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

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, and then select the appropriate zigzag stitch (2, 3 or 4) according to the following table.

Distance between holes

Number

of dial

 

1.6 mm (1/16 inches)

2

 

 

3.2 mm (1/8 inches)

3

 

 

4.8 mm (3/16 inches)

4

 

 

bAttach the button sewing foot “M”.

cPlace the darning plate on the needle plate as shown below.

dPlacethe fabric.a button between the presser foot and

•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.

eTurn the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) to check that the needle correctly goes into the two holes of the button.

If the needle hits the button, return to step a.

CAUTION

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

fStart sewing.

•After sewing for about 10 seconds at a low speed, press and hold down the reverse sewing lever to sew a few reinforcement stitches.

gPull the fabric to the left side of the machine, and then cut the upper and lower threads, leaving a length of 15 cm (6 inches).

hPull 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.

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