Kenmore 18, 1500, 14 manual Inserting Removing Material, Chart Place, Stitch

INSERTING

AND

REMOVING

THE

MATERIAL

For

all

kinds

of

sewing,

consult

chart

on

page

5.

Place

material

under

the

presser

foot,

insert

the

needle

into

the

material

by

turning

the

hand

wheel

toward

Before

placing

the

material

on the

machine

see

you,

lower

presser

foot

and

start

sewing.

To facili-

that

:

tate

placement

of

heavy

fabrics

under

the

presser

*The

presser

foot

and needle

clamp

screws

are both

foot,

the

presser

foot

lever

can

be

raised

beyond

the

normal

"up"

position.

tight,

*The sizes of needle and thread suit the kind of work

to

be done.

To remove the work, first turn hand wheel toward

*The

needle

and

take-up

lever

are

at

their

highest

you

until

needle

is

at

its

highest

position,

then

raise

position.

the

presser

foot,

draw

material

to

the

rear

and

cut

*The

tensions

have

been

properly

adjusted.

off

excess

thread

with

the

thread

cutter

located

on

the

presser

bar.

*The

ends of

the

threads

have

been drawn about 4

inches to the rear of the machine.

*The feed dogs are up.

"Stitch

length

and

width

controls

are

set

at

desired

IMPORTANT:

Always

turn

the

hand

wheel

toward

you!

When

machine

is not

being

used,

place

a

piece

settings.

of

material

over the feed dog and lower the presser

foot. Always have fabric under the presser foot when

Experiment

by sewing

on the

fabric

to

be

used

to

operating

the

machine.

Operating

threaded

machine

determine

tension

adjustments

and

correct

stitch

without

fabric

will

cause

it

to

jam

by

forcing

thread

settings.

into

the

shuttle.

See

page

25.

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