Sears 385. 17928 owner manual Coarse stitches

(Optional Item)
Marked			I
buttonhole-_	/_	_	!
	II	I!1
Center
marking-
		Fabric
		Measurement
		markings
k.		-	j

4.a. Mark your buttonhole position carefully on the garment.

b.Placing your garment behind the machine, insert it between the guide plate and the buttc,-_hole foot as shown.

C.Align marked buttonhole with center marking on buttonhole foot.

d.Line up your fabric edge with the measurement markings on the guide

plate just in front of the buttonhole foot as shown.

e.Pierce the fabric with the needle at the beginning of the buttonhole.

NOTE:	If you want your	buttonhole	to be	1/2 inch	from	the garment edge,
	line up the fabric with the 1/2 inch markings each time you start to sew
	a buttonhole.
	We recommended	the use of	interfacing	when	making	buttonholes.
	If the fabric does not feed smoothly from the start, increase the stitch
	length.

5. a. Lower the buttonhole foot.

b.Start sewing slowly.

c.Allow the machine to do the work by itself. (Do not try to guide the fabric.)

d.Stop sewing when the needle returns to the position where it begins.

To release the buttonhole base plate, pull the lever toward you and lift the base plate off the machine.

Adjusting the stitch density

You may alter the closeness of the stitches by turning the stitch length control between 3 and 4.

		Fine	stitches for light
		fabrics
Stitch	length
control	3 to	4		j
L4 _	_	Coarse stitches
		for	heavy fabrics

Stretch Stitch

60