User Manual Kenmore 1581440180 sewing machine

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User Manual

For 1581440180. Also, The document are for others Kenmore models: 10101, 11101, 12551, 12621, 14401, 14501, 14502, 14571, 14572

• KNOW YOUR MACHINE2
  • Locate And Identify The Parts On Your Machine2
  • Locate And Identify The Accessories4
• PREPARE YOUR MACHINE FOR SEWING7
  • Set Up The Machine7
    • Plug In The Machine And Switch On The Power7
    • Set The Foot Control7
    • Adjust The Presser Foot7
    • Put Thread On The Spool Pin8
    • Convert To Freearm Sewing8
  • Prepare The Bobbin9
    • Load Thread On The Bobbin9
    • Remove The Bobbin Case From The Shuttle11
    • Insert The Bobbin Into The Bobbin Case12
    • Insert The Bobbin Case Into The Shuttle12
  • Prepare The Needle13
    • Change The Needle13
    • Needle, Thread, Fabric And Stitch Length Chart14
  • Prepare The Top Thread15
    • Thread The Needle15
    • Pick Up The Bobbin Thread16
  • Check The Thread Tension17
  • Choose The Right Presser Foot18
    • Know What The Presser Foot Will Do18
    • Change The Presser Foot19
  • Use The Feed Cover Plate20
• LEARN TO USE THE CONTROLS21
  • Stitch Selector Dial21
  • Stitch Length Dial21
  • Stitch Width Control22
  • Reverse Stitch Lever22
  • Seam Guide Lines22
• PRACTICE GOOD HABITS23
  • Before You Begin To Sew23
  • When You Begin To Sew23
• LEARN TO USE THE STITCHES24
  • Machine Setting Chart24
  • Straight Stitches25
    • Sewing A Straight Seam25
    • Square The Corner26
    • Topstitching26
    • Darning26
    • Basting27
    • Gathering27
    • Attaching A Zipper28
    • Cording28
  • Zigzag Stitches29
    • Overcasting Stitch30
    • Satin Stitch30
    • Bar Tacking30
    • Applique31
    • Embroidery31
    • Monogramming31
    • Button Sewing32
  • Threestep Zigzag33
  • Blind Hem34
  • Box Stitch36
  • Shell Stitch37
  • Stretch Stitch38
    • Adjusting Stitch Length38
    • Where To Use Which Stretch Stitch: A Checkchart39
    • Tips On Sewing Different Fabrics40
    • Straight Stretch Stitch41
    • Rickrack Stretch Stitch41
    • Smocking Stretch Stitch41
    • Overcast Stretch Stitch42
    • Serging Or Pine Leaf Stretch Stitch42
    • Elastic Stretch Stitch42
    • Overlock Stretch Stitch43
    • Elastic Edge Stretch Stitch43
• LEARN TO SEW BUTTONHOLES44
  • Choose The Buttonhole Style44
  • Manual Method45
  • Builtin Method47
    • Adjust The Stitch Width47
    • Adjust The Stitch Length47
    • Corded Buttonholes (a Variation Of The Builtin Buttonhole)49
  • Buttonhole Attachment System50
    • Set Up The Machine51
    • Make The Buttonhole53
• CARE FOR YOUR MACHINE54
  • Change The Sewing Light Bulb54
  • Clean Your Machine54
    • Clean The Feed Dogs54
    • Clean The Shuttle55
• CHECK CHART FOR PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS56
  • General Problems56
  • Stitching Problems56
  • Thread Problems57