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

BUTTONHOLE SEWING

Buttonholes can be sewn and buttons can be sewn on.

Number on dial

Stitch name

Application

1

 

 

 

 

4-step

Buttonholes on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

automatic

medium weight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

buttonhole

fabrics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buttonholes are sewn from the front of the presser foot to the back, as shown below.

Step

Sewn portion

Step a

(Front end

of button hole)

Step b

(Left side)

Step c

(Back end

of button hole)

Step d

(Right side)

aReinforcement stitching

Making the buttonhole

The names of parts of buttonhole foot “A”, which is used for sewing buttonholes, are indicated below.

aPresser foot scale

bPin

cMarks on buttonhole foot

d5 mm (3/16 inches)

Memo

●Before sewing buttonholes, check the stitch length and width by sewing a trial buttonhole on a scrap piece of fabric.

●When sewing buttonholes on stretch fabrics, place stabilizer material under the fabric.

aUse chalk to mark the position and length of the buttonhole on the fabric.

1

aMarks on fabric

bAttach buttonhole foot “A” and push the outside frame back until the sliding insert reaches the front of the outside frame.

cSelect stitch “a” of the 4-step automatic buttonhole (1).

dPosition the fabric under the presser foot so that the middle of the front chalk line is directly in the center of the presser foot and aligned with the two red lines on the insert. Pass the upper thread down through the hole in the presser foot.

aMark on fabric

bRed marks on the sliding insert

eStart sewing. Sew 5 to 6 stitches.

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