Pictorial The Kenmore 385.1278191 looks like it might be the spiritual ancestor of the Kenmore 385-15516. This machine was purchased as a parts machine, it
More >>Pictorial Made in Japan for Kenmore by Jaguar/Maruzen in 1962. It’s one of my heavier domestic machines at 33.5 pounds, but it’s an all metal
More >>The 1948 Kenmore 117.812 Rotary was offered in the Sears Catalog for $109.95 around 1948. Unmarked portable The 117.812 Rotary is one of those unmarked
More >>The Kenmore 158.17560 or model 1756, was manufactured by Jaguar/Maruzen in Japan, from 1971 to 1972. It’s an all metal* drive train machine. It has
More >>The Kenmore 158.13180 is a mid tier machine, it has an available buttonholer accessory, and it’ll do Zig-Zag, blind stitch, and a couple of different
More >>The chain stitch kit that came in a yellow box with the clear cover, and included a throat plate insert, and weird propeller thingy was
More >>The needle bar of a traditional straight stitch, cast iron sewing machine is positioned by bushings that have been installed into a precision milled hole,
More >>Removing the tensioner from a Kenmore 117.959 Rotary sewing machine. This article assumes that you have already removed the needle bar box from the machine.
More >>Last Update: 2024-06-18 It’s not uncommon for the needle bar area on a sewing machine to have a face plate that can be easily removed,
More >>I bought the Kenmore 158.1262181 because it’s an odd machine. At first glance it looks pretty normal, but this machine uses a tilted Rotary hook,
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