Sears 385. 1884180 owner manual To Change Your Needle

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Fabric, Needte, Thread and : ;titch Length Chart

To Change Your Needle

FABRIC

Lightweight:

Batiste, Dimtty, Chiffon,

Silks, Fine Lace° Organza,

Crepe, Tar{eta, Voile,

Organdy

Medium Wetght:

Cotton, Cotton Blends, Percale_ G ingham_ Shantung, Pique, Seersucker, Satin. Kmts, Vinyl Su_tings_ Linen, Wool Crepe, Leather

NEEDLE

SIZE AND

COLOR

11.ORANGE

14-RED

THREAD SIZE

Polyester CorelCotton

Wrap

Fine Mercerized Cotton

Silk A

50 Mercerized Cotton

Polyester CorelCotton Wrap

Silk A

RECOMMENDED

STITCH LENGTH

SETTtNG

2

(t2 stitches per inch]

2--2.5

(1 0.12 stitches per inch)

,/'

"" "--4C,

Medium

 

Heavy

Wmght:

l

 

Corduroy,

Detain,

Wool,

1

14-RED

Sailcloth,

Wool Flannel,

 

or

Gabardine,

Velvets,

 

 

 

16-PURPLE

Leather

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heavy

Weight:

 

 

 

 

Coat

rags,

Upholstery

 

 

18-G R E EN

Cotton

Duck

Heavy

 

 

Twitls,

Canvas

 

 

 

 

Decorative

top-stitching

 

16-PURPLE

on aH types

of

fabric

 

 

18-GREEN

Stretch

 

Fabrtc:

 

 

 

11 -BLUE

Polyester

Double

Kmts_

 

(STRETCH

Nylon

 

Tricot,

Jersey,

 

FABRtC

Stretch

Terry,

Spandex,

 

NEEDLE)

Cire

Tricot

 

 

 

 

 

50 Mercerized Cotton

Mercerized Heavy-DutyPolyester Core/Cotton

Wrap

SHk A

Heavy Duty Mercerized

Cotton

Polyester Core/Cotton

Wrap

Silk A

Buttonhole Twist

(Use as top thread onSy)

Polyester CoretOotten

Wrap

50 Mercerized Cotton

2--3

(8-10 stitches per inch)

3

(8 stitches per tnch)

3-4

{6-8stitches per inch)

2--2.5

(1O-12 stitches per inch}

 

Flat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

s_de

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

away

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lrom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE:

Raise

the

needle

bar

to its

highest

post-

 

tion

by

turning

the

hand

wheel

toward

 

you,

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.Loosen the needle clamp screw by turning it toward you.

2.Remove the needle by pulling it downward.

3.insert the new needle into the needle ciamp with the fiat side away from you.

4.Push the needle up as far as it will go,

5.Tighten the needle clamp screw firmly with the

large screwdriver from your accessory storage box.

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Sears 385. 1884180 owner manual To Change Your Needle