Table Of Contents - Kenmore 10 Owner's Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION I. NAME OF PARTS
Names of Parts ............................................................... 2
Available Accessories and Attachments ......................... 3
SECTION I1. GETTING READYTO SEW
Connecting Machine to Power Supply ............................ 4
Before Using Your Sewing Machine ................................ 4
For Your Safety ................................................................ 4
Polarized Plug ................................................................. 4
Machine Operating Buttons ............................................. 5
Start/stop Button ............................................................. 5
Reverse Button ................................................................ 5
• Patterns 1,2, 6 and 7: ................................................ 5
• All other patterns: ....................................................... 5
Auto-lock Button .............................................................. 5
• Patterns 1,2, 6 and 7: ................................................ 5
• All the other patterns: ................................................. 5
Up/down Needle Button .................................................. 5
Speed Control Lever ....................................................... 5
Foot Control .................................................................... 6
Operation Instructions: ................................................. 6
Pressure Dial ................................................................... 6
To Drop or Raise the Feed Dogs ..................................... 6
Extension Table ............................................................... 7
• Detaching the Table .................................................... 7
• Attaching the Table ..................................................... 7
Presser Foot Lifter ........................................................... 7
Thread Cutter .................................................................. 8
Changing Needle ............................................................ 8
Changing Presser Foot ................................................... 8
• To remove ................................................................... 8
• To attach ..................................................................... 8
Correcting Distorted Stitch Patterns ................................ 9
Presser Foot Types ....................................................... 10
• Zigzag foot (Foot A) .................................................. 10
• Straight stitch foot (Foot H) ....................................... 10
• Automatic buttonhole foot (Foot R) ........................... 10
• Zipper foot (Foot E) .................................................. 10
• Overedge foot (Foot C) ............................................. 10
• Satin stitch foot (Foot F) ........................................... 10
• Blind hem stitch foot (Foot G) ................................... 10
• 1/4"Seam foot (Foot O) ............................................ 11
• Embroidery foot (Foot P) .......................................... 11
• Walking foot .............................................................. 11
Selecting Needle and Fabric ......................................... 12
Bobbin Winding ............................................................. 13
• Removing the hook cover plate ................................ 13
• Horizontal spool pin .................................................. 13
• Additional spool pin .................................................. 13
Bobbin Winding ....................................................... 14-15
• Inserting the bobbin .................................................. 15
Threading the Machine ........................................... 16-17
• Threading the machine ............................................. 16
• Built-in needle threader ............................................ 16
• Drawing up bobbin thread ........................................ 17
SECTION III. CONVENTIONAL SEWING
Visual Touch Screen ...................................................... 18
Mode Selection Keys ..................................................... 18
Pattern Selection ........................................................... 19
Utility Stitches ................................................................ 19
Machine Settings ........................................................... 20
Common Set Mode ....................................................... 20
Embroidery Set Mode ................................................... 21
Flag Mode-Language Selection .................................... 21
Straight Stitch .......................................................... 22-23
• To sew ...................................................................... 22
• Securing seam ......................................................... 22
• Changing sewing direction ....................................... 22
• Needle plate guide line ............................................. 23
• To sew from the edge of thick fabric ......................... 23
Quilting .......................................................................... 23
Quilting with Walking Foot ............................................. 24
• To attach the walking foot ......................................... 24
Manual Adjustment of Straight Stitches .................. 24-25
• Changing needle drop position ................................. 25
• Changing stitch length .............................................. 25
Adjust the Needle Thread Tension for Straight Stitch .... 26
• Correct tension ......................................................... 26
• Tension is too tight .................................................... 26
• Tension is too loose .................................................. 26
Variety of Straight Stitches ...................................... 27-28
Lock-a-matic Stitch ........................................................ 27
Locking Stitch ................................................................ 27
Triple Stretch Stitch ....................................................... 27
Stretch Stitch ................................................................. 28
Basting Stitch ................................................................ 28
Zipper Sewing ............................................................... 28
• To snap on the zipper foot ........................................ 28
• Fabric preparation ..................................................... 29
• To sew ...................................................................... 29
Zigzag Stitch ................................................................. 30
Manual Adjustment of Zigzag Stitch Width and Length 30
• Changing stitch width ............................................... 31
• Changing stitch length .............................................. 31
Adjust the Needle Thread Tension for Zigzag Stitch ..... 32
• Correct tension ......................................................... 32
• Tension is too tight .................................................... 32
• Tension is too loose .................................................. 32
Variety of Overcasting Stitches ..................................... 33
Overedge Stitch ............................................................ 33
Overedge Stitch (using zigzag stitch) ............................ 33
Multiple Zigzag Stitch .................................................... 33
• Seam finishing .......................................................... 33
• Mending .................................................................... 33
Serging .......................................................................... 34
Double Overedge Stitch ................................................ 34
Blind Hem Stitch ............................................................ 35
• To sew ...................................................................... 35
Shell Tuck ...................................................................... 35
SECTION IV. BUTTONHOLE
Various kinds of buttonholes and their uses .................. 36
Square BH ..................................................................... 37
• Preparation for sewing .............................................. 37
• To sew ................................................................ 37-38
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