Sewing A 4-Step Buttonhole - Singer 3342 Instruction Manual

This machine has a built-in buttonhole feature, allowing you to sew buttonholes in one easy step. The
Stitch Selector Dial shows the buttonhole setting in grey.
HOW TO:
1. Set the machine to the desired stitch by setting the Stitch Selector Dial to the buttonhole stitch.
(see page 19)
2. Set the Stitch Width Dial control to the widest setting 6. (See page 19)
3. Set the Stitch Length Dial within the buttonhole range. (see page 19)
SEW ALONG: Buttonhole Stitch
Use a stabilizer to support the stitches.
Slightly reducing your upper tension by 1 or 2 numbers will improve results.
Always test sew on a scrap piece of your fabric.
To secure thread tails, use hand needle to bring upper thread to back and tie off.
Sewing a 1-Step Buttonhole
Stitch Selector Dial
1. Place the button at the back of the buttonhole foot. Mark the position
and length of buttonhole on the fabric.
2. Remove the All Purpose Foot and attach the Buttonhole Foot (see
page 26). Pass upper thread through the hole of the foot and bring
thread to the left.
3. Set the Stitch Selector Dial so that the buttonhole symbol is directly
below the dot.
4. Set the Stitch Width Dial control so that number 6 is directly in front of
the dot on the top of the machine.
5. Set the Stitch Length Dial so that the buttonhole range is directly below
the dot.
6. Place the fabric under the foot so that the center line mark on your
fabric is aligned with the center of the buttonhole foot and that
the cross-line mark on the fabric aligns with the center hole of the
buttonhole foot. Lower the presser foot.
7. Pull the buttonhole lever all the way down and then carefully push it
back. The buttonhole lever must sit in front of the notch located on the
left of the buttonhole foot.
8. Hold upper thread slightly and start to sew until the buttonhole is
completed.
9. Return the buttonhole lever to it's original position once all buttonholes
are completed.
START SEWING
Stitch Width Dial
Stitch Length Dial
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