Use disc # 1A and special buttonhole foot

BUTTONHOLES Stitch length at red mark Buttonhole control knob F

Feed dog control U

Place the fabric, with the buttonhole tength marked at both ends. under the

buttonhole foot Without lowering the foot. let the needle pierce the fabric

at the beginning of the buttonhole Set the foot so the beginning of the red zone (ctosest to the needle) is at the mark of the opposite end of the

buttonhole Lower the foot

Stitch forward until the needle reaches the red zone on the front edge of foot

Then turn the knob to R. and stitch the other side of the buttonhole Turn

knob back to F to finish end of buttonhole The speed with which the knob is turned determines the number of stitches at the ends of the buttonhole

The slower the knob is turned, while sewing, the more stitches are formed See page 21

Reproduction of identical size buttonholes is facilitated with the aid of the

graduations on the left side of the buttonhole foot These graduations are

!,_ inch apart Just mark the starting points of the buttonholes, let the needle pierce the fabric and set the index mark CA) on the upper portion of the foot

at the same graduation mark (B) as it was set for the first buttonhole Lower

the foot Follow the procedures outlined above

Always make a practice buttonhole on a scrap of fabric used in the garment.

using a double thickness of fabric, and an interfacing if used in garment

The stitch length may be varied slightly by the stitch length control lever

within the O to 1 range To increase forward stitch move this lever from the red mark toward 1, to decrease move it toward the O The buttonhole

reverse stitch length control {C} is used to match the length of the reverse

stitches with the forward stitches Turn the dial to the minus direction for

shorter stitches; to the plus direction for longer stitches These settings may vary depending on the type of fabric used

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