Kenmore 158.1813 User manual

Instruction Manual

158.1813

Sewconsult.com 2002

Div. Sewing Educational Warehouse

Section

Page

Section

Knowing

Your

Sewing

Machine

Identifying

Parts

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.2,

2,3

Installing

Machine

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Threading

Top

Thread

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Winding

the

Bobbin

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Threading

the

Bobbin

Case

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Using

the

Control

Top

Tension

Control

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8,9

Bobbin

Tension

Adjusting

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Checking



Tensions

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Stitch

Length

Control

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.12,

12,13

Stitch

Width

Control

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12,13

Reverse

Stitch

Control

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14,

14,15

Special

Stitch

Variegator

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14,

14,15

Special

Stitch

Dial

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Pressure

Regulator

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Feed

Dog

Control

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Sewing

Light

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Multi

Purpose

Needle

Plate

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Seam

Guide

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Accessories

Needles

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Needle,Thread,

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Fabric

Chart

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Presser

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Feet

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Buttonhole

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Attachment

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Design

cams

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Section

Starting

Sew

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Garment

Construction

Stitches

Straight

Stitching

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Zig

Zag

Stitching

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Chain

Stitching

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Stretch

Stitching

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Special

Finishing

Stitches

Satin

Stitching

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6

Buttonhole

Making

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Blind

Hemming

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Zipper

Application

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Mending

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Darning

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Button

Sewing

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Bar

Tacking

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Special

Design

Stitches

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Single

Needle

Designs

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Single

Needle

Basic

Designs

Reverse

Stitch

Designs

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Reverse

Stitch

Designs

-Using

Special

Stitch

Variegator

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Using

the

DoubleNeedle

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Section

Caring

for

the

Machine

Checking

Performance

Problems

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Hints

Sewing

Different

Fabrics

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Cleaning

Feed

Dogs

and

Shuttle

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Oiling

Under

Arm

Cover

Plate

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Oiling

Underside

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Oiling

Face

Cover

Plate

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Parts

List

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.5,

5,6

Light

and

Power

Switch



Pressure

Regulator

Thread

Spool

Base



Presser

Foot

Lever

Hand

Wheel



Presser

Foot

Lock

Top

Cover

Plate



Thread

Cutter

Spool

Pins



Hinge

Hole

Design

Cam

Cover



Feed

Dogs

Bobbin Winder

Tension

Disc

INSTALLING

MACHINE

Loosen

the

two

hinge

screws under

holes

the

rear

edge

the

ma-

chine

bed

Plug

machine

cord

into

any

110-

120

volt

wall

outlet

Turn on

power

pushing

light

and

power

switch

Raise

hinge

pins

the

cabinet

cutout

Slip

machine

head

onto

pins

Tighten

hinge

screws

securely

Push the

plug

onto

three-prong

connector

under

the

bed

plate

Lower

machine

head

front

cabinet

flap

Spool

pins

are

packed

accessory

box

Screw

thread

spool

pins

place

Position

nylon

discs

shown

in illustration

Wipe

ma-

chine

excess

oil

used

shipping

Fig

Place

thread

spool

shown

with

thread

coming

from back

the

spool

Draw

thread

through

the top

threading

tube

Holding

the

spool

stationary

with

right

hand,

pull

the

end

the thread

between

the

tension

discs

shown

Pull

the

spring

wire loop

and

past

the top

hook

until

the

thread

can

slipped

into

hook

(See

Fig

When

the thread

released,

the

spring

wire

loop

will

return

position

(Fig

with

thread

proper

place

Release

spool

thread

and

hook

thread

into

take

lever

shown

(Fig

Continue

thread

machine

exactly

shown

Needle

must

always be

thread-

direction

shown

Fig

Raise

needle

its

highest

position

rotating

hand

wheel

toward

you

Remove

hand

hole

cover

plate

lifting

front

remove

bobbin

case

from

shut-

tle,

pull

open

latch

bobbin case

Pull

bobbin case

straight

out

shuttle



Insert

bobbin

into

bobbin

case

mak-

ing

sure thread

coming

from

bobbin

shown

Pull

thread

through

slot of

case

shown

Pull

thread

under

tension

spring

Holding

latch

open,

position

case

into

shuttle,

and

release

latch

Case

should

lock

into

place

when

latch

released

Hold

needle

thread

loosely

in left

hand

and

rotate

hand

wheel

toward

you one

complete

turn

Bring

bob-

bin thread

up by

pulling

upper

thread

CONTROLS

TOP

TENSION

CONTROL

Probably

the

most

important

control

on your

machine

this

one

that

regulates

your

top thread tension

consists

discs

between

which

the thread

passes

The

pressure

these

discs

regulated

turning the

dial

the

front

the

control

The

higher the

number,

the

tighter

the

tension

There

are

many

reasons

for

having

reset

your

tension

The

best tension

for

one

fabric

may

not

correct

for

another

The

required

tension

depends

upon

the

stiffness

the

fabric,

thickness

of the

fabric,

numbers

layers

fabric

being

sewn,

well

as the type

of stitch

you

are

making

best

to test

the

stitching

scrap

the

fabric

you

are

using

before

starting

make

garment

adjust

for

the

correct

stitch,

see next

page

OJUSTING

TOP

TENSIONS

perfect

straight

stitch

will

have

threads

locked

between

the

two

layers

fabric

with

loops

top

bottom



Upper

thread

too

tight

Decrease Tension



Upper

thread

too

loose

Increase

Tension

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