B Uttonhole, N O-Turn - ELNA Plana Star de Luxe CI. Manual

N o-turn Buttonholes
Au tomatic B uttonholes 3/16" (4 mm) Wide,
W i t ho ut Turning the Material
Remo ve any interchangea ble ELNAdisc t hat
may be in t he ELNAgraph.
Preparation
Fig. 94
Perfo rm t he fo llowing operati on s in t h e order
given :
• Set t he sel ection dial at po sition" 1 " , zi gzag
stitch;
• T urn th e nee dle po sitio n wheel all th e way to
th e left;
• W ith t he stitch wi dth lever at position " 0", pu ll
it out a bit and tu rn it, so the" buttonhole"
mark is on top, and then set it at position" 2 " ;
• Tu rn the stitch length kn ob to position" A ";
• Make sure once more t hat the st itch width lever
is properly set at po sition " 2" .
Sewi ng the Buttonhole
Fig.
95
Sew the first side of the buttonhole. Rais e the
needle.
Fig. 96
Set the stitch width lever at position" 4 ". Sew
a f ew stitches fo r the bartack. Raise the needle.
Fig. 97
Set the stitch wi dth leve r at posi tion" 2 " , and
sew the second side of the buttonh ole, but make
this slight ly shorter th an the first si de. Rai se the
need le.
Fig. 98
Set the stitch width lever at position "4 " and
fi nish the buttonhole by sewi ng a f ew more
st itc hes. Raise the nee dle.
Fig. 99
Set th e st itch wi dth lever at position " 0 ", and
fasten th e threads with a fe w stitches, whil st
holdi ng back t he material by hand .
Fin e Ad j ustment
Fig. 100
Depending on t he material or thread used, th e
zigzag stitch ing of th e first row may happen to
be too ti ght or t oo loose. This can easily be co r-
rected with the stitch tuner as follows :
If the zigzag stitch of the first row is:
- too t ight, t urn to
"+ "
(to the left);
- too loose, turn to " - " (to the right).