HINTS FOR PERFECT

BUTTONHOLES

The presser foot and buttonhole guide foot should be in this position at the start of the buttonhole sewing.

The needle must be lowered at the marked line for the beginning of the

buttonhole. See Fig. 1.

When the full length of the button- hole is reached, the presser foot and guide foot will be in position shown in Fig. 2.

The presser foot and guide foot will

be in position shown in Fig. 1 when

buttonhole is completed.

To make firm well stitched button- holes in heavier fabrics, repeat only steps 1 and 3 on the preceding page.

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Fig. 1

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Fig. 2

If the forward stitching does not exactly match the reverse stitching as shown in Fig. 3, slightly adjust the stitch length control during forward sewing.

Always make a practice buttonhole

1

 

 

 

on a scrap of fabric you plan to use.

 

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Try the buttonhole with the button you

 

 

will

use.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use an interfacing between the layers

 

 

of

fabric

tissue

paper

can be

used

 

 

and

torn

away after

the

stitching.

 

 

Fig. 3

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Kenmore 1045, 1030, 1050, 1020, 1040 manual Hints for Perfect Buttonholes

1050, 1040, 1045, 1020, 1030 specifications

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