Kenmore Ergo 3 Owners Manual

							  
BlindHemStitch 
Stitchpattern:12 
Needlethreadtension1to4 
PresserfootG:Blindhemfoot 
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Usethesamecolorthreadasthefabric. 
Onheavyweightfabricsthatravel,therawedgeshouldbe 
overcastfirst. 
Fotdthehem,asillustrated. 
Wrongside(Bottomside)offabric 
1/4to7/16(0.4to0.7cm) 
Lightweightfabric 
Heavyweightfabric 
•Tosew 
Whentheneedlecomestotheleft 
Whentheneedlecomestotheright 
Guide 
Foldededge 
Thereisaslidingguidescrewontheblindhemfootthat 
allowsyoutopreciselycontrolwheretheneedlepierces 
theedgeofthefabricfold.Adjustthescrewsothatatthe 
leftmostpositionofthestitch,theneedlejustpiercesthe 
edgeofthefold.Iftheneedlepiercestoofarleft,the 
stitcheswillshowontherightsideofthefabric.Lowerthe 
presserfoot.Sew,guidingthefoldededgealongtheguide 
inthefoot_. 
ShellTuck 
Stitchpattern:14 
Needlethreadtension6to8 
PresserfootF:Satinstitchfoot 
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Usealightweightfabric(tricot,forexample).Foldthefabric 
inbiasandstitchonthefold.Allowtheneedletojustclear 
thefoldededgetocreateashellededge.Youmayneedto 
increasetheneedlethreadtensionslightly. 
Ifyousewrowsofshellstitches,spacetherowsatleast 
5/8(1.5cm)apart.Youcanalsosewshellstitchesonknits 
orsoftsilkywovenfabrics,inanydirection. 
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SECTIONIV.BUTTONHOLEs 
Variouskindsofbuttonholesandtheiruses 
(_SquareBH 
Thissquarebuttonholeiswidelyusedonmediumto 
heavyfabrics.Thebuttonholesizeisautomatically 
determinedbyplacingabuttoninthefoot. 
RoundendBH 
Thisbuttonholeisusedonfinetomediumweight 
fabrics,especiallyforblousesandchildrensclothes. 
FinefabricBH 
Thisbuttonholeisroundedatbothendsandisusedon 
fine,delicatefabricssuchasfinesilk. 
KeyholeBH 
Thekeyholebuttonholeiswidelyusedonmediumto 
heavyfabrics.Itisalsosuitableforlargerandthicker 
buttons. 
(_RoundedkeyholeBH 
Thisbuttonholeisusedforthickerbuttonsonmedium 
weightfabrics. 
(_StretchBH 
Thisbuttonholecanbeusedonstretchfabrics.Itcan 
alsobeusedasadecorativebuttonhole. 
KnitBH 
Thisbuttonholeissuitableforknitfabrics.Itcanalsobe 
usedasadecorativebuttonhole. 
Notes: 
•Tosewthebuttonholes17to22,followthesame 
procedureasSquareBH(Seepage37to38.). 
•Thesizeofabuttonholeisautomaticallysetbyplacinga 
buttonintherearofautomaticbuttonholefootR. 
•Thebuttonholderofthefoottakesabuttonsizeofupto 
1(2.5cm)indiameter. 
•Itissometimesnecessarytochangebuttonholesizeto 
matchcertainheavyorspecificmaterialsandthreads. 
•Makeatestbuttonholeonanextrapieceofthefabricto 
checkyoursetting. 
•Placethebuttononthefabricandmarkthetopand 
buttontodeterminethepositionofthebuttonholeonthe 
fabric. 
•Useinterfacingonstretchfabrics. f••, 
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SquareBH 
(_Stitchpattern:16 
Needlethreadtension1to5 
PresserfootR:Automaticbuttonholefoot 
Pressuredial3 
•Preparationforsewing 
Groove 
Pin 
Pressup/downneedlebuttontoraisetheneedle.Attach 
theautomaticbuttonholefootR.Makesurethe 
groove(_onthefootholdercatchesthepin_onthefoot 
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•Tosew 
Buttonholder 
Buttonholelever 
Thebuttonholesizeisautomaticallysetbyplacingthe 
buttonintherearoftheautomaticbuttonholefoot. 
Thebuttonholderonthefoottakesabuttonupto1.0 
(2.5cm)indiameter. 
Makeatestbuttonholeonanextrapieceofthefabricto 
checkyoursettings. 
Useinterfacingonstretchfabrics. 
Pullthebuttonholder(_totheback,andplacethe 
buttoninit.Pushitforwardtightlyagainstthebutton. 
Pullthebuttonholelever_downasfarasitwillgo. 
Insertthecornerofthefabricunderthefoot.Pressthe 
Up/downneedlebuttontwice. 
Removethefabrictothelefttodrawboththreadsunder 
thefoot. 
Insertthegarmentunderthefoot,andlowertheneedle 
tothestartingpoint_ofthemark_. 
Thenlowertheautomaticbuttonholefoot. 
Markforplacementofbuttonhole 
Startingpoint 
Slider 
Thereshouldbenogap. 
(_Springholder 
(_Startmark 
Difference 
Note: 
Makesurethereisnogapbetweentheslider(_and 
springholder_,otherwisetheleftandrightlengthof 
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Pressthestart/stopbuttontosewthebuttonhole.The 
buttonholewiltbeautomaticallysewn. 
Step1: 
Themachinewillsewthefrontbartackandtheleft 
rowfirst.Thenitgoesbacktothestartingpointwith 
straightstitch. 
Step2: 
Themachinewillsewtherightrow. 
Step3: 
Themachinewillsewthebackbarrack,andthe 
machinewillstopautomatically. 
•Torepeartbuttonholesewing 
Tosewanotherbuttonhole,raisethepresserfootand 
movethefabrictowherethenextbuttonholeissewn,then 
lowerthefootandstartthemachine. 
Whenfinished,pushthebuttonholeleverupasfarasit 
willgo. 
Removethefabricandplaceapinjustbelowthebartack 
ateachendtopreventaccidentallycuttingbartacks. 
Cutopeningwiththeseamripper. 
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•Changingbuttonholewidth 
Pressthe_!!!,key.Theadjustingwindowopens. 
Theadjustingwindowdisplaysthe-Fand--keysfor 
buttonholewidthadjustment. 
Pressthe+keytoincreasethebuttonholewidth. 
Pressthe_keytodecreasethebuttonholewidth. 
Pressthe_keytoregisterthesettings. 
Note: 
Thedefaultsettingis5.0. 
•Changingbuttonholestitchdensity 
Pressthe+keytomakethebuttonholestitchdensity 
looser. 
Pressthe--keytodecreasethebuttonholestitchdensity 
tighter. 
PresstheoKkeytoregisterthesettings. 
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CordedButtonhole 
Stitchpattern:16 
Needlethreadtension1to5 
PresserfootR:Automaticbuttonholefoot 
(_Pressuredial3 
Usethesameprocedureasthesquarebuttonhole 
procedure. 
*Setthestitchwidthtomatchthethicknessofthecord 
used. 
•Tosew 
Withthebuttonholefootraised,hookthefillercordon 
thespuratthebackofthebuttonholefoot. 
Bringtheendstowardyouunderthebuttonholefoot, 
clearingthefrontend. 
Hookthefillercordintotheforks_onthefrontofthe 
automaticbuttonholefoottoholdthemtight. 
Lowertheneedleintothegarmentwherethebuttonhole 
willstart,andlowerthefoot. 
(_Spur 
Forks 
Pressthestart/stopbuttonandsewthebuttonhole. 
Eachsideofthebuttonholeandthebartackswillbe 
sewnoverthecord. 
Removethefabricfromthemachine,andcutthesewing 
threadsonly. 
Needlethread(Topthread) 
(_Bobbinthread(Bottomthread) 
Pullthelooseendsofthefillercordtotightenit. 
Tietheendsinaknot,orthreadthemthroughahand- 
sewingneedle.Drawthemtothewrongsideofthefabric 
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Darning 
Stitchpattern:23 
Needlethreadtension3to6 
PresserfootR:Automaticbuttonholefoot 
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•Tosew 
Buttonholder 
Selectthepattern23. 
Pullthebuttonholder_fullytotherear. 
Placethegarmentunderthefoot.Presstheup/down 
needlebuttontwice.Removethefabrictothelefttodraw 
boththreadsunderthefootandputthefabricbackunder 
thefoot. 
Lowerthefoot.Pressthestart/stopbutton,themachine 
willlockstitch,sewrowsofdarning,lockstitchandstop 
automatically. 
Repeatsewingbyturningthefabrictoreinforceit. 
Note: 
Themaximumsizeofdarningis3/4(2cm)longand1/4 
(0.7cm)wide. 
Maximumlength3/4(2cm) 
Maximumwidth1/4(0.7cm) 
•Tosewashorterdarning 
Reversebutton 
Requiredlength 
Tosewadarninglessthan3/4(2cm)long,first 
stopthemachineaftersewingtherequiredlength_,then 
pressthereversebutton_.Therequiredlength_has 
nowbeendetermined. 
Nowrestartthemachineandcontinuesewinguntilthe 
machinestopsautomatically. 
•Tosewthesamesizedarning 
Simplyrestartthemachinetosewanotherdarningofthe 
samesize. 
Tosewthenextdarnatadifferentsize,pressthecancel 
key. 
•Toadjusttheevennessofdarning 
Youcancorrecttheunevennessofdarningbypressing 
the+or_key. 
Iftheleftcornerislowerthantherightside,pressthe 
keytocorrectit,andviceversa. 
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Tacking 
(_Stitchpattern:24 
Needlethreadtension3to6 
PresserfootF:Satinstitchfoot 
Pressuredial3 
Tackingisusedtoreinforcepockets,crotchesandbelt 
carrierswhereextrastrengthisneeded.Selectpattern24 
andattachthesatinfootE 
Themachinewiltsewatackingof9/16(1.5cm)length 
automatically. 
9/16(1.5cm) 
Note: 
Presstheadjustkeytomanuallychangethestitchlength 
andstitchwidth. 
•Tosewashortertack 
Whenyousewatacklessthan9/16(1.5cm)inlength, 
sewtotherequiredlength@andpressthereverse 
button_andthemachinewillmemorizethetack 
length_. 
Requiredlength 
Reversebutton 
Tacklength 
•Tosewthesamesizetack 
Tosewanothertackinthesamesize,simplyrestartthe 
machineanditwillstopautomaticallywhenfinished 
sewing.Tosewthenexttackatadifferentsize,pressthe 
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Eyelet 
Stitchpattern:25 
Needlethreadtension1to4 
PresserfootF:Satinstitchfoot 
Pressuredial3 
Theeyeletisusedforbeltholesetc. 
Presspattern25onthevisualtouchscreen. 
•Tosew 
AttachthesatinstitchfootE 
Depressthefootcontroltosew.Themachinewiltstop 
automaticallywhencompleted. 
Opentheeyeletwithanawl,punchorpointscissors. 
•Toadjustthesizeofaneyelet 
Bypressingtheadjustkey,themanualadjustingscreen 
willappear.Ifthesewingresultofaneyeletiscompressed 
ordrawnout,trytheothertypesofshape. 
Pressthe+orthe--keytoadjust. 
Shapeadjustkey(Sl-shapel,S2-shape2, 
S3-shape3) 
Defaultkey 
Whenyoupressthe_f,o,,keyallfunctionvalueson 
thescreenwiltreturntothedefaultsetting(thesame 
settingsaswhenyoupurchasedthemachine). 
Cancelkey 
Whenyoupressthe_0_ikey,theadjustwindowwill 
closeandthesettingremainsunchanged. 
OKkey 
Whenyoupresstheo_key,thesamewindowwill 
closeandgobacktotheoriginalscreenwiththenew 
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SECTIONV.SATIN,DECORATIVE 
STITCHESAND 
MONOGRAMMING 
KeyFunctions 
Modekey 
Press,_keytoenterthemodeselection. 
Twinneedlekey 
Presskeytoenterthetwinneedlesewingmode. 
Needleup/downkey 
Pressthe!keytosettheneedlepositionupordown 
whenstoppingthemachine. 
Adjustkey 
Pressthekeytoopentheadjustingwindow. 
Stitchwidthkey 
Pressthestitchwidth+or--keytochangethestitch 
width. 
Stitchlengthkey 
Pressthestitchlength+or_keytochangethestitch 
length. 
Elongationkey 
Theelongationkeyisusedtochangetheelongationof 
decorativestitchpatterns. 
Defaultkey 
Whenyoupressthe_f_!_key,allsettingintheadjusting 
windowwillreturntodefault(thesamesettingsaswhen 
youpurchasedthemachine). 
Cancelkey 
Whenyoupressthe_c,key,theadjustingwindow 
willcloseandthesettingremains. 
OKkey 
PressoKkey.Thesettingisregisteredandthescreen 
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