Bar Tacking

(_ Stitch

pattern

selector:

3

 

(_

Presser

foot:

 

Zigzag

foot

(_

Needle

thread tension:

1 to 4

 

@

Stitch

length

dial:

0.5 to

1

®

Stitch

width dial:

5

 

This is similar to a very short satin stitch, and is used to reinforce points of strain, such as corners, pockets and straps of lingerie.

Sew four (4) to six (6) stitches. O Bartacking

O®

®®

J

E

Button

Sewing

3

 

 

®

 

Stitch

pattern

selector:

 

 

 

®

Presser

foot:

 

Zigzag

foot

 

 

(_

Needle

thread

tension:

1 to3

 

 

 

@

Stitch

length

dial:

05to

1

 

 

®

Stitch

width

dial:

Adjust

as necessary

®

®

(_

Feed

dog:

 

 

Dropped

 

 

 

 

.J

1.

Drop the feed dogs° Place the button

below the zigzag

f

 

 

foot, making sure to align the holes with the horizontal

 

 

slot in the

foot. Lower

the

presser foot to hold

the button

i

 

in place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2o

Determine

which zigzag

width setting

matches

the

 

 

distance between the button holes. The needle must go

 

 

safely through each hole when sewing..

 

 

 

Unthread the needle to help you determine the zigzag

 

 

width.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Turn the handwheel,

so that the needle is in its leftmost

 

 

position, and then drop the needle through the left

 

 

hole in the button. Thread

the needle.

 

 

................J

4,

Press the foot control

and sew about

10 stitches.,

 

5.Sew the other row of holes (if applicable) using the steps above. Trim excess threads from both sides of the fabric,

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Kenmore 385.15208 owner manual Bar Tacking, Button Sewing

385.15208 specifications

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