Kenmore 8 Stitch Sewing Machine Manual
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OWNERSMANUAL SWA/RS SEWINGMACHINE MODELS10101/11101/12551/12621/14401 14501/14502/14571/14572 Part#6027i9
Sears,RoebuckandCo. DearHomemaker, CONGRATULATIONS! Youhavejustinvestedinaveryfinezigzagsewingmachine. Herearejustsomeofitsspecialfeatures: *Fullrotaryshuttlewithslantedbobbin--quietandsmooth running,easyaccesstobobbin,beststitchingperformance andeasymaintenancewithone-touchretainersystem. *Ultra-stitch-helpsmakeuniformstretchstitchesand buttonholeseverytime.Themachineautomaticallyadjusts thestitchthicknessonforwardandreversestitchessoyou havefeweradjustmentstomakewhensewing. Sew-by-color-recommendedrangesofstitchlengthand widthindicatedandcolor-codedwithstitchpatterns. Simpleandeasythreadingsystem. Tomakebestuseofthesewonderfulfeatures,pleasereadthe instructionsinthisbookletbeforeyoustartsewing. Itcontainsinformationonoperatingandcaringforyourmachine. Youwillgetspecificinstructionsonthreading,tension adjustments,cleaning,usingtheattachments,etc.Byfollowing theseinstructionsyouwillgetthebestsewingresultsandavoid unnecessaryserviceexpenseforconditionsbeyondourcontrol. Ifyouneedadditionaladviceontheoperationandcareofyour Kenmoremachine,contactyournearestSearsretailstore.Please remembertogivethemodelnumberandserialnumberwhenever youinquireaboutyourKenmoremachine. HAPPYSEWING! KenmoreSewin9Machine Recordinthespaceprovidedbelowthemodelnumber andserialnumberofthisappliance. Themodelnumberandserialnumberarelocatedonthe nomenclatureplate,asidentifiedonpage3ofthis booklet. ModelNo.SerialNo. Retainthesenumbersforfuturereference. THISMODELISACENTERNEEDLE,LOW BARSEWINGMACHINE.
TABLEOFCONTENTS IIIIIII 1.KNOWYOURMACHINE Locateandidentifythepartson yourmachine................................2-3 Locateandidentifytheaccessories....4-6 2.PREPAREYOURMACHINEFORSEWING Setupthemachine.......................7-8 *Pluginthemachineandswitch onthepower..................................7 *Setthefootcontrol.........................7 *Adjustthepresserfoot.....................7 *Putthreadonth_spoolpin...............8 *Converttofree-armsewing...............8 Preparethebobbin......................9-12 *Loadthreadonthebobbin...........9-10 *Removethebobbincasefromthe shuttle.........................................11 *Insertthebobbinintothebobbincase..12 *Insertthebobbincaseintotheshuttle..12 Preparetheneedle......................13-14 *Changetheneedle..........................13 *Needle,thread,fabricandstitch lengthchart...................................14 Preparethetopthread.................15-16 *Threadtheneedle...........................15 *Pickupthebobbinthread.................16 Checkthethreadtension...................17 Choosetherightpresserfoot.........18-19 *Knowwhatthepresserfootwilldo.....18 *Changethepresserfoot...................19 Usethefeedcoverplate.....................20 3.LEARNTOUSETHECONTROLS Stitchselectordial............................21 Stitchlengthdial..............................21 Stitchwidthcontrol..........................22 Reversestitchlever...........................22 Seamguidelines..............................22 4.PRACTICEGOODHABITS Beforeyoubegintosew....................23 Whenyoubegintosew.....................23 5.LEARNTOUSETHESTITCHES Machinesettingchart........................24 Straightstitches.........................25-28 *Sewingastraightseam....................25 *Squarethecorner...........................26 *Top-stitching.................................26 *Darning........................................26 *Basting........................................27 *Gathering.....................................27 6, *Attachingazipper...........................28 *Cording........................................28 Zigzagstitches...........................29-32 *Overcastingstitch...........................30 *Satinstitch...................................30 *Bartacking...................................30 *Applique......................................31 *Embroidery...................................31 *Monogramming.............................31 *Buttonsewing...............................32 Three-stepzigzag.............................33 Blindhem.................................34-35 Boxstitch.......................................36 Shellstitch.....................................37 Stretchstitch.............................38-43 *Adjustingstitchlength.....................38 *Wheretousewhichstretchstitch: Acheck-chart................................39 *Tipsonsewingdifferentfabrics..........40 *Straightstretchstitch......................41 *Rick-rackstretchstitch....................41 *Smockingstretchstitch...................41 *Overcaststretchstitch.....................42 *Sergingorpineleafstretchstitch........42 *Elasticstretchstitch........................42 *Overlockstretchstitch.....................43 *Elasticedgestretchstitch.................43 LEARNTOSEWBUTTONHOLES Choosethebuttonholestyle...............44 Manualmethod.............................45-45 Built-inmethod..........................47-49 *Adjustthestitchwidth.....................47 *Adjustthestitchlength....................47 *Cordedbuttonholes(avariationof thebuilt-inbuttonhole)....................49 Buttonholeattachmentsystem......50-53 *Setupthemachine....................51-52 *Makethebuttonhole.......................53 7.CAREFORYOURMACHINE Changethesewinglightbulb..............54 Cleanyourmachine.....................54-55 *Cleanthefeeddogs.........................54 *Cleantheshuttle............................55 8.CHECKCHARTFORPERFORMANCE PROBLEMS Generalproblems............................56 Stitchingproblems......................56-57 Threadproblems..............................57
1.KNOWYOURMACHINE Locateandidentifythepartsonyourmachine Afteryouhaveunpacked yournewmachine,setitona flat,sturdysurface.Study thefollowingdiagramsothat youwillknowtheworking partsofyourmachine. Youmayneedtoreferto thesediagramoftenwhile readingtheinstructionsin thismanual. Extensiontable Threadguide Take-uplever Threadingchannel Topthreadtensioncontrol =O A_essorybox/extensi Threadcutter _/_Needleclampscrew **Presserfootreleaselever__-Threadguide **Threadcutter./_!__ Presserfootthumbscrew/__Q_%_ClotN;e_; Presserfoot_____,,.=.,_/__.sc,ewhore \\_______ooddo., Needleplate_._He,___--f-- Seamguidelines___----------__Corneringguides I NOTE:Adetaileddrawingwhichshowsthepartsoftheshuttleandbobbinisonpage11. 2
**Bobbinwindershaft **Bobbinwinderlatch **Stitchwidthcontrol Stitchselector Stitchlengthcontrol *Stitchlengthindicator Reversestitchlever *Model14571,14572,only **Model14501,14502,14571, 14572only Handwheel Clutchknob Bobbinwinderstop Bobbinwindershaft Spool I .Handwheel/push-pull clutch **Swing-awayspoolpin Power/lightswitch Footcontrolplug receptacle Nomenclatureplate **Extraspoolpin Fold-awaycarrying handle Pull-downleverfor sewinglight Presserfootlever Snap-inautomatic buttonholeattachment Foot control.....__ Accessorybox 3
II Locateandidentifytheaccessories Youshouldfindthefollowingitemsinthe accessorybox. Needleset Spoolpincaps Bobbinslarge-No.65653 small-No.65652 Spoolpins No,44999 (Model14501,14502,14571,14572only) S ExtraspoolpinSeamripper/button- No,64083holeopener No,6830 Feedcoverplate No.60934 Screwdrivers large-No.65811 small-No.65812 LintbrushStraightstitchStraightstitch No.65650footNo.6873footNo.56483 SatinstitchfootSatinstitchfootZipperfootZipperfootButtonholeguide No.657/1No.57998No.6792No.56484No.41620 4
1 Youshouldfindthefollowingitemsin thesnap-inautomaticbuttonhole attachmentbox. (Model14501,14502,14571,14572only) Buttonholeguide plate No.65665 ButtonholetemplatesButtonholeButtonhole 1--No.65660adapterfoot 2-No.65661No.64061No.57979 3-No.65662 Partsandaccessoriesfittedonthemachine Standardzigzag footNo.65770 StandardzigzagPresserfoot footNo.57985 PresserfootthumbNeedleclamp holderNo.56475screwNo.135screwNo.36353 NeedleplateBobbincaseBobbincaseholder No.64156No.63963No.63977 LightbulbFootcontrol No.6797No.6811 AllpartslistedhereinmaybeorderedfromanySearsstoreorservicecenter. WHENORDERINGREPAIRPARTS,ALWAYSGIVETHEFOLLOWING INFORMATION: 1.PARTNUMBER2.PARTDESCRIPTION 3.MODELNUMBERshownonthenomen-4.NAMEOFITEM clatureplate.(Seepage3forlocation.) Ifthepartsyouneedarenotstockedlocally,yourorderwillbeelectronically transmittedtoaSearsRepairPartsDistributionCenterforexpeditedhandling. 5
IIIIII Optionalaccessories Optionalaccessorieshelpsimplifythedetail- ingthatgiveyoursewngarmentsa professionallook. QFOOTQNEEDLE (No.65820)(No.6746) QSET(No.6986) -Helpsavoidskippedstitches,especially withsynthetic,stretchandknitfabrics. Blindhemfoot(No.6885) -Holdsfabricfoldedfor blindhemsewing. Rollerfoot(No.6763) --Hingedzigzagtypefootthat hasonerollerinfrontofneedle andanotherrollerbehindit. Recommendedforimitation leatherorvinyl. Even-feedingfoot(No.6887) --Feedsbothfabriclayerssimultaneously tohelppreventbunchingofUltra Suedefabric,satin,tricotorotherslick fabrics;easespatternmatching. Ruffler/pleater(No.6891) -Gathersfabrictoease makingcurtains, flouncesetc. Machineneedles:(Seepage14 forhowtochooseneedle) 5pcs.Regularcolor-coded needles Size9-Brown(No.6550) Size11-Orange(No.6551) Size14-Red(No.6552) Size16-Purple(No.6553) Size18-Green(No.6554) Needlethreader (No.43780) IContents::30ccOill INo.6890) Zipperfoot(No.6757) -Forinvisiblezippers. 10plasticbobbins (No,6868) 10pcs.Ballpointcolor-codedneedles (No.6747) Size9-Silver/Brownx4pcs. Size11-Silver/Orangex4pcs. Size14-Silver/Red×2pcs. 2pcs.Doubleneedles(No.6749) 5pcs.Q-Needles-Blue(No.6746) Accessoryset(No.68401) -Expandsyourmachinesusesfrom simplemendingtodeatiledgather- ing,quilting,shirringandmore. Includeshemmersandguides. Presserfeetletyouattachbraid, insertzippersandcording. 6
2.PREPAREYOURMACHINEFORSEWING Setupthemachine 1.Besureyourmachineisrestingsecurely onasturdy,flatsurface. 2.Youmaywanttopracticewithascrapof fabrictoabsorbanydirtorgrease. Pluginthemachineandswitchon thepower 1.a.Plugthefootcontrolintothemachine. b.Plugthecordinto110-120voltA.C. walloutlet. Turnonthepower/lightswitch. Besuretoturnoffthepower/light switchifyouareinterruptedorstop sewing. NOTE:Yourmachinewillnotoperatewith thepower/lightswitchoff. Setthefootcontrol Thefootcontrolregulatesthespeedofthe sewingmachine. Positionthefootcontrolwithyourheelon thefloor.Themorepressureyouapplytothe footcontrol,thefasterthemachinewillrun. Controlthepresserfootlever Thepresserfootleverraisesandlowersyour presserfoot. 1.Lowerthepresserfootlevertosew. , Raisethepresserfootleverandthe pressureofthepresserfootwillbe releasedtoinsertorremovethinorthick fabrics. . Extraheightofthepresserfootcanbe obtainedbyliftingthepresserfootthumb screwbyfingertoallowinsertionof thickermaterial. NOTE:Presserfootpressureissetatthe factory.Noadjustmentisrequired. Power/ligh switch 7
i Attachth.espoolpins 1.Checktheaccessoryboxfortwospool pins. 2.Attachthespoolpinsattherearofyour machine,usingthelargescrewdriver. Putthreadonthespoolpin 1.a.Swingthespoolpinawayfromyouand fullytothebackofthemachine. b.Placeaspoolofthreadonthespoolpin. Secureitwithasuitablesizespoolcap whichissimilartothesizeofthespool, toensuresmoothflowofthread. NOTE:Remembertoreturnthespoolpin underthearmforstorage. 2.Attachtheextraspoolpinontherightend ofthecarryinghandle,whensewingwith adoubleneedle(seepage6). B 8 A Converttofree-armsewing Yourmachinehasafreearmforsewing sleeves,pantlegs,etc.Forfree-armsewing, youneedtoremovetheextensiontableas follows: 1.Removetheextensiontablebypullingitto theleft. NOTE:Herearesomeoftheusesofthis free-armfeature: *mendelbowsandkneesofgarmeRts *sewinsleeves,especiallyonsmall garments *applique,embroider,hemaroundedges ofcuffsorpantlegs *sewinelasticcasingsinskirtsorpantsat thewaistline 2.Forallothersewing,slidethetablealong thefreearmuntilthepins(AandB)fitinto theholesonthemachine.