Troubleshooting

/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cause

 

 

 

 

 

Reference

Condition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The needle

thread

1.

The

needle

thread

is not threaded properly.

 

Page

24

 

breaks.

 

 

2.

The

needle

thread

tension

is too tight.

 

 

 

Pages

26, 28

 

 

 

3.

The

needle

is bent or blunt.

 

 

 

 

Page

10

 

 

 

 

4.

The

needle

is incorrectly

inserted.

 

 

 

Page

10

 

 

 

 

5.

The

needle

thread

and the bobbin thread

are not set properly

Page

24

 

 

 

 

 

under the presser foot when sewing is starting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

The

fabric

is not drawn to the rear when

sewing is finished.

Page

32

 

 

 

 

7.

The

thread

is too heavy or too fine for the needle.

 

Page

14

 

The bobbin

thread

1.

The

bobbin

thread

is not threaded properly

in the bobbin

 

Page

22

 

breaks.

 

 

 

case

and shuttle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Lint

has collected

in the

shuttle

area.

 

 

 

Page

70

 

 

 

 

3.

The

bobbin

is damaged

 

and doesn'tturn

smoothly.

 

Changethe

bobbin

The needle

breaks.

1.

The

needle

is incorrectly

inserted.

 

 

 

Page

10

 

 

 

 

2.

The

needle

is bent or blunt.

 

 

 

 

Page

10

 

 

 

 

3.

The

needle

clamp

screw

is loose.

 

 

 

Page

10

 

 

 

 

4.

The

needle

thread

tension

is too tight.

 

 

 

Pages

26, 28

 

 

 

5.

The

fabric

is not drawn to the rear when

sewing is finished.

Page

32

 

 

 

 

6.

The

needle

is too fine for the fabric being

sewn.

 

Page

14

 

Skipped

stitches

1.

The

needle

is incorrectly

inserted.

 

 

 

Page

10

 

 

 

 

2.

The

needle

is bent or blunt.

 

 

 

 

Page

10

 

 

 

 

3.

The

needle

and/or

threads

are not suitable

for the work

being

Page

14

 

 

 

 

 

sewn.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

A blue

needle

is not being

used for sewing

stretch, very

fine

Page

14

 

 

 

 

 

fabrics

and synthetics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

The

needle

thread

is not threaded properly.

 

 

Page

24

 

 

 

 

6.

The

wrong

needle

is used.

 

 

 

 

 

Change the needle

Seam puckering

1.

The

needle

thread

tension

is too tight.

 

 

 

Pages

26, 28

 

 

 

2.

The

needle

thread

is not threaded properly.

 

 

Page

24

 

 

 

 

3.

The

needle

is too heavy

for the fabric being

sewn.

 

Page

14

 

 

 

 

4.

The

stitch length is too

long for the fabric.

 

 

Make

stitch

denser

The cloth is not

1.

The

feed dog is packed with lint.

 

 

 

Page

68

 

feeding

smoothly.

2.

The

stitches are too fine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make

stitch

coarser

 

 

 

3.

The

feed dog

is not raised

after

"drop feed"

sewing.

 

Page

38

 

The machine

 

1.

The

machine

is not plugged in.

 

 

 

 

Page 6

 

doesn't work.

2.

A thread is caught

in the shuttle

race.

 

 

 

Page

70

 

 

 

 

3.

Push-clutch

is disengaged.

 

 

 

 

 

Pages

18, 20

Patterns

are

1.

The

stitch is not balanced.

 

 

 

 

 

Page

30

 

distorted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noisy operation

1.

There

is thread caught

in the hook race.

 

 

 

Page

70

 

 

 

 

2.

Lint

has built up in the

shuttle or the shuttle

race.

 

Page

70

 

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Kenmore 385.16120200 owner manual Troubleshooting

385.16120200 specifications

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