Kenmore Elite Ergo 3 Manual

  
MachineOperatingButtons 
Start/stopButton 
Start/stopbutton 
Pressthebuttontostartorstopthemachine.Thisbutton 
canbeusedeitherinconventionalsewingmodeorEmbroi- 
derymode.Inconventionalsewingmode,themachine 
startsrunningslowlyforthefirstfewstitches;itthenrunsat 
thespeedsetbythespeedcontrollever. 
Note: 
TheStart/stopbuttoncannotbeusedwhenthefoot 
controlisconnectedtothemachine. 
ReverseButton 
Reversebuttoniii_._.-.. 
•Patterns1,2,6and7:_i,j::;:_: 
Themachinewillsew=nreversewhilethereversebutton...

  
FootControl 
Sewingspeedcanbevariedbythefootcontrol. 
Theharderyoupressonthefootcontrol,thefasterthe 
machineruns. 
Note: 
Themachinerunsatthemaximumspeedsetbythe 
speedcontrolleverwhenthefootcontrolisbeingfully 
depressed. 
OperationInstructions: 
FootControllerModel21371isusedwithSewingMachine 
Model385.19010XXX(XXXrepresentsnumbers000 
through999). 
Note:1 
TheKenmoreElitesewingmachinemodel19010is 
equippedwithanautomaticshutdownsafetyfeatureto 
preventoverheating.Followsafetyinstructionsthatappear...

  
ExtensionTable 
•Detachingthetable 
Closetheaccessorybox,andliftouttheextension 
table(_towardyou,asillustrated,for_ree-armsewing. 
(_Extensiontable 
•Attachingthetable 
Pushtheextensiontable(_untilitsnapsintothe 
machine. 
(_Extensiontable 
Tabs 
Holes 
Free-armsewingcanbeusedfor: 
•Stitchingsleeves,waistbands,pantlegsoranytubular 
garmentarea. 
•Darningsocksormendingknees,elboworchildrens 
wear. 
InConventionalsewingsetmode,youcanadjustthefree- 
armlength.Toadjustthefree-armlength,pleasereferto...

  
ThreadCu_ers 
(_Threadcuter 
Youdonotneedapairofscissorstocutthreadsafter 
sewing.Justusethebuilt-inthreadcutter(_. 
ChangingNeedle 
Flatside 
Needleclampscrew 
Needleclamp 
Turnoffthepowerswitch. 
Raisetheneedletoitshighestpositionbyturningthe 
handwheetcounterclockwise,towardyou,andlowering 
thepresserfoot.Loosentheneedleclampscrew_by 
turningitcounterclockwise.Removetheneedlefromthe 
needleclamp_. 
Insertanewneedleintotheneedleclamp_withthe 
fiatside(_totherear.Wheninsertingtheneedleinto...

  
CorrectingDistortedStitchPatterns 
Thesewingresultsofthestretchstitchpatternsmayvary 
dependinguponthesewingconditions,suchassewing 
speed,typeofthefabric,numberoflayersetc. 
Alwaysmaketestsewingonascrappieceofthefabricthat 
youwishtouse. 
ifdecorativestitchpatterns,letters,ornumbersare 
distorted,correctitwiththefeedbalancingdial. 
Notes: 
•Innormalsewing,setthefeedbalancingdial(_tothe 
neutralposition,i.e.,thegrooveonthedial@is 
centeredwiththestandardsettingmark_....

  
PresserFootTypes 
•zigzagfoot(FootA) 
Usethisfootforbothstraightandzigzagstitching. 
•Straightstitchfoot(FootH) 
Usethisfootforexclusivelyforstraightstitchingwith 
centerneedleposition. 
•Automaticbuttonholefoot(FootR) 
Usethisfootforonestepautomaticbuttonholesewing. 
Simplysetabuttonontheguideofthisfootanddepress 
thefootcontrol.Youcansewexactlythesamelengthof 
buttonholeasthebutton. 
•Zipperfoot(FootE) 
Thisfootcanbesettosewoneachsideofthezipper. 
Theedgeofthefootguidesthezipperandkeepsthe...

  
•1/4Seamfoot(FootO) 
Thisfootisusefulforpatchworkquilt.Theguideonthe 
footmaintainsanexact1/4(0.7cm)seamallowance. S 
•Embroideryfoot(FootP) 
Thisfootisaspecialattachmentforprofessional-style 
embroidery. J 
•Walkingfoot 
Thisisspecialattachmentforhard-to-feedmaterials.This 
footeffectivelypreventsfabricsfromshiftingand 
puckering.Itisgreatforquiltingandmatchingplaids. 
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SelectingNeedleandFabric 
Forgeneralsewing,useneedlesizes11or14.Afinethreadandneedleshouldbe 
usedforsewinglightweightfabrics,sothefabricwillnotbemarred.Heavyfabrics 
requireaneedlelargeenoughtopiercethefabricwithoutfrayingtheneedlethread. 
Intheneedleset,thereisoneeachofsizes11,14,16,and18,andablueneedle. 
Usetheblueneedletoeliminateskippedstitcheswhensewingknitsandsynthetic 
fabrics. 
Specialneedlesshouldbeusedoncertainfabrics.Adenimneedlewithasharptip...

  
BobbinWinding 
•Removingthehookcoverplate 
Hookcoverplatereleasebutton 
Hookcoverplate 
Bobbin 
Slidethehookcoverplatereleasebutton_totheright, 
andremovethecoverplate_. 
Liftoutthebobbin_fromthebobbinholder. 
•Horizontalspoolpin 
Spoolpin 
Largespoolholder 
Smallspoolholder 
Liftupthespoolpin_.Placeaspoolofthreadonthe 
spoolpinwiththethreadcomingoffthespoolasshown. 
Attachthelargespoolholder_,andpressitfirmly 
againstthespoolofthread. 
Thesmallspoolholder_isusedwithnarroworsmall 
spoolsofthread....

  
BobbinWinding 
Note: 
Setthespeedcontrolleveratitsfastestpositionfor 
bobbinwinding. 
_)Upperthreadguide 
Bobbin 
Bobbinwinderspindle 
Guidethethreadaroundtheupperthreadguide_). 
Insertthethreadthroughtheholeonthebobbin_, 
threadingfromtheinsidetotheoutside.Putthe 
bobbinonthebobbinwinderspindle_. 
Pushthebobbinwinderspindle_totheright.The 
visualtouchscreenshowsBobbinWinding. 
Withthefreeendofthethreadheldinyourhand, 
depressthefootcontrol.Stopthemachinewhen 
thebobbinhasmadeafewturns,andcutthe...