenmore 8 Stitch Sewing Machine Manual
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IIIIII 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 cordandsnipofftheextralength. 49
ButtonholeAttachmentSystem Formorevariedandaccuratebuttonholes, youwillenjoyusingthebuttonholeattach- mentandtemplates.Knowthepartsand readcarefullyhowtosetupyourmachine properly.Youwillneedtheseitemsforthe buttonholeattachmentsystem. .._W Guide___Templateadvance slotsLjknob Buttonholeguideplate Hook ELDensitycontrol Guide_Gear blocks LockButtonholeadapter lever 3Templates Buttonholefoot 5O Feedcover plate
Setupthemachine Topthreadtensioncontrol ;O,24.6.8 Seepage17. Stitchwidthcontrol Stitchselector iButtonholefoot Feedcoverplate k.onneedleplate Stitchlengthcontrol Notnecessaryto adjust J nlnn I,ao b. C. d. 2,a. b. C. d. Removetheextensiontable. Raisetheneedletoitshighestposition. Removethepresserfoot. Positionthefeedcoverplateinplace. Openthebobbinaccesscover. Makesurethelockleverofthe buttonholeadapterisattheright releasedposition. Pullingthedensitycontrolknobtoward you,insertthetwohooksofthe buttonholeadapterbetweenthetwo pinslocatedundertheneedleplate. Pushthelockleverawayfromyouuntil theadaptersnapsintoplace. Hook Lock lever Densitycontrol knob 51
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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. c.Allowthemachinetodotheworkby itself.(Donottrytoguidethefabric.) d.Stopsewingwhentheneedlereturnsto thepositionwhereitbegins. 3.Releasethebuttonholeadapterbypushing downandpullingthelocklever. [ Youmayaltertheclosenessofthestitchesbyturningthedensitycontrolknobon thebuttonholeadapter. a.Towardyouformoredensity. b.Awayfromyouforlessdensity._,_w_.,t_t,w:.,t,,:,,t,.i__wt__;w;_w;Avv_ Stitchdensity controlknob More density 53
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 householdsewingwithoutroutineoiling. Toretainthehighqualitylevelbuiltinyour machine,cleanitregularly.Watchforlint collectingaroundtheneedlebar,bobbincase holderlocatingpinandfeeddogs.Whenever changingthebobbinorneedle,observethese areasandcleanasnecessary.Searsservice technicianswillroutinelycheckforpossible lubricationneedswheneveryourmachine requiresservice. Cleanthefeeddogs 1.Unplugthemachineandremovethe presserfoot. 2.Removetheneedleplatebylooseningthe twoscrewswiththelargescrewdriver. 3.Usethebrushtoremovethelintthat accumulatesinandaroundthefeeddogs andshuttlearea.
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* ontheshuttleraceway(seeFig.3)occa- sionallyafterthoroughcleaning. *Seetheoptionalaccessoriesonpage6. 5.Turnthehandwheeluntiltheopensideof theshuttleisatthetop. !6Insertthebobbincaseholderintothe Ishuttlesothatthelocatingpinfitsintothe locatinggroove. !7.a.Replacetheretaineraligningthetwo latchspringsoftheshuttlewiththe _cut-outportionsoftheretainer. b.Turntheretainerclockwisewhilehold- ingthehandwheel,untilitissecuredby thetwolatchsprings. 8.Replacethebobbincase. Locating groove Locating pin Latch \ Bobbin case / Fig.1 Fig.2 lib Shuttle Bobbincase/ holder Retainer Fig.3 55
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. *Threadiscaughtinshuttle.--Cleanshuttle (seepage55), *Needleisdamaged.--Replaceneedle(see page13). Fabricdoesnotmove. *Presserfootnotlowered.-Lowerpresser foot. *Stitchlengthcontrolissetat0.--Setitat24 to6. *Feedcoverplateisattached.-Removefeed coverplate. *Threadisknottedunderfabric. STITCHINGPROBLEMS Machineskipsstitches. *Needlesizeisnotcorrectforthreadandfabric, --Seepage14. *Fabricisacertainknitorsynthetic.-Use QNEEDLETMandQFOOTTM. *Needleisbentorblunt.--Replaceneedle (seepage13). *Needleisnotallthewayupintoneedleclamp. -Seepage13. *Topthreadtensionistootight.--Decrease topthreadtension. *Machineisnotthreadedcorrectly.-See page12and15. *Threadiscaughtinshuttle,--Cleanshuttle (seepage55). Stitchesareirregular. *Needlesizeisnotcorrectforthreadandfabric. --Seepage14. *Machineisnotthreadedcorrectly.-See page12and15. *Topthreadtensionistooloose.-Increase topthreadtension. *Fabricisbeingpulledorpushedagainst machinefeedingaction.--Guideitgently. *Bobbinhasnotbeenwoundevenly,-Rewind bobbin. *Therearenicksorburrsatneedleplate opening.-Replaceneedleplateorsmooth burrswithextrafineEmorycloth.
Needlebreaks. *Fabricisbeingpulledorpushedagainst machinefeedingaction.-Guideitgently. *Needlesizeisnotcorrectforthreadandfabric. --Seepage14. *Needleisnotallthewayupintotheneedle clamp(seepage13). *Presserfootholderisnotfastenedsecurely. -Retightenpresserfootthumbscrew. _lhlI\\\ THREADPROBLEMS Threadbunches. *Topandbobbinthreadsarenotdrawnback underpresserfootbeforestar,ringseam, -Drawboththreadsbackunderpresserfoot about4inchesandholduntilafewstitches areformed. Needlethreadbreaks. *Machineisstartedtoofast.-Starttostitchat aslowspeed. *MachineisnotthreadedCorrectly.-See page15. *Topthreadtensionistootight.-Decrease topthreadtension. *Needlesizenotcorrectforthreadandfabric. --Seepage14. *Eyeofneedlehassharpedges.-Replace needle. *Therearenicksorburrsatneedleplate opening.-Replaceneedleplateorsmooth burrswithextrafineEmorycloth. Bobbinthreadbreaks. *Bobbincaseisnotthreadedcorrectly.--See page12. *Lintaccumulatesinbobbincaseorshuttle. -Removelint(seepage55). Fabricpuckers. *Topandbobbinthreadtensionsaretootight. --Adjustthreadtensions(seepage17). *Twodifferentsizesortypesofthreadareused. -Usesamesizeandtypesofthreadontop andinbobbin. *Needleisbentorblunt.-Replaceneedle. *Stitchlengthistoolongforsheerorsoftfabric. --Shortenstitchlengthoruseunderlayof tissuepaper. *Presserfootholderisnotfastenedsecurely. -Retightenpresserfootthumbscrew. \ 57
SEWINGMACHINE NowthatyouhavepurchasedyourKenmoreSewingMachine, shouldaneedeverexistforrepairpartsorservice,simplycontact anySearsServiceCenterandmostSears,RoebuckandCo. Stores.Besuretoprovideallpertinentfactswhenyoucallor visit. ThemodelnumberofyourSewingMachinewillbeshownon yournomenclatureplateonthebackofyourSewingMachine. Seepage3forlocation. WHENORDERINGREPAIRPARTS,ALWAYSGIVETHE FOLLOWINGINFORMATION• *MODELNUMBER*NAMEOFITEM*PARTDESCRIPTION Ifthepartsyouneedarenotstockedlocally,yourorderwillbe electronicallytransmittedtoaSearsRepairPartsDistribution Centerforhandling. SEARS,ROEBUCKANDCO.,Chicago,IL60684U.S.A. S-158PartNo.602796/91