Buttonholes
Programming buttonholes
Standard and stretch buttonhole with auto-length, automatically
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Buttonhole foot No. 3A
The lens on the automatic Buttonhole foot No. 3A automatically registers the
length of the buttonhole for exact duplication.
For buttonholes of 4-31 mm, depending on the buttonhole type.
Automatic standard and stretch buttonhole No. 51, 52, 53
Programming buttonholes
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1
The sewing computer sews the following automatically:
2 the straight stitches in reverse
3 the first bartack
4 the second bead forwards
2
3
4
5
5 the second bartack and securing stitches
Auto buttonhole
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The slide foot must lie perfectly flat on the fabric! If the slide foot
rests on a seam allowance, the length cannot be measured
accurately.
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sew first bead forward
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stop the sewing computer
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press «Quick reverse»-button
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«auto» and the programmed length (in mm) appears in the Display
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the buttonhole length is programmed
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the sewing computer stops and returns automatically to buttonhole
begin
all subsequent buttonholes will be sewn to exactly the same length
(no need to press «Quick reverse»-button)
the programmed buttonholes can be saved in the long-term memory
(see page 103)
press «clr»-button
the programmed settings are cleared
Exact duplication
The auto function ensures that each buttonhole will be exactly the
same length as the previous one.
Sewing speed
̶ sew at moderate speed for best results
̶ sew all buttonholes at the same speed for a consistent bead
density