Kenmore Elite Ergo 3 Manual
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•Changingneedledropposition _j_+key ®-key 0.0(leftposition) (_3.5(centerposition) 7.0(rightposition) Needledroppositionisadjustedwiththe_and --keys. Whenyoupressthe÷key,theneedlemovestothe right. Whenyoupressthe--key,theneedlemovestotheleft. •Changingstitchlength _j_+key Q-key ®1.0 _)5.0 Stitchlengthisadjustedwiththe+and--keys. Thelargerthenumber,thegreaterthestitchlength. Pressthe÷keytoincreasethestitchlength. Pressthe_keytodecreasethestitchlength. s ® ® ® ® I I I I I I I...
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AdjusttheNeedleThreadTensionforStraight Stitch •Correcttension Needlethread(Topthread) Bobbinthread(Bottomthread) Toloosen (_Totighten Theidealstraightstitchhasthreadslockedbetweentwo layersoffabric,asillustrated(magnifiedtoshowdetail). Ifyoulookatthetopandbottomofaseam,noticethat thestitchesareevenlybalanced. Whenadjustingtheneedlethreadtension,thehigherthe number,thetighterthetopthreadtension. Resultsdependon: •stiffnessandthicknessofthefabric •numberoffabriclayers •typeofstitch...
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VarietyofStraightStitches Lock-a-maticStitch Stitchpattern:3 Needlethreadtension2to6 PresserfootA:Zigzagfoot PresserfootH:Straightstitchfoot Pressuredial3 Usethisstitchtosecurethebeginningandtheendofa seamwithbackstitching. Presspattern3onthevisualtouchscreen. Whenyoureachtheendoftheseam,pressthereverse buttononce. Note: Whenusingthestraightstitchfoot,makesuretoadjust theneedlepositionto3.5.Otherwisetheneedlemayhit thesewingfootandpossiblybreak. LockingStitch Stitchpattern:4...
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StretchStitch Stitchpattern:10 Needlethreadtension3to6 PresserfootA:Zigzagfoot Pressuredial3 Thisisanarrowstretchstitchdesignedtoeliminate puckeringonknitfabricsandbiasseams,whilepermitting theseamtobepressedcompletelyopenflat. BastingStitch Stitchpattern:15 Needlethreadtension1to4 PresserfootA:Zigzagfoot Pressuredial1 Thebastingstitchisusedtoholdfabriclayerstogether duringfitting.Useafineneedlesoasnotleavepermanent needlemarksonfabrics. Presspattern15onthevisualtouchscreen.Dropthefeed...
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•Fabricpreparation Right(top)sideoffabric Wrong(bottom)sideoffabric Bottomseam Zipperbottomstopposition Bastingstitch Placetheright(top)sidesofthefabric_together.Sewa bottomseam_5/8(2.2cm)fromtherightedgetothe estimatedzipperbottomstopposition_.Sewinreverse afewstitchestolock. Increasethestitchlengthto5,setneedlethreadtension to0,andsewbastingstitch(_theentirelengthofthe zippertape. •Tosew 1/8(0.4cm)fabricmargin Zipperteeth Zippertape Attachzipperfootonright-sideofpin....
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ZigzagStitch Stitchpattern:6 Needlethreadtension3to7 PresserfootA:Zigzagfoot Pressuredial3 Thezigzagstitchisoneofthemostcommonandversatile stitches.Itcanbeautilitystitchforbuttonsewing, buttonholemaking,hemming,overcasting,mendingand darning. Itcanalsobeusedtodecoratewithtrims,appliquesand cutworkorasadecorativestitch. ManualAdjustmentofZigzagStitchWidthand Length Pressthe_d!_tkey. Theadjustingwindowdisplaythe+and_keysforstitch widthandstitchlength....
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•Changingstitchwidth _+key Q-key Stitchwidth Stitchwidthisadjustedwiththe+andkeys. Thelargerthenumber,thewiderthestitchwidth. Pressthe÷keytoincreasethestitchwidth. Pressthe--keytodecreasethestitchwidth. •Changingstitchlength _+key Q-key Stitchlength Stitchlengthisadjustedwiththe+and--keys. Thelargerthenumber,thelongerthestitchlength. Pressthe÷keytoincreasethestitchlength. Pressthe--keytodecreasethestitchlength. S < < iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ® J J 31
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AdjusttheNeedleThreadTensionforZigzag Stitch Foranidealzigzagstitch,thebobbinthreaddoesnotshow ontherightside(Topside)ofthefabric,andtheneedle threadshowsslightlyonthewrongside(Bottomside)ofthe fabric. Seetheillustrationsforthecorrectappearance. Tomatchthisappearance,adjusttheneedletension. •Correcttension Rightside(Topside)offabric Wrongside(Bottomside)offabric Minimizetheamountofneedlethreadvisibleonthe wrongside(Bottomside)ofthefabricwithoutcausing...
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VarietyofOvercastingStitches OveredgeStitch Stitchpattern:8 Needlethreadtension3to7 PresserfootC:Overedgefoot Brushholderseamguide PresserfootA:Zigzagfoot Pressuredial3 Thisstitchisoftenusedasaseamfinishtopreventfraying. Ifusingazigzagfoot,startoveredgingwiththeleftmost needlepositionabout1/8(0.3cm)fromtherawedgeofa fabric.Therighttipofthestitchshouldjustcleartheraw fabric.Forlightweightfabrics,usetheoveredgefoot.To sew,linethefabricedgeupwiththeinnersideofthebrush holderseamguide_....
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Serging Stitchpattern:9 Needlethreadtension3to7 PresserfootA:Zigzagfoot Pressuredial3 ./ f / / ® Thisstitchisrecommendedforfinishingedgesofknit fabricssuchastricots,stretchvelouretc.,becauseit providesthegreatestamountofelasticityandstrength. Sewalongthefabricedgeleavinga1/4(0.7cm)seam allowance.Afterfinishingthesewing,trimtheextraseam allowanceasshown. DoubleOveredgeStitch Stitchpattern:13 Needlethreadtension3to7 PresserfootC:Overedgefoot PresserfootA:Zigzagfoot Pressuredial3...