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 I I I 1 I I I I ® i / J 25
AdjusttheNeedleThreadTensionforStraight Stitch •Correcttension Needlethread(Topthread) Bobbinthread(Bottomthread) Toloosen (_Totighten Theidealstraightstitchhasthreadslockedbetweentwo layersoffabric,asillustrated(magnifiedtoshowdetail). Ifyoulookatthetopandbottomofaseam,noticethat thestitchesareevenlybalanced. Whenadjustingtheneedlethreadtension,thehigherthe number,thetighterthetopthreadtension. Resultsdependon: •stiffnessandthicknessofthefabric •numberoffabriclayers •typeofstitch •Tensionistootight Needlethread(Topthread) Bobbinthread(Bottomthread) Toloosentension Rightside(Topside)offabric Wrongside(Bottomside)offabric Thebobbinthreadshowsthroughontherightsideofthe fabric,andthestitchfeelsbumpy.Turnthedialtoalower tensionsettingnumbertoloosentheneedlethread tension. •Tensionistooloose Needlethread(Topthread) Bobbinthread(Bottomthread) Totightentension Rightside(Topside)offabric Wrongside(Bottomside)offabric Theneedlethreadshowsthroughonthewrongside ofthefabric,andthestitchfeelsbumpy.Turnthedialtoa highertensionsettingnumbertotightentheneedlethread tension. f /- ® S Y Y 26
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 Needlethreadtension2to6 PresserfootA:Zigzagfoot PresserfootH:Straightstitchfoot Pressuredial3 Thisuniquestitchisusedwhereaninvisiblelockingstitchis needed.Presspattern4onthevisualtouchscreen. Lowertheneedleclosetothefrontedgeofthefabric. Themachinewiltsewseverallockingstitchesinplaceand continuesewingforward. Whenyoupressthereversebuttonattheendoftheseam, themachinewillsewseverallockingstitchesinplace,then stopsewingautomatically. Note: Whenusingthestraightstitchfoot,makesuretoadjust theneedlepositionto3.5.Otherwisetheneedlemayhit thesewingfootandpossiblybreak. TripleStretchStitch Stitchpattern:5 Needlethreadtension2to6 PresserfootA:Zigzagfoot PresserfootH:Straightstitchfoot Pressuredial3 Thisstrong,durablestitchisrecommendedforareaswhere bothelasticityandstrengthareneededtoensurecomfort anddurability. Useittoreinforceareassuchascrotchandarmhole seams. Alsouseitwhenconstructingitemssuchasbackpacksfor extrastrength. Presspattern5onthevisualtouchscreen. Note: Whenusingthestraightstitchfoot,makesuretoadjust theneedlepositionto3.5.Otherwisetheneedlemayhit thesewingfootandpossiblybreak. S ® i i i i c_ ® ® i i i i I_l5¸ iItl cltl_ ® ® ® J J Y J 27
StretchStitch Stitchpattern:10 Needlethreadtension3to6 PresserfootA:Zigzagfoot Pressuredial3 Thisisanarrowstretchstitchdesignedtoeliminate puckeringonknitfabricsandbiasseams,whilepermitting theseamtobepressedcompletelyopenflat. BastingStitch Stitchpattern:15 Needlethreadtension1to4 PresserfootA:Zigzagfoot Pressuredial1 Thebastingstitchisusedtoholdfabriclayerstogether duringfitting.Useafineneedlesoasnotleavepermanent needlemarksonfabrics. Presspattern15onthevisualtouchscreen.Dropthefeed dogs(seepage6). Depressthefootcontrol.Themachinewilltakeonestitch andstopautomatically. Holdthefabrictautandslideittowhereyouwantthenext stitch,thendepressthefootcontrolagain. Continueinthismannerslidingthefabricsidewaysor forward. ZipperSewing Stitchpattern:1 Needlethreadtension2to6 PresserfootE:Zipperfoot Pressuredial3 •Tosnaponthezipperfoot (_Groove Pin Tosewleftside Tosewrightside Fitthepinonthezipperfootintothegrooveonthefoot holder. *Tosewtheleftsideofthezipper,attachzipperfootwith theright-handsideofpin. *Tosewtherightsideofzipper,attachthezipperfootwith theleft-handsideofpin. S ® ® S S ® ® ® J J J J 28
•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. Foldbacktheupperlayerseamallowance.Foldback thelowerlayerseamallowancetoleavea1/8(0.4cm) marginoffabric_. Placezipperteethnexttomarginedgeandpinmarginto zippertape. Alignzipperfootwithmarginedge.Returnthreadtension andstitchlengthtooriginalsettings.Sewaseamthe entirelengthofzippertape,removingpinsasyougo. Beforereachingpull-tab,stopthemachinewithneedlein thefabricandraisethefoot,thenunzipafewinchesto clearapathforthestitch. Removefabricandclosezipper. Raiseandreleasefoot,andre-attachitonleft-handside ofpin. Taketheupperfabriclayerandlayitflatoverthezipper. Startingjustbelowzipperbottomstop,sewacrossfabric toabout3/8to1/2distancefromthebastingstitchline. Turnfabric90°andsewaseamtheentirelengthof zippertape.Beforereachingpull-tab,stopthemachine withneedleinfabricandraisethefoot.Useseamripper toopenafewinchesofbastingstitch,thenunzipafew inchestoclearapathforthestitch.Attheendofthe zippertape,sewinreverseafewstitchestolock. Oncebothsidesofzipperaresewn,useseamripperto openthebastingstitch. S f- % \ J J 29
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. Pressthe4-or-keytochangesettings,thenpressthe oKkeytoregisterthesettings. Stitchwidthadjustingkeys Stitchlengthadjustingkeys Defaultkey:Whenyoupress_!i!ikey,allsettingsinthe adjustingwindowwiltreturntotheirdefaultsettings(the samesettingsaswhenyoupurchasedthemachine). Cancelkey:Whenyoupress_iii!key,theadjust windowwillcloseandthesettingremainsunchanged. (_)OKkey:WhenyoupresstheOKkey,yoursettingsare registered. S f- f- ® Adjust J J 30
•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
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 excessivepuckering,orcausingthebobbinthreadto showontherightside(Topside)ofthefabric. Resultsvarywithfabric,threadandsewingconditions. •Tensionistootight Rightside(Topside)offabric Wrongside(Bottomside)offabric Thecornerofeachzigzagpullstogetherontherightside ofthefabric. •Tensionistooloose Rightside(Topside)offabric Wrongside(Bottomside)offabric Thecornerofeachzigzagpullstogetheronthewrong sideofthefabric. f- S J J J 32
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_. Note: Whenusinganoveredgefoot,makesuretosetthestitch widthat5to7.0,otherwisetheneedlemayhitthe overedgefoot. OveredgeStitch(usingzigzagstitch) (_Stitchpattern:6 Needlethreadtension3to7 PresserfootC:Overedgefoot Brushholderseamguide (_PresserfootA:Zigzagfoot (_Pressuredial3 Topreventrawedgeoffabricfromraveling,overcastthe edgewithzigzagstitch.Itisthefastestwaytofinishtheraw edgeofmostwovenfabrics. Note: Whenusinganoveredgefoot,makesuretosetthestitch widthat5to7.0,otherwisetheneedlemayhitthe overedgefoot. MultipleZigzagStitch (_Stitchpattern:7 Needlethreadtension3to6 PresserfootA:Zigzagfoot Pressuredial3 S f ® J ® J J Y ® •Seamfinishing Thisstitchisusedtofinishtheseamallowanceon syntheticsandotherfabricsthattendtopucker.Thestitch isalsoexcellentfordarningandmendingtears. Placeyourfabrictoallowa5/8(1.5cm)seam.Trim excessclosetostitching.Becarefulnottocutthestitches. •Mending Positionthetearundertheneedlesothatthestitch catchesbothsides. / _r / J 33
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 Thisstitchisanexcellentstitchforfabricsthattendtofray extensivelysuchaslinensandgabardines. Tworowsofzigzagstitchesaresimultaneouslysewnover theedgetoinsurethatfabricwillnotravel. S J ® J 34