Buttonhole Sewing - Singer SE300 Instruction Manual

BUTTONHOLE SEWING

Select the buttonhole style you want to sew.
This machine can sew 13 types of buttonholes.
18. Bar-tack Buttonhole (Wide)
19. Bar-tack Buttonhole (Narrow)
20. Keyhole Buttonhole
21. Keyhole Buttonhole with cross bar
22. Tapered Keyhole Buttonhole
23. Round Ended Buttonhole (Narrow)
24. Round Ended Buttonhole (Wide)
25. Round Ended Buttonhole with cross bar
26. Round End Buttonhole (both ends rounded)
27. Decorative Buttonhole
28. Stretch Buttonhole
29. Heirloom Buttonhole
30. Bound Buttonhole
NOTE:
Density of the sides of the buttonhole may be adjusted with
stitch length control.
1. Mark position and length of buttonhole on fabric.
2. Set button on the base.
If the button does not fit securely on the base, adjust the
slide on the base to the diameter of the button, plus the
thickness of the button.
a = Length of button + thickness
S
ewIng
3. Pass upper thread through the hole of Buttonhole Foot and
bring upper thread to the left.
4. Position fabric under presser foot so that the center line
mark is in the center of the Buttonhole Foot.
Lower the foot while pulling the frame of the Buttonhole
Foot towards you.
NOTE:
When sewing stretch fabrics, it is suggested that you use
interfacing on the backside of the fabric.
5. Lower the Buttonhole Lever completely.
NOTE:
Machine will not start to sew if Buttonhole Lever is not
lowered properly or frame of Buttonhole Foot is not
positioned all the way forward.
6. Hold upper thread lightly and start the machine.
7. Machine will sew the buttonhole in the order as shown and
stop automatically after sewing.
1 2
1
1 2
32
3 4 5 6
2 3 4
3 4 5