UTILITY STITCHES
■Sewing buttonholes on stretch fabrics
When sewing buttonholes on stretch fabrics, use a gimp thread.
aHook the gimp thread onto the part of buttonhole foot “A” shown in the illustration so that it fits into the grooves, and then loosely tie it.
bAttach buttonhole foot “A”.
cSelect a stitch 
or 
.
dAdjust the stitch width to the thickness of the gimp thread.
eLower the presser foot lever and the buttonhole lever, and then start sewing.
fWhen sewing is finished, gently pull the gimp thread to remove any slack.
gUse a handsewing needle to pull the gimp thread to the wrong side of the fabric, and then tie it.
hWith a seam ripper, cut the middle part of the gimp thread remaining at the top end of the buttonhole.
Trim off any excess of the gimp thread.
Button sewing
Buttons can be sewn on with the sewing machine. Buttons with 2 or with 4 holes can be attached.
aMeasure the distance between the holes in the button to be attached.
bRaise the presser foot lever, and then slide the feed dog position lever, located at the rear of
the machine on the base, to 
(to the right as seen from the front of the machine).
aFeed dog position lever
(as seen from the rear of the machine)
XThe feed dogs are lowered.
cAttach presser foot “M”.
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aButton fitting foot “M”
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