Kenmore 117.552 User Manual

The
Narrow
Hemmer
running
properly.
To
correct,
take
out
bobbin
Case
and
the
machine
in
the
wrong
direction,
turning
wheel
by
hand
and
it
will
cut
thread
out;
or
better
still
remove
s
clean
the
race
and
driving
pins.
huttle
anc
To Avoid
Breaking
Needles
Never
pull
the
work,
causing
needle
to
strike
the
needle
plate.
A
needle
may
also
be
broken
by
sewing
heavy
seams
or
very
thick
goods
without
sufficient
pressure
Ofl
the
presser
foot
for
such
heavy
work.
To
increase
this
pressure,
the
thumb
screw
on
top
of
the
presser
bar.
To
Set
the
Needle
The
needle
bar
should
be
raised
to its highest
Point.
Loosen
the
thuiuu
screw
of
the needle
clamp and
Press
it
to
the
left.
This
will
permit
the
shank
of
the
needle
to
pass
up
•
between
the
clamp
and
the
needle
bar
as far
as
it
will
go
with
the
flat
side
of
the
shank
to
the
right.
Then
fasten
the
needle
clamp
screw
secirrely.
Use
a screw
driver.
The
needle
when
descending
should
pass in
the
center
of
the
needle
plate
hole
from
front
to rear,
but
close
to
right
side
of
needle
hole.
If
it
does
not the
needle
is
either
bent
or
improperly
set.
Proper
Needles
and Thread
It
is
important
to
use
perfect
needles
that
are
not
bent
nor
blunted.
When
ordering
needles
for
this
machine
men
tion
the
name
and
give
the
head
number.
For
ordinary
fam
ily
sewing,
use
needle
size
No.
1.
This
will
carry
thread
No.
60
to
No.
90.
Needle
and
Thread
Sizes
Cotton
Thread
80
to
100
Other
Threads
Mercerized
Nylon
A
Silk
A
1
60
to
80
Mercerized
2
40
to
60
Mercerized
Heavy
Duty
Mercerized
3
30
to
40
Heavy
Duty
Mercerized
For
plastic
film,
use
No.
0
needle
and
mercerized
thread.
nothing
has
ever
equaled
the
dainty
finishing
that
it
j
05 sible
to
obtain
by
the
use
of
the
Narrow
Hemmer.
This
attachment
is
put
on
the
Sewing
Machine
in
plac
of
the
p.resser
foot
and
is
designed
to
turn
and
stitch
a
nar
row•
hem
in
one
operation.
Before
inserting
material
in
Hemmer
crease
over
%
mci
of
its
edge
for
a
distance
of
about
2
inches,
insert
edge
ii
Hemmer
guiding
it
around
the
scroll,
folded
edge
on
tor
draw
fabric
back
until
edge
is
under
needle;
lower
presse
bar
and
begin
to
stitch.
Should
stitching
appear
too
far
fror
turned
edge
of
hem,
push
Hemmer
slightly
toward
the
right
should
stitching
appear
too
close
to
edge,
or
not
catching
a
all,
move
Hemmer
slightly
toward
the
left.
Guide
material
so
that
neither
too
much
feeds
into
th
scroll,
causing
wide
and
uneven
hems;
neither
too
little,
nc
allowing
for
a
second
turning,
thus
leaving
a
raw
edge.
Tb
scroll
should
be
kept
just
full.
I
Figure
5
Needle
Sizes
0
Twelve
TMrteen

Kenmore 117.552 Specifications

General

Brand	Kenmore
Model	117.552
Category	Sewing Machine
Language	English