Kenmore 158.1813 User manual

Instruction Manual
158.1813
Sewconsult.com 2002
Div. Sewing Educational Warehouse

Section
Page 1
Section
I
Knowing Your Sewing Machine
Identifying Parts . . .... ... ...... ...... . . .... . . .2, 2,3
Installing Machine . . .... . . .... . . .... ... .... . . ... 4
Threading of Top Thread ... ...... . . ..... . . ... 5
Winding the Bobbin . . . .... . . .... ... ...... . . ...
6
Threading
the Bobbin Case ...... . ...... . . ... 7
Using the Control
Top Tension Control
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...... ....... . . . .8,
8,9
Bobbin Tension Adjusting . ..... ... ..... . ... 10
Checking
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Tensions
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Stitch Length Control .... . . .... . . ..... .12, 12,13
Stitch Width
Control .... . . ...... ..... .12,
12,13
Reverse Stitch Control .... . . ...... ......
14, 14,15
Special
Stitch Variegator
. . . ....
. . ...... 14, 14,15
Special Stitch Dial . . . .... . . ...... . ...... . . ... 16
Pressure Regulator .... . . ...... . ...... . . . . .17
Feed Dog Control . . . .... . . ...... . . ..... . . . . .18
Sewing Light ... .... . . .... . . .... ... .... ... .... 18
Multi Purpose Needle Plate . . . ..... . . ....
.19
Seam Guide . ..... . ..... . ...... . . ..... . . .... .19
Accessories
Needles . . ... .... . . .... . . .... ... .... . . ...... . . .20
Needle,Thread,
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Fabric Chart . . .... . . .... . . . 21
Presser
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Feet
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... ... ..... . . .... ... .... . . .... . . . 22
Buttonhole
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Attachment . ..... . . ...... . ..... . 23
Design cams ... ...... . . .... ... .... . . . . .... . . .24
Section II Starting to Sew . . . ..... . . ..... . . ...... . ..... .
1
Garment Construction Stitches
Straight Stitching ... . . .... .... ..... . . .... ... 2
Zig Zag Stitching . ..... ... ... .... .... . . .... . 3
Chain . Stitching . . . . .... . . ..... . . ...... . . .... . 4
Stretch Stitching . .... . . .... ... ...... . ..... .
5
Special Finishing Stitches
Satin Stitching
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..... ... ... .
.,
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Buttonhole Making .... . . ...... . ..... ... ... 7
Blind Hemming ... ... .... . . ..... . . ...... . . ...
8
Zipper Application ... . . .... . . .... ... .... . . ... 9
Mending ... ... ..... . ...... . ..... ... .... . . . . .10
Darning . . .... ... .... .. .....
. ...... ... .... . . . . .10
Button Sewing . ..... . . .... . . .... ... .... ... .
.11
Bar Tacking ... .... . . ...... ...... ...
.... . . . . .11
Special Design Stitches . ..... . . .... ... ...... . . .12
Single Needle Designs .... ... .... ... .... . . .13
Single Needle Basic Designs 14
Reverse Stitch Designs ..... . ..... . . ..... . . .1 5
Reverse Stitch Designs
-Using Special Stitch Variegator . . . . . .16
Using the
DoubleNeedle
. . .... ... .... . . . . .17
Section
Section IV Caring for the Machine
Checking Performance Problems . . . ..... . 1
Hints on Sewing on Different Fabrics ... 2
Cleaning Feed Dogs and Shuttle . . . . .... . 1
Oiling
Under
Arm
Cover
Plate
..... . . .... . 2
Oiling
Underside
. . ...... . ...... . . .....
3
Oiling in Face Cover Plate . . ... ..... . ...... .
3
Parts List . . . . .... ... ...... . . .... . . ...... . ... .5, 5,6

21 . Light and Power Switch
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28 .
Pressure Regulator
22
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Thread Spool Pin Base
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29 . Presser Foot Lever
23 . Hand Wheel
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30 . Presser Foot Lock
24 . Top Cover Plate
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31
.
Thread Cutter
25 . Spool Pins
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32 . Hinge Hole
26 . Design Cam Cover
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33 . Feed Dogs
27 . Bobbin Winder Tension Disc

INSTALLING
MACHINE
1 . Loosen the two
hinge
screws under
holes in the rear edge of the ma-
chine bed .
5 . Plug machine cord into any 110-
120 volt wall outlet . Turn on power
by
pushing light and power switch .
2 . Raise hinge pins in the cabinet
cutout . Slip machine head onto
pins .
3 . Tighten hinge screws securely
.
4 . Push the plug onto three-prong
connector under the bed plate .
Lower machine head to front
cabinet flap .
6 . Spool
pins are packed in accessory
box . Screw thread spool pins in
place . Position nylon discs as
shown in illustration . Wipe ma-
chine
of
excess oil used in shipping .

Fig .
1
Fig . 2
Place thread on spool pin
as shown
with thread coming from back of the
spool . Draw thread through
the top
threading tube . Holding the spool
stationary with right
hand, pull the end
of the thread between the tension discs
as shown . Pull the spring wire loop
up
and past the top hook until the thread
can be slipped
into hook (See Fig . 2) .
When the thread is released, the spring
wire loop will return to position
(Fig .
3) with thread in proper place . Release
spool of thread and hook thread into
take up lever as shown (Fig . 4) .
Continue to thread machine exactly as
shown . Needle must always be thread-
ed in direction as shown in Fig . 5 .

1 .
Raise needle
to its highest position
by rotating hand wheel toward you .
2 . Remove hand hole cover plate by
lifting up front .
3 . To remove bobbin case from shut-
tle, pull open latch of bobbin case .
4 . Pull
bobbin case straight out of
shuttle .
5 .
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Insert bobbin into bobbin case mak-
ing sure thread
is coming from
bobbin as shown .
6
.
Pull thread
through slot of case
as
shown .
7 . Pull thread under tension spring .
8 . Holding latch open, position case
into shuttle, and release latch . Case
should lock into place when latch
is released .
9 . 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
is
this
one that
regulates
your top thread tension . It consists of discs between which the thread passes .
The pressure on these discs is regulated by turning the dial on
the front
of
the control . The higher the number, the tighter the tension .
There are many reasons for having to reset your
tension . The best tension
for one fabric may not be correct for another . The required tension depends
upon the stiffness of the fabric, thickness of the fabric, numbers of layers
of
fabric being sewn, as well as the type of stitch you are making .
It is
best to test the
stitching
on a scrap of the fabric you are
using
before
starting to make a garment . To adjust for the correct stitch, see next page .

OJUSTING TOP TENSIONS
A perfect straight stitch
will
have
threads locked between the two
layers of fabric
with no loops on
top or bottom .
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Upper thread
too
tight
Decrease Tension
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Upper thread too loose
Increase
Tension