Buttonhole Stitching
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Button sewing
Buttons can be sewn on with the sewing machine.
Buttons with 2 or with 4 holes can be attached.
a
Measure the distance between the holes in the
button to be attached.
b
Raise the presser foot lever, and then slide the
drop feed lever, located at the rear of the
machine on the base, to
(to the left as
seen from the rear of the machine).
a
Drop feed lever (as seen from the rear of the
machine)
X
The feed dogs are lowered.
c
Attach button-sewing foot "M".
• For details, refer to "Replacing the presser
foot" (page 40).
d
Select stitch
55
.
• For details, refer to "Selecting stitching" (page
47).
• Since the end of the thread will be tied off
later, do not set the sewing machine for
programmed-thread cutting.
e
Adjust the stitch width so that it is the same as
the distance between the holes in the button.
f
Place the button in the position where it will
be sewn, and lower the presser foot lever.
a
Button
X
The button is held in place.
• When attaching four-hole buttons, first sew
the two holes closest to you. Then, slide the
button so that the needle goes into the two
holes toward the rear of the sewing machine,
and then sew them in the same way.
g
Turn the balance wheel toward you to check
that the needle correctly goes into the two
holes of the button.
Adjust the stitch width to the distance between
the button holes.
CAUTION
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When sewing, be sure that the needle
does not touch the button, otherwise the
needle may bend or break.
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