Automatic Buttonholes; Double Bartacking/Eyelet Buttonholing - Singer XL-6000 Instruction Manual

Automatic buttonholes

Double bartacking / eyelet buttonholing
Draw thread to side of
1
presser foot.
10 cm
Pass needle thread through
and then under presser foot.
Mark button- Place fabric under
4 5
hole positions. buttonhole foot.
Mark
Fabric
Draw marker lines
on the fabric at
buttonhole
positions with an
assistant marker.
35
Stitch pattern to be selected
These stitch patterns are used for sewing
small buttonholes on light-weight fabric
(e.g., shirts and blouses).
This stitch pattern is used for sewing large
buttonholes on medium-weight fabric.
These stitch patterns are used for sewing
large buttonholes on heavy-weight fabric
(e.g., suits and overcoats).
2
Lower buttonholing foot to place a button on it.
The buttonhole length is automatically determined only by placing
a button on buttonhole foot. (If a button cannot fit in buttonhole
foot, buttonhole length will be "button diameter + button
thickness."
6
Lower buttonhole foot so that crosshair
of mark is at center of needle in foot.
Presser foot to be
selected
Buttonhole foot (E)
Sliding part
After placing a button on buttonhole
foot, press sliding part to determine
buttonhole length.
Lower buttonhole foot at marked
position.
Mark
These stitch patterns are used for sewing
large buttonholes on light-weight fabric
(e.g., shirts and blouses).
These stitch patterns are used for sewing
buttonholes on knits.
3
Remove button.
Once buttonhole length is
determined, remove button
from buttonhole foot.
7
Lower buttonhole lever.
Buttonhole lever
Lower lever until it will go no
further.