Kenmore Ergo 3 Owners Manual

  
•Changingneedledropposition 
_j_+key 
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0.0(leftposition) 
(_3.5(centerposition) 
7.0(rightposition) 
Needledroppositionisadjustedwiththe_and 
--keys. 
Whenyoupressthe÷key,theneedlemovestothe 
right. 
Whenyoupressthe--key,theneedlemovestotheleft. 
•Changingstitchlength 
_j_+key 
Q-key 
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Stitchlengthisadjustedwiththe+and--keys. 
Thelargerthenumber,thegreaterthestitchlength. 
Pressthe÷keytoincreasethestitchlength. 
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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...

  
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...

  
StretchStitch 
Stitchpattern:10 
Needlethreadtension3to6 
PresserfootA:Zigzagfoot 
Pressuredial3 
Thisisanarrowstretchstitchdesignedtoeliminate 
puckeringonknitfabricsandbiasseams,whilepermitting 
theseamtobepressedcompletelyopenflat. 
BastingStitch 
Stitchpattern:15 
Needlethreadtension1to4 
PresserfootA:Zigzagfoot 
Pressuredial1 
Thebastingstitchisusedtoholdfabriclayerstogether 
duringfitting.Useafineneedlesoasnotleavepermanent 
needlemarksonfabrics. 
Presspattern15onthevisualtouchscreen.Dropthefeed...

  
•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....

  
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....

  
•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 
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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...

  
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_....

  
Serging 
Stitchpattern:9 
Needlethreadtension3to7 
PresserfootA:Zigzagfoot 
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Thisstitchisrecommendedforfinishingedgesofknit 
fabricssuchastricots,stretchvelouretc.,becauseit 
providesthegreatestamountofelasticityandstrength. 
Sewalongthefabricedgeleavinga1/4(0.7cm)seam 
allowance.Afterfinishingthesewing,trimtheextraseam 
allowanceasshown. 
DoubleOveredgeStitch 
Stitchpattern:13 
Needlethreadtension3to7 
PresserfootC:Overedgefoot 
PresserfootA:Zigzagfoot 
Pressuredial3...