Janome MOD-100 Instruction Book page 33

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!3
m
,
q
q
!4
y
w
e
w
e
n The buttonhole is sewn in the sequence as shown.
When the buttonhole is finished, the machine will stop
automatically with the needle in the up position.
m Remove the fabric and place a pin just below the
bartack to prevent accidentally cutting the stitches.
Cut the opening with the seam ripper.
!3 Pin
!4 Seam ripper
, When buttonhole sewing is finished, push the
buttonhole lever upward as far as it will go.
y Buttonhole lever
Double layer buttonhole
To make a sturdy buttonhole, sew another layer of
buttonhole stitches over the previous stitches.
After the buttonhole is finished, do not raise the foot or
buttonhole lever, simply start the machine again.
NOTE:
If the fabric is not feeding smoothly when sewing
a double layer buttonhole, increase the buttonhole
density.
Altering the buttonhole width
Press the mode key q until the cursor w appears under
the stitch width value.
Press the "+" sign on the value set key to increase the
buttonhole width.
Press the "–" sign on the value set key to decrease the
buttonhole width.
q Mode key
w Cursor
e Value set key
NOTE:
The buttonhole width can be adjusted from 2.5 to 7.0.
Altering the buttonhole density
Press the mode key q until the cursor w appears under
the stitch length value.
Press the "+" sign on the value set key to decrease the
buttonhole density.
Press the "–" sign on the value set key to increase the
buttonhole density.
q Mode key
w Cursor
e Value set key
NOTE:
The buttonhole density can be adjusted from 0.2 to 0.8.
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