Sears 385.1915 owner manual Silk-like Fabrics, Thicker

e Checkthe

Needle

1. Look for barbed or blunt point.

2. A damaged needle can cause permanent snags or runs in knits, fine silks

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Twin

Needle

and

silk-like

fabrics.

Always

buy

a

good quality

thread,

it should resist tangling and be strong,

smooth and consistent in thickness.

Black

shank

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The choice of needle and thread depends on the fabric you are sewing.

In your

needle case, you will

find

the

following

color-coded

needles;

Blue

(1 1)

for

stretch

fabrics

Orange

(11}

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for

Iightweight

fabrics

Red

(14)

for

medium

or meElium-heavy

weight

fabrics

Purpie

(16)

for

medium-heavy

weight

and

decorative

top-

stitching

on

these

fabrics.

(This needle has a larger thread hole for

thicker

topstitching

thread.)

Green

118)

for

heavy

weight

fabrics

and

decorative

top-

stitching

on

these

fabrics.

Twin

Needle

for

sewing

parallet

rows

of straight

or

deco-

rative

stitches.

NOTE: These needles are found in the accessory storage box. isee page 10)

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