Butttonholes - Singer 457 Instructions Manual

Pattern Selector :
Needle Position : L
Stitch Width : (see below)
Stitch Length : FINE (above 20)
Presser Foot: Special Purpose
Feed Height : R
Special Purpose Foot
Needle Position Selector
Be sure the needle
position selector is in
left (L) needle position.
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BUTTONHOLES
Always make a test buttonhole on
a sample of your fabric . Be sure to
duplicate the thickness of the gar-
ment and include interfacing if
appropriate.
Buttonhole Position
Accurate guidelines are essential to
keep buttonholes a uniform distance
from the faced edge of the garment,
evenly spaced, and on the grain of
the fabric .
Be sure the center line of the gar-
ment is marked with hand basting
and that it follows the lengthwise
grain of the fabric .
With hand basting, mark a position
guideline for each buttonhole, then
mark the ends.
Horizontal buttonholes are placed
to extend
1/8
inch beyond the center
line basting of the garment. Hori-
zontal guidelines for the button-
holes should follow the crosswise
grain of the fabric and be longer
than the finished buttonhole. Deter-
mine the length of the buttonhole
as described on the next page, then
mark the ends.
Vertical buttonholes are placed so
that the center line basting of the
garment is in the center of the but-
tonholes . Mark the ends of each
buttonhole horizontally across the
center line with basting and use the
center line basting as a buttonhole
guide when stitching.
Be sure to mark and make the but-
tonholes on the correct side of the
garment. Buttonholes in women's
and girls' clothes are on the right
side ; on men's and boys' wear, on
the left side .