Kenmore 17921- Manuals

PARTS LIST (Use only genuine Kenmore replacement parts and accessories.) All parts listed herein may be ordered from any Sears, Roebuck and Co. store or service center. WHEN ORDERING REPAIR PARTS, ALWAYS GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFOR­ MATION; 1. PART NUMBER 2. PART DESCRIPTION 3. MODEL NUMBER shown on th...

WINDING THE BOBBIN 1 . 2 . Place thread on Telescoping Spool Pin. Draw thread through Rear Thread Guide and Bobbin Winder Tension Disc as indicated. Pull end of thread through any hole in bobbin; place bobbin on Bobbin Winder Shaft with end of thread coming from top of bobbin as shown above. 3. Push...

THREADING THE BOBBIN CASE 1. Remove accessory box. 2. Remove bobbin cover plate by lifting up the front. 3. Insert bobbin into bobbin case making sure bobbin rotates counter clockwise. 4. Pull thread through slot (A) and then to the left. 5. Pull thread through slot (B) and leave about 4 inches of t...

THREADING TOP THREAD Fig. 1 Raise slotted take-up lever to its highest position. Place thread spool onto spool pin. Place appropriate spool cap over the spool of thread. Draw thread through rear thread guide (A) and into threading channel (B) toward you. (Fig. 1) Fig. 3 2. Draw thread down and aroun...

1. Raise presser foot lever. Hold needle thread loosely in left hand and push. peedle up/down switch two times or rotate hand wheel toward you one complete turn. PICKING UP BOBBIN THREAD 2. Bring bobbin thread up by pulling upper thread. 3. Pull both threads under and to the back of the presser foot...

CONTROLS STRAIGHT STITCHING The good looking appearance of your straight stitching is, mainly determined by the balanced tension of the top thread and bobbin thread. The tension is well balanced when the two threads lock in the middle of the layers of fabric when straight stitching. You can achieve ...

The stitch length control regulates the length of the stitch'you select. THE HIGHER'THE NUMBER-THE SHORTER THE STITCH. Turn only the« outer rim of this control to set the stitch length. The number on stitch length control indicates the approximate number of stitches per inch. The stitch setting you ...

BUTTONHOLE CONTROL This control is used in making bar tacked buttonholes with two control settings. Detailed instructions are given on page 51. PRESSURE REGULATOR Presser foot pressure is vital for straight seams, uniform stitch length, even handling of both layers of fabric. To adjust pressure; use...

ACCESSORIES I I I TPI Use KENMORE needles. The size of the needle should conform with the size of the thread and both should be suitable to the fabric. Kenmore needles are color-coded by size for your convenience (See chart on next page). Never use a bent needle or one with a dull point. The exact l...

NEEDLE, THREAD AND FABRIC CHART FABRIC i NEEDLE SIZE AND COLOR THREAD SIZE RECOMMENDED STITCH LENGTH SETTING LIGHTWEIGHT; Batiste. Dimity, Chiffon. Silks. Synthetic Jerseys. Fine Lace. Organza. Crepe, Taffeta, Voile, Organdy 9-BROWN or 11 ORANGE Polyester Core/Cotton Wrap Fine Mercerized Cotton Silk...

NEEDLE PLATES Fig. 1 You are provided with two needle plates: A. Needle plate with wide oval hole for all zigzag stitching. B. Needle plate with round hole for regular straight stitching and straight stretch sewing. CHANGING NEEDLE PLATE 1. Raise needle to its highest position and raise presser foot...

CARING FOR THE MACHINE CLEANING THE FEED DOGS WITH A BRUSH To insure the best possible operation of your machine, it is necessary to keep the essential parts clean at all times. Remove bobbin cover plate and needle plate. Using a small brush, remove the lint that accumulates in and around the feed d...

CHECKING SUSPECTED PROBLEM PROBABLE CAUSE IRREGULARSTITCHES Incorrect size needle.Improper threading. ■'Loose upper thread tension. Pulling fabric.Light pressure on presser foot.Loose presser foot.Unevenly wound bobbin.Nicks or burrs at needleplate opening. BREAKINGNEEDLE Pulling fabric. ■ Incorrect...

MACHINE SETTING CHART Buttonhole control OI "vi ; ÜÜ : CZ 3 Needle plate Machine settings are graphically shown in this section for your quick reference. Simply Buttonhole Straight stitch Zigzag Straight stretch Rick-rack stretch Feather stretch Smocking stretch Elastic stretch Mending Box Blind...

STRAIGHT STITCHING O O ; L 'Straight stitch needle plate Not necessary to adjust Any setting but "0" *You may use zigzag, straight stitch foot or Q foot, but for best control of fabric, best looking straight stitches and best feeding of fabric use Straight Stitch Foot and Needle Plate. FASTE...

Regular Basting Free Method TEMPORARY SEWING BY MACHINE Regular basting by machine is easy —simply use straight stitching with longest available length setting. And your machine has a free basting method for very long stitches that sometimes can be used for "marking”. FREE BASTING METHOD SETTING...

ZIPPER APPLICATION - CORDING Home-sewn zippers can look as nice as those on expensive ready-mades. We recomrriend you follow directions ^ given on zipper package. There are two basic types: conven­tional, and invisible. Your Zipper Foot will assist you with any of these installations. Use these simp...

MENDING AND OVERCAST STITCHING (THREE STEP ZIGZAG) YYY^^ MENDING A TEAR Stitch Length - 0-24 Stitch Width- 3-4 To repair a straight or three-cornered tear, position the tear under the needle in such a way that the stitching catches both sides of the tear. When mending a three-cornered tear, stitch f...

BOX STITCH mmm Stitch Length - 24-12 Stitch Width - 2-4 OVERLAPPED SEAM Box stitch is ideal for producing fiat overlapped seams on almost any type of fabric and a bolder effect will result from sewing with a contrasting thread. Overlap the raw edges of two pieces of fabric 2” and pin or tack. Place ...

BUND HEMMING IkvvWyVVVAW S j j A/^AAA ’ mjv\ Blind hemming is a good technique to use on garments, and especially on curtains and drapery hems so that stitches need not show on the front of the fabric. Because your Kenmore has two types of blindstitches built in, blind hemming is easier than you'd e...

GUIDE Working on wrong side of fabric, fold hem up. Press and pin in place. Then fold hem allowance under... leaving %" of hem edge extending. Place garment under blind stitch foot with the fold of the garment against guide and slide it by turning screw so that the zigzag just catches the fold. ...

SCALLOP STITCH PROCEDURE 1. With right sides of fabric together, sew near the folded edge with scallop stitch. 2. Trim allowance to 1/8". or less. Notch curves if necessary. Cut down into points. 3. Turn to right side and push scallops out evenly. If they do not seem even, be sure curves are not...

STRETCH STITCHES ol -- ■ o c=> / Zigzag needle plate See next page. Zigzag or Q foot Within yellow zone ® @ (D © ® ® @ Stretch stitches, as their names imply, are mainly for use on stretch and knit fabrics such as stretch nylon, stretch towelling, jersey and cotton jersey; and for sewing together...

ADJUSTING STRETCH STITCH BALANCE Stitch modifier should be in neutral (notched) position for most materials. Depending upon the type of fabric used, you may need to adjust this control to match forward stitches of stretch sewing with reverse motion stitches. If the stitches are too open, turn the co...

RICKI-RACK STRETCH STITCH stiteb Stilish I t M whtete anothii Selector- Length- Yellow Zone Width- Yellow Zone SeWion stretch fabrics in any area that you rrtibht use a zig zag stitch. This stitch can be usfll gs a decorative top stitch as well. ieful also on lapped or abutted seams you lap one edge...

ELASTIC STRETCH STITCH Stitch Selector - AAA<V\Stitch Length - Yellow Zone Stitch Width - 2-4 Use this versatile stitch to insert elastic in garments. Simply stitch elastic into place, making sure it is evenly spaced. To do this, mark the correct length piece into quarters, then match these marki...

GETTING THE MOST FROM FABRICS THAT GIVE Some stretchy suggestions... Be sure to use the Q SET'“ with knits and any synthetic woven fabric — and zigzag or satin foot as required. Loosely constructed knits sometimes catch over toes of presser foot. To remedy this, wrap short strip of transparent tape ...

"Everyday" Stitches with Stretch Applications A/VVWW\ PLAIN ZIGZAG Use for all-purpose stretch sewing, seam finishing, edge finishing, or attaching stretch laces. YYW BLIND HEM A good shell stitch for nylon tricot lingerie. CRESCENT STITCH Can be use for attaching girdle panels and applying ...

BUTTONHOLE MAKING Your Kenmore brings you two buttonhole systems along with several special acces­sories that enable you to solve all your clothes "closing" problems. ' Your built-in system enables you to sew buttonholes with finished ends (bar-tacked) by simply turning the stitch selector. ...

BUTTONHOLE MAKING - USING BUTTONHOLE ATTACHMENT e HHHHI YYTY /vywvyvwyv' Zigzag needle plate and feed cover plate Buttonhole foot 1 - VA Any setting REGULAR WORKED BUTTONHOLE (STRAIGHT, KEYHOLE AND EYE­ LET) PROCEDURE Stitch Selector - AAAAA Stitch Width - ^ -VA Zigzag Needle Plate Feed Cover Plate ...

P U R L -E D G E B U T T O N H O L E To add a professional touch to your sewing you will want to make purledged button­ holes. These are obtained by sewing a wide buttonhole over a narrow stitched button­ hole. ' Choose the correct size for your button, insert the template into the guide plate turni...

4. Fold patch forming lips of buttonhole. Press and baste lips together. (Fig. 5) 5. Stitch across pleats formed by lips of patch. (Fig. 6) 6. After buttonhole has been pressed, baste facing of garment around buttonhole and slash opening in facing same length as buttonhole. (Mark ends of buttonhole ...

DECORATIVE EMBROIDERY DESIGNS 4- 1 O I - ! C . '<J u c=> , ^1 J /- Zigzag needle plate Donnino Diamond Crescent Arabesque -A____ T ree Tulip iy^ iy^ Swan See next page. u * 1 - 6 Green Yellow patterns patterns You may get the look and feel of hand embroidery infinitely faster and easier by you...

ADJUSTING STITCH BALANCE OF YELLOW PATTERNS When sewing yellow patterns, you may need to make slight adjustment to the stitch modifier to produce perfect designs. If the stitches are too far apart, turn the control slightly clockwise; if they are closer together, turn counter-clockwise. APPLICATIONS...

WARRANTY FULL 30-YEAR WARRANTY ON SEWING MACHINE HEAD For 30 years from the date of purchase, Sears will, free of charge, repair defects in material or workmanship which appear in the sewing machine head. FULL TWO YEAR WARRANTY ON ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT OF SEWING MACHINE For two years from the date of...