White 1570 manual Method, Button without, Stop with, Toothpick, Irto the button, About

SEWING

ON

BUTTONS

Zigzag	stitching	is
method	of sewing

a

A

very easy	and	convenient
button without			a	shank.

Place	the
under	the

button	so	its	left hole comes	directly
needle,	then		gently lower the	button

sewing foot. Take
Raise the	needle

a stitch in	the hole.
and move	zigzag width

dial

to

the right until

the

needle

comes

down

exactly

over

the

right

hole

in

the

button

Note

Be	sure	the	needle		clears	the	holes of the
button		by moving			the hand wheel			by hand
before running the				machine		fast.

Usually

6

to

8

stitches

are

adequate

for

securing

a

button hole.

in

To

place.	Stop with	the	needle in	the left
lock	the threads,	set	the stitch	width at

0,

and

take

a

few

stitches

in

the

left

hand

hole.

Pattern:	/‘VV/
Lenght:	0
Width:	2-5
Special	stitch	selector
Pressure: Normal
Foot: Button		Foot

Utility

stitch

upward

FORMING

THREAD

SHANK

ON

BUTTON

Buttons

sewn on

coats

or

jackets

should

have

a

thread fabric.

shank to To form

make them stand away	from		the
a thread shank, sew over	a	pin	or

rounded

toothpick

which

can

be

inserted

directly

irto the button		sewing foot.
After	stitching	the button

to

the

fabric,

remove

work

from

under

the

presser

foot

leaving

threads

about	six
toothpick.

inches	from	fabric,	Remove pin	or
Pull the threads to back of button				and

form

a

shank

between

button

and fabric

by

winding

threads

tightly

around

the

attaching

stitches.

Pull

threads

to

hack

of

the

fabric and then

tie

thread

ends securely.

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