Troubleshooting

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Condition

The needle thread breaks.

The bobbin thread breaks.

The needle breaks.

Skipped stitches

Seam puckering

The cloth is not

feeding smoothly.

The machine doesn't work.

Patterns are distorted.

Noisy operation

Cause

1, The needle thread is not threaded properly

2The needle thread tension is too tight & The needle is bent or blunt

4.The needle is incorrectly inserte&

5.The needle thread and the bobbin thread are not set properly under the presser foot when sewing is starting

&The fabric is not drawn to the rear when sewing is finished 7_ The thread is too heavy or too fine for the needle

1.The bobbin thread is not threaded properly in the bobbin case and shuttle_

2, Lint has collected in the shuttle area.

& The bobbin is damaged and doesn'tturn smoothly,

1.The needle is incorrectly inserted, 2, The needle is bent or blunL

& The needle clamp screw is Ioose_

4,, The needle thread tension is too tight.

5, The fabric is not drawn to the rear when sewing is finished, 6 The needle is too fine for the fabric being sewn,,

1, The needle is incorrectly inserted, 2. The needle is bent or blunt,,

3, The needle and/or threads are not suitable for the work being

sewn.

4A blue needle is not being used for sewing stretch, very fine fabrics and synthetics.

5.The needle thread is not threaded properly

6The wrong needle is used.

1 The needle thread tension is too tight,

2_ The needle thread is not threaded properly

3, The needle is too heavy for the fabric being sewn

4The stitch length is too long for the fabric.

1 The feed dog is packed with lint,

2_ The stitches are too fine

3 The feed dog is not raised after "drop feed" sewing

1, The machine is not plugged in,

2.A thread is caught in the shuttle race. 3, Push-clutch is disengaged,

1.The stitch is not balanced

1, There is thread caught in the hook race,

2. Lint has built up in the shuttle or the shuttle race,

For customer assistance call or e-maih

1-877-SEWING-U (1-877-739-4648) 9 am - 5 pm, CST, Monday - Friday support @kenmore-sewing,com

Reference

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385.15512 specifications

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