Kenmore 18, 1500, 14 manual Needle and Thread Table Placement of Needle, Needle Size, With this

NEEDLE AND THREAD TABLE

PLACEMENT OF NEEDLE

THREAD SIZE

NEEDLEFABRIC SIZE

Raise needle bar to its highest position by turning hand wheel toward you.

Cotton 80 - 100

Synthetic

Silk A

Cotton 80 - 100

9

Chiffon, Fine Silks, Nylon Tricot, Power net.

Batiste, Dimity, Organdy, Light weight

Loosen needle clamp screw.

Hold needle so that the flat side is to your right, slip blunt end of needle as far as it will go into needle clamp.

Synthetic

Silk A

Cotton 60 - 80

Synthetic

Mercerized 50 - 60

Cotton 40 - 60

Mercerized 50

Mercerzied Heavy Duty

Cotton 30 - 50 Mercerized Heavy Duty

11Velvet and Taffeta, Fine Lace, Light weight Knits, Satin.

Cotton, Cotton Blends, Poplin, Percale,

14Gingham, Shantung, Pique, Seersucker, Velveteen, Double Knits, Light weight wool, Linen, Leather, Fake Furs, Vinyls.

Heavy Cotton such as Corduroy, Denim,

16Decorator Fabrics, Wool, Coating and Suiting.

18 Heavy Twills, Denims, Coatings.

Tighten needle into place with needle clamp screw.

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NEEDLE SIZE

Use KEN MO RE 6021 needles. The size of the needle should conform to the size of the thread and both should be suitable to the material. The same size thread should be used in the bobbin as on the upper part of the machine for ordinary sewing. Never use a bent needle nor one with a blunt point.

This is the exact length of the needle to be

I	I	II	I	used in your machine.		Comparison	with this
				illustration	will determine	whether	the needle
				you have is the correct one for your machine.

Flat

side

faces

to

right.

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