Sears Kenmore 1791 Owner's Manual
Text of the manual
Knowing parts and features
1 - 2
GETTING
READY
TO SEW
Setting up your machine
3
Electronic
needle contro|, stitch selector
and indicator
4
Winding
the bobbin
Threading
your machine
Checking
for correct
tension
Changing
needies,
needleplates
Special
fabnc
chart
STRAIGHT
AND
ZIGZAG
SEWING
Using the free-arm
Straight
Bobbin cover piate
5.
Swing-away base release
6.
Needleptate
7,
Presserfoot
8.
Needle bar thread guide
9.
Needle clamp screw
t0.
Needle bar
11. Thread guide
12,
Face cover pIate
13.
-Thread
tension
spring
BACK VIEW
!4.
Top
threading
path
!5.
Slotted
take-up
lever
16.
Top
thread ten
READY TO SEW
SETrlNG
UP YOUR MACHINE
When
you open your Kenmore carton, you'll find the basic machine,
foot control, the instruction
book you now
are reading,
and one box
of attachments
{Accessories end ButtonholerL
Set your machine on a
sturdy flat surface. Be sure to wipe off any excess oil that may have
accumulated
in shipping,
Step 1: The spool p
in up or down
position
The
electronic
control
panel
contains
three switches.
One
switch
provides
an
electronically
controlled
basting
or tacking
to take the chore out of hand basting.
The other
two
switches
electronically
control
the needle
to stop
in either
the up
position for
general
sewing,
or in the down
p
