Sears 11682 Ttmd, Green For, Check Your Needle, Fabric, Needle, Thread and Stitch Length Chart

SECTION 2. PREPARE YOUR MACHINE FOR SEWING

•Fabric, Needle, Thread and Stitch Length Chart

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Your choice of needle and thread depends on the fabric you are sewing.

In your needle envelope, you will find the following color-coded needles:

Blue (11 )			for	stretch		fabrics.
Orange	(11	)	for	lightweight			fabrics.
Red (14)			for		medium		or	medium-heavy
			weight		fabrics.
Purple	(16)	........	for	medium-heavy			weight		fabrics
			and	decorative			topstitching		on	these
			fabrics.			(This	needle	has	a	larger
			thread		hole	for thicker		topstitching
			ttm_d._
Green_		...,:,..	for		_	_		fa_r_
			decorative			top-stitching		on		these
			fabrics.

Replacement Kenmore needles are avialable at your nearest Sears

stores.

•Check Your 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,

FABRIC

Lightweight:

Batiste, Dimity, Chiffon,

Silks, Fine Lace, Organza,

Crepe, Taffeta, Voile,

Organdy

Medium Weight:

Cotton, Cotton Blends,

Percale, Gingham,

Shantung, Pique,

Seersucker, Satin, Knits,

Vinyl Suitings, Linen,

Wool Crepe, Leather

Medium Heavy Weight:

Corduroy, Denim, Wool,

Sailcloth, Wool Flannel,

Gabardine, Velvets,

Leather

Heavy Weight:

Coatings, Upholstery

Cotton Duck, Heavy

Twills, Canvas

on a½t typ_of fabric

Stretch Fabric:

Polyester Double Knits,

Nylon Tricot, Jersey,

Stretch Terry, Spandex, Cire Tricot

NEEDLE

SIZE AND

COLOR

11-ORANGE

14-RED

14-RED

or

16-PURPLE

1B-GREEN

r, ,

TS_GREEN

11-BLUE

(STRETCH

FABRIC

NEEDLE)

THREAD SIZE

Polyester Core/Cotton

Wrap

Fine Mercerized Cotton

Silk A

50 Mercerized Cotton

Polyester Core/Cotton

Wrap

Silk A

50 Mercerized Cotton

Mercerized Heavy-Duty

Polyester Core/Cotton

Wrap

Silk A

Heavy Duty Mercerized

Cotton

Polyester Core/Cotton Wrap

Silk A

(_ aS top thread only)

Polyester Core/Cotton

Wrap

50 Mercerized Cotton

RECOMMENDED

STITCH LENGTH

SETTING

2

(12 stitches per inch )

2--2.5

(10-12 stitches per inch)

2--3

(8-I0 stitches

per inch)

3

(8 stitches per inch )

t°°per inch)_

2--2.5

(10-12 stitches per inch)