Choose The Needte And Thread; Fabric, Needle, Thread And Stitch Length Chart - Sears Kenmore 385.17822 Manual De Instrucciones

Choose Your Needle and Thread
Your choice of needle and thread depends on the fabric you are sewing.
tn your needle case you will find the following color-coded needles:
Blue (11) ............... for stretch fabrics
Orange (11) ............. for lightweight fabrics
Red (14) ................ for medium or medium-heavy weight fabrics
Purple (16) .............. for medium-heavy weight and decorative
tepstitching on these fabrics (This needle has a
larger thread hole for thicker topstitching
thread.)
Green (18) .............. for heavy weight fabrics and decorative top-
stitching on these fabrics
. Check Your Needle
1. Look for a barbed or blunt point.
2. A damaged needle can cause permanent snags or runs _n knits, fine silks
and silk-like fabrics.
Always buy good quality thread. It should resist tangling and be strong, smooth
and consistent in thickness.
e Fabric, Needle, Thread and Stitch Length Chart
FABRIC
NEEDLE
SIZE AND
COLOR
Lightweight:
Batiste, Dimity, Chitlon,
Silks, Fine Lace. Organza,
Crepe, Taffeta, Voile,
Organdy
Medium Weight:
I Cotton. Cotton Blends,
Percale, Gingham,
Shantung, Pique,
Seersucker, Satin, Knits,
Suitings. Linen.
Wool Crepe, Lealher
Medium-heavy Weight:
Corduroy, Datum. Wool
Sailcloth, Wool Flannel,
Gabardine. Velvets,
Leather
Heavywerght:
Coatings Upholster'/
Colton Duck, Heavy
Twills, Canvas
Decorative top*stitching
on all types el labnc
Stretch Fabric:
Polyester Double Knits.
Nylon Tricot, Jersey,
Stretch Tern/, Spandex.
Cite Tricot
H*ORANGE
14-RED
t4-RED
or
16-PURPLE
_6-PURPLE
18-GREEN
16-PURPLE
I_GREEN
t t - BLUE
(STRETCH
FABRIC
NEEDLE)
THREAD
Polyester CorelCotton
Wrap
Fine Mercenzed Cotton
Sitk A
SO Mercenzed Cotton
Polyester Core/Cotton
Wrap
Sitk A
50 Mercenzed Cotton
Mercerized Heavy Duty
Polyester CoreYCbtlon
Silk A
Heavy Duly Mercenzed
Polyester Core!Cotlon
Silk A
Buttonhole Twist
{Use as top thread only)
Polyester CorelCotton
Wrap
50 Mercerized Cotton
RECOMMENDED
STITCH LENGTH
SETTING
2
(t2 stitches per
inch )
2-2.5
{10-12 stitches
per _nch)
2-3
(8-tO stitches
per _nch)
3
{8 Stitches per
inch!
3_4
(6-8 stitches
per mch)
2_2.5
(tO 12 stitches
per _nch)
t9