Kenmore 1600, Manual

Page 1: ...55039 I N S T R U C T O N S MODEL 68 95 96 1600 1650 1651 1652 1654 1750 ZlG ZAG SEWING MACHINE P N 55039 ...

Page 2: ...n Disc 16 Inserting and Removing Material 14 Installing Machine Head 4 Needle and Thread Table 5 Needle Size 5 Overcasting 27 Parts List 36 37 Picking Lp Bobbin Thread 10 Placement of Needle 5 Removing Bobbin Case from Shuttle 6 Reverse Stitching 11 Replacement of Belt 31 Setting Stitch Length 11 Setting Stitch Width 16 Sewing Light 4 Sewing on Buttons 19 Sewing on Lace 26 Sewing on Plastic Films ...

Page 3: ... Foot Thumb Screw 5 Thread Guides 6 Thread Tension Assembly 7 Thread Guide 8 Face Cover Plate 9 Thread Take up 10 Arm Cover Plate 11 Bobbin Winder Mechanism 12 Stitch Width Control Knob 13 Stitch Length Control Lever 14 Light Switch 15 Fead Dog Control Knob t6 Nomenclature Plate ...

Page 4: ...lutch Knob 39 _u_tonhole R_verse Stitch ength Control 20 Upper Thread Spool_ Pros 22 Bobbi_ W _der Tension _ 3 Presser Fo_ _ Kr _b 24 Upper Thread G_es _5 Presser Foot L_v_r 26 Ne_dlQ Clornp Sc ew 27 Threod Cutte_ 28 Needle Plato ...

Page 5: ...n the accessory box SEWING LIGHT The sewing light is located inside the face cover plate as shown It may be turned on or off by pushing the light switch In order to operate the machine the switch must he on To remove bulb turn light switch off open the face cover plate by swinging it open push bulb in slightly turn bulb clockwise and remove from socket To replace push in new bulb and turn counter ...

Page 6: ...021 needles The size of the needle should conform to the size of the thread and both should be suitable to the material The same size thread should be used in the bobbin as on the upper part of the machine for ordinary sewing Never use a bent needle nor one with a blunt point I II _ ii I I This is the exact length of the needle to be used in your machine Comparison with this illustration will dete...

Page 7: ...Needle at its highest position Pull out latch Pull bobbin case straight out REMOVING BOBBIN CASE FROM SHUTTLE ...

Page 8: ... thread around bobbin a few times 0 Place bobbin onto bobbin winder shaft Push bobbin winder latch until it clicks 0 Release clutch by turning clutch knob toward you Start machine 0 When bobbin is full winding mechanism stops 0 Tighten clutch knob _ ki and remove bobbin ii i _ _6_ _i i ...

Page 9: ...ING BOBBIN INTOBOBBIN CASE CASE INTOSHUTTLE Guide bobbin onto center pin of bobbin case Pull thread through slot Pull thread under tension spring Holding atch position case into shuttle release latch 0 0 0 0 ...

Page 10: ...rom turning and by holding the end ol the thread pull spring wire loop up and pa_t the top hook until the thread can be slipped nto the hook When thread tension is released the spring wire loop will return to pos_t_on as shown with the thread in proper place Release spool of thread and continue to th ead machine as illustrated ...

Page 11: ... Push down outer ring of presser foot knob See illustration This will release pressure of presser foot To increase pressure push down inner pin until suitable pressure is obtained For ordinary sewing the inner pin should be about half way down When sewing multiple thickness or heavy material reduce the pressure increase it when sewing sheer fabrics Insufficient pressure may cause skipped stitches ...

Page 12: ...ITCHING Raise lever for reverse stitching Lower lever for forward stitching It is best to begin and end most seams with reverse stitching often called back tacking BASTING For accomplishing quicker more even and firmer basting we suggest you regulate the maciline in the following manner Set stitch length at No 4 for the longest possible stitch Machine should be threaded in normal manner except byp...

Page 13: ...rfect stitch will have threads locked between the two layers of fabric with no loops on top or bottom Refer to page 38 PROBLEM REMEDY 0 Fig 2 Upper thread too tight O Upper thread too loose Fig 3 12 Decrease Tension Increase Tension ...

Page 14: ... badly puckered the cause may be tight tensions and both upper and lower may be adjusted When adjusting the tension on the bobbin case make slight adjustments with a screwdriver ISee page 38 It is necessary to reduce the upper thread tension somewhat when doing decorative stitching As the stitch width is increased the tension should be decreased INCREASE TENSION Turn Clockwise DECREASE TENSION Tur...

Page 15: ...erial under the presser foot insert the needle into the material by turning the hand wheel toward you lower presser foot and start sewing To facilitate placement of heavy fabrics under the presser foot the presser foot lever can be raised beyond the normal up position To remove the work first turn hand wheel toward you until needle is at its highest position then raise the presser foot draw materi...

Page 16: ...NG A SEAM Be sure both threads are drawn back under the presser foot Lower needle into fabric about inch from beginning of seam Push stitch length control lever up for reverse stitching Stitch in reverse until needle reaches beginning of seam Move stitch length control lever down for forward stitching and complete seam When you reach the end raise the stitch length control lever and sew back over ...

Page 17: ... the disc onto the shaft so the engraved dot is at or as near countercloek wise the cam follower as possible If the engraved dot is not aligned with the cam lollower turn the hand wheel toward you until the dot is aligned i_ f the machine is threaded be sure to place a scrap of fabric under the presser foot_ To remove pattern disc tollow steps 1 and 2 grasp disc and pull from shaft SEWING WITHREVE...

Page 18: ...rial to be sewn Pattern may be changed by using any other lengt h or width All patterns also can be made with double needle See page 25 When using the disc numbers 2 22 23 and 24 the stitch length control should be set at 4 Disc number 21 also makes the stretch stitch when it is used as directed in the instructions for Sewing on Stretch Fabrics See page 27 It is necessary to reduce the upper threa...

Page 19: ...s to the previous stitching Use medium machine speed You can make any length stitches desired Slow movement of fabric will make short darning stitches Fast movement will make long stitches 5 When you finish darning raise presser foot and remove fabric Increase pressure for general sewing by pressing down inner pin of the presser foot knob Turn feed dog control to right 18 WITHOUT PRESSER FOOT 1 Tu...

Page 20: ...securely li using a 4 hole button repeat the above procedure NOTE To make a small thread shank when sewing on a flat button place a straight pin or needle between the holes of the button BLIND STITCHING Disc _ 2 Stilch width 2 _May vQry depending on type of materiol Stitch length 3 1 Prepare the hem with a turned and edgestitched inlsh or 2 Apply seam tape along the raw edge with either straight o...

Page 21: ...duction of identical size buttonholes is facilitated with the aid of the graduations on the left side of the buttonhole foot These graduations are 1 8 inch apart Just mark the starting points of the buttonholes let the needle pierce the fabric and set the index mark CA_ on the upper portion of the foot at the same graduation mark CB_ as it was set for the first buttonholeo Lower the foot Follow th...

Page 22: ...rr Position 1 V F Step 1 v Position 2 V R Step 2 v _ _ A _ a 21 ...

Page 23: ...ar cover plate and insert buttonhole cover plate 22 Select desired template and snap into guide plate Pull guide plate all the way forward so that guide pin is at S This will enable you to start at one end of the button hole Screw guide pin on guide plate into guide pin hole on machine bed Drop guide plate into place with template fitting over the pinion gear ...

Page 24: ... smooth operation of your buttonhole maker i _ HINTS FOR PERFECT BUTTONHOLES Mark the position o each buttonhole on the garment with chalk or a line of basting Loosely woven fabrics and fabrics that stretch easily such as jersey should have an inter facing of a firm fabric Use cambric or taffeta between woolens and rayons organdy or lawn between light weight and sheer fabrics Use buttonhole scisso...

Page 25: ...plate into guide pin hole on machine bed Select desired size of buttonhole by turning disc as shown above Length of buttonhole appears in window on top s de of guide plate Pull guide plate all the way for ward so that guide pin is at S This will enable you to start at one end of the buttonhole Screw guide pin on guide ptate into guide pin hole on machine bed Drop guide plate into place with templa...

Page 26: ...oth operation of your buttonhole maker HINTS FOR PERFECT BUTTONHOLES Mark the position of each buttonhole on the garment with chalk or a line of basting Loosely woven fabrics and fabrics that stretch easily such as jersey should have an interfacing of a firm fabric Use cambric or taffeta between woolens and rayons organdy or lawn between light weight and sheer fabrics Use buttonhole scissors or bu...

Page 27: ...gth to 2 or 3 Place fabric under the presser foot anti position lace inch from edge of fabric Position fabric and lace so that right stitch catches left edge of lace Continue stitching so that edge of lace is overcast STRAIGHT ORTHREE CORNERED TEAR U_e disc _ 6 Stitch width 4 Stitch ength at red mor_ Position tear under needle and stitch along the strai ght tear catching sides of material When men...

Page 28: ...foot Set stitch width for straight or zigzag stitches as desired Slip hoop and fabric under the needle lower presser bar and take one stitch to raise bobbin thread through fabric Using a medium speed stitch along marked outline guiding fabric carefully by hands SEWING ONSTRETCH FABRICSu_o _ o_2 Stitch width 0 Stitch lenglh 4 Use with knitted fabrics and stretch fabrics Sew as you do straight stitc...

Page 29: ...ol pin Draw both threads through upper thread guides Pass a thread between each set of tension dis_ s of the thread tension assembly Continue threading as you would for single needle sewing except where double thread guides are provided Draw one thread through each side of the double thread guides and through each needle from front to back Pull several inches of thread through Thread bobbin and pi...

Page 30: ...foot and needle plate The stitch width control must not be advanced beyond 23 setting 5 TURNING A CORNER To turn a square corner when stitching with a double needle stop stitching with the longer needle tip just piercing the fabric Raise the presser foot shift fabric half the turn lower presser foot and take one stitch Raise the presser foot again complete the turn and begin stitching in the new d...

Page 31: ...ot absorbent b Use a s_ nthetic thread c Use a fine needle as recommended in chart on page 5 d Wind the bobbin in the usual way but do not pass thread bet ween tension discs Guide thread by hand for a smoothly wound bobbin e f_ Choose the stitch length that gives the most satis actory seam Check thread ten ions by sewing on a double thickness of the fabric to be used Usually the upper thread tensi...

Page 32: ...above procedure CLEANING ANDOILING Keep the moving parts free from dust and thread for quiet and efficient operation Cleaning should be done with a small brush When machine runs hard or makes excessive noise place a drop of KENMORE sewing machine oil at the points indicated in figs A B C Swing hinged face cover plate open to oil points indicated at end o machine head 3_ i ...

Page 33: ...a occasionally 1 Raise the needle bar to its highest point and remove bobbin ca_ e 2 Push levers sideways from the shut tle assembly and lift shuttle race cover and shuttle out by the center pin 32 3 Clean the shuttle race of any lint or small particles of thread with a small brush 4 Put a drop of oil on the center pin of the shuttle and on shuttle race _see arrows ...

Page 34: ...To reass_mble hold shuttle by center pin and fit carefully into assembly opposite the shuttle driver Slip shuttle race cover into place Snap the levers into position Occasionally remove the needle plate and clean feed dog with a soft brush 33 ...

Page 35: ...abric too sheer or too soft CORRECTION ii choose correct size needle For thread and fabric page 5_ Rethread machine _page 9_ Tighten upper thread tension _page 12_ Do not pull fabric guide it gently increase pressure on presser Foot page 10 _ Reset presser foot _page 15_ Rewind bobbin _page 7_ Do not pull fabric guide it gently Choose correct size needte for thread and fabric _page 5 Reset needle ...

Page 36: ...eed e _poge 5_ Loosen upper thread tension _poge 12_ Increase pressure on presser foot _ page 10_ Start to stitch at a medium speed Rethread machlne ipage 91 Loosen upper thread tension _poge 12_ Choose correct size needle for thread and Fabric _poge 5_ Insert new needle _page 5_ Improper bobbin case threading Tight bobbin thread tension Lint in bobbin case or shutt e Feed dog down Light pressure ...

Page 37: ...PARTS LIST All parts listed here may be ordered through your nearest Sears or Simpsons Sears retail store catalog sates office or mail order house 36 ...

Page 38: ... Small screw driver 13 8286 Thread spool pin 8 26841 Pattern disc No_ 1 14 1222 Bobbin winder tension disc 26842 Pattern disc No 2 15 740 Straight stitch foot 26843 Pattern disc No 3 16 9363 Zigzag presser foot 26844 Pattern disc No 4 17 6870 Satin stitch foot 26845 Pattern disc No 5 18 135 Presser foot thumb _crew 26846 Pattern disc No 6 19 6902 Motor rubber belt 26847 Pattern disc No 7 20 6864 N...

Page 39: ...y forming a triangle Make a line of stitching _ _ from fold a If seam is puckered both tensions are too tight b If the bottom thread lays on the fahric tighten upper thread tension and repeat test See page 12 Figure 3 c If the top thread lays on the fabric loosen upper thread tension and repeat test See page I2 Figure 2 Grasp the stitching and pull with a snap to make threads break a if both threa...

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Page 42: ...SEWING MACHINE SEARS ROEBUCK AND CO Chicago IL I U S A and SIMPSONS SEARS LIMITED Toronto Ontario Canada Printed in Japan Part No 55039 9 91 ...