Cutting Buttonholes
Stick a needle through bar tacks to prevent
Cut buttonhole along center with buttonhole cutter.
Corded Buttonholes
For stretch fabrics such as knits, a corded buttonhole is effective to keep finished buttonhole in shape.
Hook filler cord on top spur and lead ends of cord under foot, pull taut, and hook them to bottom notches as shown.
Proceed with stitching as for regular buttonholes.
When buttonhole is completed, pull filler cord ends so that loop on the other end disappears into buttonhole stitching.
Thread ends of cord to reverse side and tie, or cut both ends of cord.
