Kenmore 385.115518, 385.101118 owner manual Top Thread tension Stitch length

Set the Machine

Stich selector

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Top	thread tension	Stitch length
control	1 to 4	Any	number
		(not	necessary
		to adlust)

Set the Machine

Stitch selector

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Stitch	length
Top thread tension	!
control 2 _o 6

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No presser foot

Darning plate

Here's How

1.	Put the darning				plate	on	the	needle	plate
	(see p.	233).
2.	Remove	presser		foot,		stretch	fabric between
	embroidery		hoops		with	hole centered.
3.	Draw	the	bobbin		thread		up	through	the

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Straight foo= Zigzag foot

	fabric	by	holding		the	top	thread and		taking
	one	stitch	at the		spot where you wish to
	start	darning.
4.	Lower	the presser			bar and sew at a slow
	speed.
5.	Move	the	fabric	back		and	forth	slowly	until
	you have covered the darning area.
6.	Turn	the	fabric	half		turn	and	sew another
	layer	of stitching		over		the	first	layer.

NOTE: If your fabric is thin or badly damaged, use a separate piece of fabric under the hole to reinforce it.

7.When you finish darning, remove the darning plate.

The Stitch and Its Uses

This stitch is the stretch variation of the straight stitch, especially develop- ed for knits and stretch fabrics.

T,his stitch can also be used for

topstitching on all fabrics.

Stretch stitching was developed to be used on stretch fabrics and

knits. It 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 (ie. children's clothes).

The stretch stitch does not

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.

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