Cutting Open Buttonholes With The Buttonhole Cutter (Optional Accessory); Sewing On Buttons - Bernina 540 User Manual

Buttonholes
> Cut the buttonhole from both ends to the middle.
9.15 Cutting open buttonholes with the buttonhole cutter (optional
> Place the fabric on an appropriate piece of wood.
> Position the cutter in the center of the buttonhole.
> Press down on the cutter with your hand.

9.16 Sewing on buttons

The button sew-on program can be used to sew on buttons with two or four holes, press studs or snap
fasteners.
Recommended sewing
program:
Recommended presser foot :
Alternative presser feet:
Adjusting the thread shank
For buttons on thicker fabrics, increase the thread shank = the distance between the button and the fabric.
Buttons sewn on thin fabrics or buttons for decorative purposes only are stitched without a «thread shank».
112
accessory)
Button sewing-on program No. 60
Button-sew-on foot No. 18 (optional accessory)
• Reverse pattern foot No. 1 or 1C
• Darning foot No. 9 (optional accessory)
• Reverse pattern foot No. 34 or 34C (optional accessory)