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eAdjust the stitch width so that it is the same as the distance between the holes in the button.

f Place the button in the position where it will be sewn, and lower the presser foot lever.

a

aButton

￿The button is held in place.

Memo

￿When attaching four-hole buttons, first sew the two holes closest to you. Then, slide the button so that the needle goes into the two holes toward the rear of the sewing machine, and then sew them in the same way.

g Turn the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) to check that the needle correctly goes into the two holes of the button. Adjust the stitch width to the distance between the button holes.

CAUTION

When sewing, be sure that the needle does not touch the button, otherwise the needle may bend or break.

h Start sewing.

Set the sewing speed controller to the left (so that the speed will be slow).

￿The sewing machine automatically stops after sewing reinforcement stitches.

Note

 

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￿ Do not press

(Thread cutter button).

i Pull the upper thread at the end of the stitching to the wrong side of the fabric, and then tie it with the bobbin thread.

Use scissors to cut the upper thread and the bobbin thread at the beginning of the stitching.

When you are finished attaching the button, slide the drop feed lever to (to the right as seen from the rear of the machine).

j When you have finished attaching the button,

slide the drop feed lever to (to the right as seen from the rear of the machine) and turn the handwheel to raise the feed dogs.

Memo

￿The drop feed lever is normally set to the right side.

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