Kenmore 96, 68, 95, 1750, 1651, 1600, 1654, 1652, 1650 manual Buttonholes

Use disc _: I and

special

buttonhole

_oot

(Models

68, 95,

1600,

Stitch

tength

at

red

mark

F

BUTTONHOLES

Buttonho[e

control

knob

1650,

t651,

1652)

Feed

dog

cantrol

U

Place

the

fabric,

with

the

buttonhole

length

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

_closest

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 button-

hole.

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

1/8

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 CB_ as it was set for the

first buttonholeo 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

0

to

1

range.

To

increase

forward

stitch

move

this

lever

from

the

red

mark

toward

1,

to

decrease

move

it

toward

the

0.

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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