Kenmore Elite Ergo 3 Manual
Have a look at the manual Kenmore Elite Ergo 3 Manual online for free. It’s possible to download the document as PDF or print. UserManuals.tech offer 23 Kenmore manuals and user’s guides for free. Share the user manual or guide on Facebook, Twitter or Google+.
BlindHemStitch Stitchpattern:12 Needlethreadtension1to4 PresserfootG:Blindhemfoot Pressuredial3 S i ® 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 Pressuredial3 ®® ® J J Usealightweightfabric(tricot,forexample).Foldthefabric inbiasandstitchonthefold.Allowtheneedletojustclear thefoldededgetocreateashellededge.Youmayneedto increasetheneedlethreadtensionslightly. Ifyousewrowsofshellstitches,spacetherowsatleast 5/8(1.5cm)apart.Youcanalsosewshellstitchesonknits orsoftsilkywovenfabrics,inanydirection. .................J J 35
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••, ®U+7 J _20 i _21 --] J 36
SquareBH (_Stitchpattern:16 Needlethreadtension1to5 PresserfootR:Automaticbuttonholefoot Pressuredial3 •Preparationforsewing Groove Pin Pressup/downneedlebuttontoraisetheneedle.Attach theautomaticbuttonholefootR.Makesurethe groove(_onthefootholdercatchesthepin_onthefoot whenloweringthepresserbar. S S ® •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 buttonholewillbedifferent. f % J J 37
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. Useaneyeletpunchertoopenakeyholebuttonhole. S % iquareBH _NowSewing Completed RaisePresserFoot ® % J 38
•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. Note: Thedefaultsettingis0.45. S oefau_ Default_ i l_ancel( Y J 39
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 andknot. S S % % \ \ \ ® J 4O
Darning Stitchpattern:23 Needlethreadtension3to6 PresserfootR:Automaticbuttonholefoot Pressuredial3 S @ ® •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. Note: Thedefaultsettingis3.0. S AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA IIIIIlllllllllllIIIIIIllllllllll IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII_mmE_: IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII \I1111111111111IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII \IVVVVVVVIIVVVVVVVI ® IAAIAAAA !,_illllllllllll NNNIIIIIIIIII tnlllmlllll I_IIIIIIIIIIIII IIVVYVVIVl L A,,,,,,,,,,,,,,A,,, IIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIHIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII III IIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIII IIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIMIIll_l IVIVVmYVl AAAAAAA IIIIIIIIIIIIIII ÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁÁ IIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIMIII IfVVVVVVI J 41
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 c,,_!key. S z4 S ® ! i i i i Im •m ! ! J 42
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 settingbeingregistered. S 25i @ J S ® J 43
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 returnstothepreviouswindow. J 44