Sewing On Buttons - Sunbeam Domestic 70 Operating Instructions Manual

Sewing on buttons

Install the embroidering plate to the needle plate as
illustrated (1).
Change presser foot to button sewing foot.
Position the work under the foot. Place the button in
the desired position, lower the foot. Set the pattern
selector knob on zig-zag stitch. Adjust the stitch width
to "3" - "5" according to the distance between the two
holes of the button. Turn the handwheel to check that
the needle goes cleanly into the left and right holes of
the button. Set the pattern selector knob on straight
stitch, and sew a few securing stitches. Set the pattern
selector knob on zig-zag stitch, and slowly sew on the
button with about 10 stitches. Set the pattern selector
knob on straight stitch and sew a few securing stitches
(2).
If a shank is required, place a darning needle on top of
the button and sew (3). For buttons with 4 holes, sew
through the front two holes rst (2), push work
forward and then sew through the back two holes (3).
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