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Kenmore 1203 Instructions Manual

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  • Page 1 R U C R O N S ZIG-ZAG SEWING MACHINE 52882...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    INDEX Adjusting for Good Stitching ......Oiling Instructions ..........Blind Stitching ........... 18, 19 Overcasting ............Parts List ............Bobbin: Inserting & Threading ........Presser Foot, Changing ........Presser Foot Pressure, Adjusting ....... Picking up Bobbin Thread ......Removing Lint ..........Removing ...........
  • Page 3 FRONT VIEW ® 13. Presser Foot Screw 1. Bobbin Winder 7. Needle Clamp Screw 8. Stitch Width Lock 14. Thread Guides 2. Stitch Length Control 9. Stitch Width Control 15. Upper Thread Tension Control 3. Light Switch 10. Feed Dog 16.
  • Page 4 BACK VIEW 23. Hand Wheel 19. Presser Foot Pressure Regulator 20. Face Plate 24. Clutch Knob 21. Presser Foot Lever 25. Thread Spool Pins 22. Thread Cutter 26. Blind Stitch Knob {Models 1207, 1217 only)

  • Page 5: Sewing Light

    INSTALLINGMACHINE HEAD IN PORTABLEAND CABINET Loosen the two hinge screws under holes in the rear edge of the machine bed (1). Raise hinge pins in the cabinet cutout (2). Slip machine head onto the pins and tighten hinge screws securely (3). Lower machine head to front flap.
  • Page 6 Heaviest woolen coating Mercerized heavy duty NEEDLE SiZE Use KENMORE needles. The size of the needle should conform to the size of the thread and both should be suitable to the material. The same Flat side "_! /aces size thread should be used in the bobbin as on the upper part of the machine for ordinary sewing.

  • Page 7: Removing

    REMOVING BOBBINCASE FROMSHUTTLE Take up lever at its highest position. Pull out latch. €_J Pull bobbin case straight out.

  • Page 8: Winding

    WINDINGTHE BOBBIN Release clutch by turn- Place thread on spool ing clutch knob toward post. Draw thread shown. you. Start machine. Wind thread around When bobbin full, bobbin times, winding mechanism front to back. stops. Place bobbin onto Tighten clutch knob bobbin winder shaft.
  • Page 9 INSERTINGBOBBININTO BOBBINCASE... CASE INTO SHUTTLE Guide bobbin onto center pin of bobbin case. Pull thread through slot. Pull ihread under tension spring. Holding latch, position case into shuttle, then release latch.
  • Page 10 THREADING UPPER MACHINE Place thread as illustrated between discs of the Thread Tension Control. Prevent the spool of thread turning and by holding the end of the thread pull spl_ng wire loop clockwise past the top hook, then, pull thread to left so that thread can slip into the hook.
  • Page 11 _i :!i!!i:!_:i!i_ ¸: PICklinG IP BOBBII_ ! TIIREAI) Raise presser foot lever. Hold needle thread loosely in left hand and rotate hand wheel toward one complete turn. Bring bobbin thread up by pulling upper thread (See illustration). Place threads back under presser foot. ADJISTI.\G Tile PRESS[Rii O_ _ Tlli_ PllliSSiill FOOT Push down outer...

  • Page 12: Stitch Length

    Loosen knob and move stitch length-control lever to the desired position between 0 and 4. The 4 setting is the long- est stitch. The size of stitch you select will depend on the SETTING fabric you want to sew. Select stitch length and tighten...
  • Page 13 ADJ[STI._G TE._SIO_S A perfect stitch will have threads locked between the two layers of fabric with no loops on top or bottom. Fig. PROBLEM REMEDY Upper thread tight Decrease Tension Fig. Upper thread too loose tncrease Tension Fig. 3 NOTE Never adjust more...

  • Page 14: Lower Thread

    INCREASE TENSION When stitching is unsatisfactory as in figures 2 and 3, adjust the upper thread tension. Lower thread tension requires adjustment less frequently than the upper thread tension. Turn Clockwise. When stitch is satisfactory, as in figure 1 and seam is badly puckered, the cause may be tight tensions and both...
  • Page 15 INSERTINGAND REMOVING THE MATERIAL all kinds of sewing, consult chart page 5. Place material under the presser foot, insert Before placing the material on the machine needle into material by turning hand that: wheel toward you, lower presser foot and start sewing.
  • Page 16 TURNINGA CORNER Stop your sewing machine and make sure needle is in fabric. Raise presser foot. Turn fabric to desired direc- tion. Lower presser foot and go on with your stitching. FEED DOGCONTROL This knob is situated on fight front of machine bed. When knob is turned to the left, feed dog does not move material.

  • Page 17: Stitch Width

    ZIGZAGCONTROL SETTING STITCH WIDTH Move stitch width control lever to the desired position between 0 and 5 on the stitch width indicator plate. Zigzag stitch width increases from 0 to Straight stitching is possible only with control on O. LOCKING STITCH glDTH Loosen the stitch width lock knob.

  • Page 18: Buttonholes

    BUTTONHOLES Stitch length about Stitch width about 2 Feed dog control to right 1. Stitch forward until desired length for buttonhole is obtained. Stop with needle on the left side of stitching (A). Drop feed dog, set stitch width control on 2½ and take one stitch to the right (B). 2.

  • Page 19: Blind Stitching

    BLIND STITCHING (Models 1207, 1217 only) 2. Apply seam tape along the raw The Blind Stitch Knob must 1. Prepare the hem with a turned edge with either straight or zig and edgestitched finish, or "OFF" position zag stitching, then fold hem operations except...

  • Page 20: Blind Stitching

    4. Turn blind stitch knob to set 3. Make second fold as _hown. 5. Unfold, exposing right side of "'ON" mark at the dot. material with completed blind Set stitch width at 0 and stitch stitching. Press hem. length 2-3 (as desired). Then, blind stitch...
  • Page 21 DARNING WITH PRESSER FOOT: Turn feed dog control to left. Press down outer ring of presser foot pressure regulator, see page 10. With regulator in this posi- tion mending, monogram work, etc. may be done. 3. Stretch fabric tightly between two spring embroidery hoops and place under needle. The presser bar can be raised to accommodate the embroidery hoop by pulling up on the presser foot lever.
  • Page 22 SEWING ON BUTTONS 1. Turn feed dog control to left. Place needle into left hole of button, align holes with slot of presser foot lower presser foot. 2. Set stitch width control lever at width between holes of button. Test width by turning handwheel slowly.

  • Page 23: Removing Lint

    REMOVING LINT 1. Turn hand wheel toward you until needle is at its highest position. Remove bobbin and bobbin case. 2. Push levers (A) sideways. 3. Remove shuttle race cover (B). Then pull out shuttle (C) by grasping axle. 4. Remove accumulated lint and thread from all parts of shuttle race.
  • Page 24 Cleaning should be done with a small brush. When machine runs hard or makes exces- sive noise, place a drop of KENMORE sewing machine oil at the points indicated. Tilt machine head back to oil points indicated on underside of machine head.

  • Page 25: Needle

    i ,_,;'i _i ¸ WHAT TO DO PROBLEM PROBABLE CAUSE CORRECTION Incorrect size needle. Choose correct size needle for thread and fabric (page Improper threading. Rethread machine (page 9). Loose upper thread tension. Tighten upper thread tension (page 12). Irregular Pulling fabric.

  • Page 26: Upper Thread

    WHAT TO DO PROBLEM PROBABLE CAUSE CORRECTION Choose correct size needle for thread and fabric (page 5). Incorrect size needle. Insert new needle (page Bent or blunt needle. Skipping Reset needle (page 5). Incorrect setting of needle. Stitches Loosen upper thread tension (page 12).

  • Page 27: Needle Size

    i:¸ ! :i_ii ¸_ ADJUSTINGYOUR SEWING MACHINE FOR GOODSTITCHES When your sewing machine does not sew a properly locked stitch, check the following: 1. Insert a new needle of the correct size for the thread and fabric you are using. Consult chart on page 5 for needle size.

  • Page 28: Parts List

    PARTS LIST All parts listed here may be ordered through your nearest Sears or Simpson-Sears retail store, catalog sales office or mail order house. When ordering these parts, please be sure to mention the following references: Model & serial numbers of machine shown on the nomenclature plate. See page 2. Parts number(s) and description(s) here.
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