Bound Buttonhole - Singer 9985 Instruction Manual

BOUND BUTTONHOLE

A bound buttonhole provides a professional touch
to tailored garments like suits, coats and jackets.
132. Bound Buttonhole
Buttonhole Foot (F)
1. Cut a patch of fabric 2.5 cm (1") wide, 1 cm
(1/3") longer than the fi nished buttonhole.
Baste a patch so that the center line of patch
will align with the center line mark of buttonhole.
a. Right side of fabric
b. Wrong side of patch
2. Lower the buttonhole lever and sew buttonhole.
(See previous page)
Machine will sew the buttonhole in the order as
shown and stop automatically after sewing.
3. Press the thread cutter button and raise the
presser foot to remove the fabric.
4. Carefully cut through the center of buttonhole to
within 3 mm of each end. Cut diagonally to each
corner as shown.
Remove the basting.
5. Draw the patch through the opening to the
underside.
6. Turn the fabric and pull the patch through the
buttonhole rectangle.
Press the patch.
c. Wrong side of fabric
d. Right side of patch
7. Turn the patch and press the side seam
allowance.
8. Fold each side of the patch to form pleats that
meet at the center of the buttonhole and cover
the opening. Press the patch.
9. Turn the fabric to right side and baste along the
center of each fold.
a. Right side of fabric
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