Kenmore 18221 Support Question
Kenmore 18221 Support Question
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Question posted by barbturn13 on February 20th, 2013
I Need The Manual For A Kenmore Sewing Machine #385 18221800
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Answer #1: Posted by tintinb on March 4th, 2013 10:34 AM
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Good to know that the user's manual for your Kenmore 18221 is available here at HelpOwl. The manual contains 111 pages which cover all the information about the proper setup, maintenance and repair. Here's the link to the user's manual.
http://www.helpowl.com/manuals/Kenmore/18221/27521
If you have more questions, please don't hesitate to ask here at HelpOwl. Experts here are always willing to answer your questions to the best of our knowledge and expertise.
Regards,
Tintin
Related Kenmore 18221 Manual Pages
Owners Manual - Page 1
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SEWING MACHINE Owner's Manual
MAQUINA DE COSER Manual de Instrucciones
MACHINE .ikCOUDRE Manuel d'instructions
Model, Modelo, Modele 385.18221
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505-800-226
Sears, Roebuck and Co., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 U.S.A.
www.sears.com
Owners Manual - Page 2
... use outdoors.
7. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS DANGER- Never operate this owner's manual. To unplug, grasp the plug, not the cord. 10. It may deflect the needle causing it has been
dropped or damaged, or dropped into any object into water. Always unplug before replacing a sewing machine bulb. Replace bulb with any adjustment in the needle area...
Owners Manual - Page 5
... adjustments necessary for the proper operation of this sewing machine, except for normal machine care maintenance as described in the owner's manual free replacement of belts, light bulbs, needle ...parts, which are only included in the 90 day warranty described below .
Kenmore Sewing Machine Warranty
Full 25Year Warranty on Internal Mechanical Components For 10 years from the date...
Owners Manual - Page 9
...-6655. Here's what the Agreement* includes:
[] Parts and labor needed to help by a force of more product failures. Our coverage goes....
[] Unlimited service calls and nationwide service, as often as a "talking owner's manual." [] Power surge protection against electrical damage
due to power fluctuations. [] $250 Food...Kenmore ® product is a risk free purchase.
Purchase your request-
Owners Manual - Page 11
... STRAIGHT STITCH SEWING
Straight Stitch 38 • Starting to adjust buttonhole stitch density 78 Corded Buttonhole 80
Manual Buttonhole (Option 82
• To sew
82
Automatic ...MACHINE
Replacing the Light Bulb 92 Cleaning the Bobbin Holder 92 Cleaning the Shuttle Race and Feed Dogs 94 Oiling the Machine 94 Troubleshooting 96
XI NAME OF PARTS
Cabinets and Sewing Machine...
Owners Manual - Page 14
..._9_Carrying handle @0H_andwheel
@ Stitch pattern selector
@ Feed balancing dial @ Power switch
@ Machine socket
@_Nomenclature plate
@_Drop feed dog lever @_Free-arm
@ Buttonhole lever
@_Presser foot lifter
_0_Thumb screw
@ Presser foot
@ Needle clamp screw
@ Snap-on button @ Foot control
NOTE:
Sewing machine design and specifications are available at your nearest Sears retail store...
Owners Manual - Page 18
... :_to turn off the power switch _2_. 2. Before Using Your Sewing Machine Before using your sewing machine for the first time, place a waste fabric under the presser foot and run the machine with
Sewing Machine Model 385.18221.
/
Controlling Sewing Speed Sewing speed is varied by the foot control. When leaving the machine unattended.
- When attaching or removing any way. S
- Polarized plug...
Owners Manual - Page 20
... Table
• Detaching the table Pull the table away from the machine, as illustrated, for "free-arm" sewing of cuffs and sleeves.
• Attaching the table Push the extension...
You do not need a pair of scissors to "2" for applique, cut the thread after sewing. Set the pressure at "1". m
_i_ Presser foot lifter _2_Normal up position for regular sewing.
Pressure Adjusting Lever...
Owners Manual - Page 26
...Foot Types (continued)
S
• Satin stitch foot ( Foot F)
Use this foot for manual buttonholing. It is specially constructed for stitching and/or
overcasting seams. The small brush and wire guides... you measure your buttonholes accurately. For: Manual buttonhole (page 82)
Quilter The quilter helps keep it
from puckering, especially when sewing on knit fabrics.
For: Overcasting
(Page...
Owners Manual - Page 32
... of thread.
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Additional spool pin \/Additional spool pin _2_Spool pin hole ,(3_S, pool pin felt
The additional spool pin _1_is for bobbin winding, without unthreading the machine, and for twin needle sewing. The small spool holder_3_ is used with the thread coming off the spool as shown. Insert the additional spool pin_l_, into...
Owners Manual - Page 34
... moving the spindle to the left, and cut the thread close to the hole in the bobbin.
[] Depress the foot control again. The machine will not sew until the clutch is engaged.
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NOTE:
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The position of the bobbin winder stopper is fully wound, it has made a few turns, and then cut the thread...
Owners Manual - Page 54
... entire length of the zipper sewing.
• Tosew
/
_1_1/8" (0.4cm) fabric margin
[]
_2_Zipper teeth
_3_Zipper tape
[] Attach zipper foot on the left-hand side of pin.
• Fabric preparation
f
_ Right (top) side of fabric
_ Wrong (bottom) side of fabric
_3) Bottom seam
_4_Zipper bottom stop the machine with margin edge. Place zipper...
Owners Manual - Page 56
...machine with needle in reverse a few inches to lock. Use seam ripper to open the basting stitch.
44 At end of pin. Take the upper fabric layer and lay it on left-hand side
of seam, sew... in fabric and raise the foot. Before reaching pull-tab, stop , sew across fabric to about 3/8" to open a few inches of basting stitch,...
Owners Manual - Page 58
... dogs:
4 to 6 6.5 Any 2 to 3 for normal sewing. Center the hole in the direction
of stitching over the first layer. Move the fabric back and forth slowly until the darning area is located underneath the free arm bed on the back side of the machine.
_1:To drop the feed dogs, push the lever...
Owners Manual - Page 72
You can also sew shell stitches on knits or soft silky woven fabrics, in bias and stitch on the fold. You may need to join them.
6o
Fold the fabric f
in any direction.
0--1...4to9
,_5_Presser foot F:
Satin stitch foot
Use a lightweight fabric (tricot, for example). If you sew rows of heavy weight interlining, and use /
\
this stitch to increase the needle thread tension slightly...
Owners Manual - Page 92
...lower the foot. _1_Spur _2_F' orks
f
[]
/
[] Depress the foot control gently, and sew the buttonhole.
[]
Each side of the buttonhole foot.
Corded Buttonhole
[] Use the same procedure as... garment where the buttonhole will be
sewn over the cord. Remove the fabric from the machine, and cut the sewing threads only. _3_Needle thread (Top thread) _4_Bobbin thread (Bottom thread)
[] Pull the ...
Owners Manual - Page 94
... a buttonhole must be made manually as it will go. []Lower the needle into the garment where the buttonhole
is to start, and lower the foot. J
[] Sew the back bartack and right ...the presser foot.
[] Set the stitch at the starting point.
J
= i
J
J [] Sew the front bartack and left row, then stop the
-x
machine at " D" by turning the stitch selector.
[] Attach the buttonhole foot [ B] .
[]...
Owners Manual - Page 98
Automatic Buttonhole (Continued)
• Tosew
_!_'Stitch selector:
3
_2_S, titch width:
2
_3_Stitch length:
3 to 4
Owners Manual - Page 106
... a long period, oil it may stain the fabric. Use quality sewing machine oil.
94
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J Open the face cover to allow room to remove the needle plate screw with a soft, dry cloth.
_3_Feed dogs f_X ; Remove the needle plate_l_ and take out the bobbin. _1_N, eedle plate
[] Lift up the triangle marks.
_(}_The notch...
Owners Manual - Page 108
...1. The threads were not drawn to the rear after "drop feed" sewing. 3. Page 24 Page 92 Change the bobbin
The needle breaks. The needle is incorrectly inserted. 2. The... tension is packed with lint.
1. The bobbin is bent or blunt. 4. The machine doesn' t work being used .
1. The needle and/or threads are too fine. 2. The machine is not threaded properly in the shuttle race...
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