Kenmore Essential Guide to Feed Dog Control and Sewing Light Features

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FEED DOG CONTROL

There are a few times when you want to control the feeding of the fabric yourself. Remove the base cover from the base. Pull down the feed dog control or turn to the left as shown in Fig. 1. The feed dogs will drop. You may then determine the movement of the fabric yourself.

For most of your stitching, the feed dog control should be in the up position.

Whenever you raise or lower the feed dogs, be sure to have the presser foot in the up position.

SEWING LIGHT

The light and power switch shown in Fig, 1 and 2 provides the electric current for the motor as well as for the light. In order to operate the machine, this switch must be on. To turn on the light, depress the upper side of the switch. If you are interrupted while sewing and must leave the machine unattended, just turn off the switch and the machine cannot be started accidentally.

The sewing light is located inside the face cover plate as shown. To replace the bulb, turn light off, and swing the face cover plate open. Push up on the

bulb slightly and turn bulb clockwise. Remove bulb from socket. Push in new

bulb and turn counter-clockwise.

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Contents Kenmore Table of Contents Knowing Your Machine Back View Installing Machine Free-armtype Installing Machine Flat bed type Converting to FREE-ARM Sewing Winding the Bobbin Threading the Bobbin Case Threading of TOP Thread Adjusting TOP Tensions Decrease Tension Adjusting Bobbin TensionsIncrease Tension Unbalancedbalanced Checking TensionsStitch Length Control Stitch Width ControlSpecial Stitch Modifier Reverse Stitch ControlButtonhole Control Special Stitch Dial RED DOT SettingSpecial Mending Stitch and Smocking Stretch tVY Pressure Regulator Other Adjustments of Machine in SewingSewing Light Feed DOG ControlChanging Needle Plate Inserts Needle Plate InsertsSeam Guides Multi Purpose Needle Changingmulti Purpose Needle PlateNeedles Placement of NeedleNEEDLE, Thread and Fabric Chart SUPER-HIGH BAR Type Presser FeetButtonhole Attachment Page Straight Stitching Construction StitchesTurning a Square Corner Zigzag StitchingStraight Stretch Stitching Stretch StitchingRICK-RACK Stretch Stitching Smocking Stretch StitchingOvercast Stretch Stitching Elastic Stretch StitchingModel 1625 only Buttonhole MakingPage Buttonhole Making Page Blind Hemming Appliqueing Satin StitchingZipper Application Darning MendingBAR Tacking Button SewingPage Checking Performance Problems What to do Page Caring for the Mach NE Cleaning and OilingOiling Under ARM Cover Plate Oiling Underside Freearmtype Plate Oiling Underside Flat-bed typePart List Needles Parts ListModel Number *NAME of Item *PART Description Sewing Machine