Square Buttonhole - Janome Sewing Machine Instruction Book

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Square Buttonhole

q Stitch pattern:
w Thread tension dial:
e Presser foot:
r Buttonhole lever sign
• To sew
z Press the needle up/down button to raise the needle.
Attach the automatic buttonhole foot R snapping
the pin w into the groove q of the foot holder.
q Groove
w Pin
x Pull the button holder e to the back, and place the
button in it. Push it together tightly to the button.
NOTE:
If the button is extremely thick, make a test buttonhole
on an extra piece of the fabric.
If it is difficult to fit the button through the test
buttonhole, you can lengthen the buttonhole by pulling
the button holder back a little. The length of the
buttonhole will be increased.
e Button holder
r Extra gap
c Pull the buttonhole lever t down as far as it will go.
t Buttonhole Lever
v Insert the corner of the fabric under the foot.
Press the needle up/down button twice.
Remove the fabric to the left to draw the needle
i
thread through the hole of the foot.
Place the fabric under the foot, and lower the
!0
needle at the starting point of the buttonhole mark y.
Then lower the automatic buttonhole foot R.
y Buttonhole mark
o
u Starting point
NOTE:
Make sure there is no gap !0 between the slider and
stopper, otherwise the buttonhole will not be sewn in
the required position.
i Slider
o Stopper
!0 No gap
u
!1 Sewing gap
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Automatic buttonhole foot R