SEWING BUTTONHOLES AND BUTTONS

Step

Sewn section

Pattern

Step 3

(Back bar tack)

1.Turn the pattern selection dial to “c” (same position as in step 1).

2.Sew 5 to 6 stitches.

3.Stop the machine when the needle is at the right side of the stitch and then raise the needle from the material.

Step 4 (Right side)

1.Set the pattern selection dial to “d”.

2.Sew the right side until the needle reaches the stitches sewn in step 1.

■Securing the Stitching and Cutting the Buttonhole

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To secure the stitching, turn the material

90 degrees counterclockwise and sew

 

straight stitches to the end of the front bar

 

tack of the buttonhole.

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Adjusting buttonholes

If the stitching on the two sides of the buttonhole is not the same, you can make the following adjustments.

1After sewing the left side of the buttonhole, stitch the right side and observe the feeding.

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1Right row

2If the left side is too open or tight compared with the right side, adjust the buttonhole fine-adjustment screw as described in the following paragraphs.

Remove the material from the machine.

2 We recommend that you put pins across

both ends of the buttonhole to prevent the

stitches from being cut.

3 Cut an opening in the middle of the

buttonhole with the seam ripper tool. Be

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careful not to cut through any stitches.

CAUTION

●When using the seam ripper to open the buttonhole, do not put your hand or finger in the path of the ripper. The seam ripper may slip and you may be injured.

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1Buttonhole fine-adjustment screw

2 Left side

3 Buttonhole appearance

If the left side is too open, turn the buttonhole fine-adjustment screw with a large screwdriver in the “–”direction.

If the left side is too tight, turn the buttonhole fine-adjustment screw with a large screwdriver in the “+” direction.

•This adjustment ensures both sides of the buttonhole are the same.

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