Sears 385. 17928 owner manual Straight Stretch, Set the Machine

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•Straight Stretch

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Stitch width control 0

Rick-Rack Stretch

Set the Machine

Stitch width

control 2 to 5

Top thread tension

control 2 to 6

Stitch length control brown

stretch stitch position

A:Zigzag foot

Stretch Stitch

H: Straight foot

The Stitch and Its Uses

This stitch is the stretch varia-

tion of the straight stitch,

especially developed for knits

and stretch fabrics. Stretch

stitching can be used on other

fabrics as well. It works well on

curved seams and on any garments that will receive a great

deal of strain (ex: children's clothes).

Top thread tension control 2 to 6

Stitch length

control brown stretch stitch

position

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							Stretch Stitch	t
The	stretch		stitch	does			not
							A: Zigzag foot
actually	stretch		as	it	is	being
sewn,	but	is	stitched			in	a
forward		and	back		motion
(sometimes		called		a	"reverse-
action"	stitch),		so	that	it		will
give when the fabric stretches
instead	of	breaking.		This		stitch
can also be used for topstitching
on all	fabrics.

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The Stitch and Its Uses

Sew on stretch fabrics in any area that you might use a zigzag stitch.

This stitch can be used as a decorative

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Contents Sewing Machine SEARS, Roebuck and CO Important Safety Instructions Table of Contents Page ArmCoverPlate Page Safety Feature Plug in the Machine and Switch on the PowerSet the Pressure Dial Thread Cutter Adjust the Presser Foot LeverTo remove To AttachEtc Check the PresserFoot PresserFoot Types Change the Presser FootStitcing Sliding Buttonhole Foot Presser Foot TypesCheck the Needle Choose e Needle and ThreadTo Change the Needle Fabric, Needle, Thread and Stitch Length ChartOrdinary Spool Additional Spool PinFirmly against the thread spool To Remove the Bobbin from the Machine Horizontal Spool PinBobbin Winding So that Thread Insert the Bobbin into the Bobbin HolderThread the Needle Prepare the Top ThreadPick Up the Bobbin Thread III Adjust the Top Thread TensionTop tension Too Tight Too Loose Just Right For Zigzag StitchGuide messagewindow Rickrack stretch Reverse III Zigzag 3N5 38RedHerring Bone Stretch Refer toButtonhole Twin Needle Stitches Satin Stitch Acceptable resu Its 213 DarningDropping the Feed Dogs Set the MachineTopstitching On the zipper foot Sew in a ZipperOpenthezipper Basic Zigzag Stitch width control 1 to Set the Machine MonogrammingWtu Chalk Satin Stitch 234Stitch Length Control Sew 4 to 6 zigzag stitches Bar TackingEmbroidery FeedSee Sew a Button 0L\Zigzag foot Overcasting StitchBlind Hemming Set the Machine Control 2 to 6Stitch length control redFor LaceWork Set the Machine Stitch width Control 2 to 213 Zigzag foot Three-Step ZigzagStitch length Box StitchingShell Stitching Set the Machine Stitch width control 3 to Control 3 toFagoting Stitch Two-point Shell StitchTwo-point Box Stitch Overedging StitchUseful to join elastic Stretch Stitch Decorate with Geometric PatternsSatin stitch FootStraight Stretch Zigzag foot Stitch and Its Uses Serging or Pine Leaf Stretch Stitching Elastic Stretch StitchSet the Machine Stitch width control 3 to Stretch Patching Set the Machine Herring Bone StretchDecorative Stretch Patterns Top thread tensionLength control Vests, jackets or coats #3tSlider Built-in System213-4 StitchSet the stitch selector at U Sew 4 to 6 stitchesStop sewing at the left stitch Will Using Buttonhole AttachmentTemplate 213504005 213505006 213506007 Sizes 15/16 More VariedStitch length control 3 to Optional Item Pins aOptional Item Leave 3 to 4 inches of threadOptional Item Coarse stitches Set the Machine For any of these stitch Stitch width Satin stitch footIllustration a Upper Problem Probable CauseProblem Page Page Parts List Nuuou IruR 647814053 No Single Needles 647814020 No Single Needles647814031 No. !4 Single Needles 647814042 SingleBase plate Basic zigzag Storage box Additional Spool Pin Appliqueing Bar tackingZipper Foot 13, 26,3435,6667 3648Zigzag Overcasting Zipper 3435SEARS, Roebuck and CO., D/817 WA, Hoffman Estates, IL Warranty385 SEARS, Roebuck and CO., Chicago, IL60684 U.S.A