White 1240 manual Corded Buttonholes, A, Darn

CORDED

BUTTONHOLES

Cording

gives

a

reinforced raised

button

hole.

It

is

excellent for use

on

bulky,

woven

fabric,

or

knits in

which

the stitching

often

gets

buried

and

makes cutting difficult.

On

knits,

a

corded

buttonhole will

help keep

the

fabric from

stretching out

of shape.

Choose

a

heavy

cotton

crochet thread

or

buttonhole twist

to use for

the

cording. Pro

ceed

as

for

either

built-in

buttonhole lpage

30)or

the

turnaround buttonhole lpage3l).

having

the

cord

under the presser

foot in

such

a

way

that

the zigzag

stitch covers the

cord.

When pivoting the

buttonhole,

also

swing

the

cord

around to follow under

the

second

side.

At

the

completion

of

the

buttonhole snip

the

excess

cord

close

to

the

bartack on

woven

fabrics.

For

knitted

garments, always

pull

the

cords

to the

wrong side by

using

a

darn

ing

needle or needle

threader,

and knot

the

cord

ends

before

clipping.

Built-in

Buttonholer:

Pattern:

/\A/\

Length:

Width:4

5

Feed Dog:

A

Pressure.

Normal

Foot: Buttonhole

[--]

Pattern

Selector:

Turn-around

Buttonhole:

Pattern

,A.j\1\

Length

Width

2%-5-2%-5-O

Feed Dog

AA——-AL

Pressure:

Normal

Foot. Buttonhole

Needle

Position

1