UTILITY STITCHES ———————————————————————————————————————————

Note

￿Do not lower the needle into fabric when aligning the marks. Desired results may not be achieved.

￿When lowering the presser foot, do not push in the front of the presser foot.

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aDo not reduce the gap.

f Pull down the buttonhole lever as far as possible.

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aButtonhole lever

The buttonhole lever is positioned behind the bracket on the buttonhole foot.

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aButtonhole lever b Bracket

g Gently hold the end of the upper thread in your left hand, and then start sewing.

￿Once sewing is completed, the machine automatically sews reinforcement stitches, then stops.

h Press (Thread cutter button) once.

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aThread cutter button

￿ The threads are cut and the needle is raised.

i Raise the presser foot lever, and then remove the fabric.

Memo

￿If programmed thread-cutting is set, the sewing machine will sew reinforcement stitching, and then cut the thread automatically at the end of the stitching. Refer to "Automatically cutting the thread" (page 65).

￿When you cut the threads by using the

thread cutter on the side of the machine or

scissors, first press (Needle position button) once to raise the needle, then raise the presser foot lever and pull the fabric to the left side of the machine, and then cut the threads. Refer to "Using the thread cutter" (page 60).

j Raise the buttonhole lever to its original position.

k Insert a pin along the inside of one bar tack at the end of the buttonhole stitching to prevent the stitching from being cut.

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aPin

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