Check The Needle - Kenmore 385.1915 Owner's Manual

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Twin Needle
Black shank
The choice of needle and thread depends on the fabric you are sewing.
In your needle case, you will find the following color-coded needles;
Blue (1 1) .......... for stretch fabrics
Orange (11} ........ _ for Iightweight fabrics
Red (14) .......... for medium or meElium-heavy weight fabrics
Purpie (16) ......... for medium-heavy weight and decorative top-
stitching on these fabrics.
(This needle has a larger thread hole for
thicker topstitching thread.)
Green 118) ....... for heavy weight fabrics and decorative top-
stitching on these fabrics.
Twin Needle ........ for sewing parallet rows of straight or deco-
rative stitches.
NOTE: These needles are found in the accessory storage box. isee page 10)
e Checkthe Needle
1. Look for barbed or blunt point.
2. A damaged needle can cause permanent snags or runs in knits, fine silks
and silk-like fabrics.
Always buy a good quality thread, it should resist tangling and be strong,
smooth and consistent in thickness.
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