Four-Step Buttonhole; Buttonhole Balance - Singer M1155 Instruction Manual

Four-Step Buttonhole

Sew buttonholes perfectly sized for your button. The fabric
should be interfaced and/or stabilized where buttonholes are to
be sewn.
1. Measure the button to use for your project. Add 5/8 inch
(3mm). Use a fabric marking pencil to mark the starting
position and length of the buttonhole on the fabric (A).
2. Attach the buttonhole foot and slide the foot backwards as
far as it will go (B).
3. Place the fabric underneath the foot, aligning the marks on
the foot with lines marked on the fabric (C).
4. Select buttonhole stitch "ac". Lower the foot and sew 5-6
stitches, to create the first bartack of the buttonhole (D).
Stop when the needle is at the left side of the bartack.
5. Raise the needle to its highest position and select but-
tonhole stitch "b". Sew the left column backwards to the
desired length of the buttonhole (E). Stop when the needle
is at the left side of the column.
6. Raise the needle to its highest position and select button-
hole stitch "ac". Sew the second bartack (F). Stop when the
needle is at the rigt side of the bartack.
7. Raise the needle to its highest position and select button-
hole stitch "d". Sew the right side of the buttonhole to the
same length as the first column (G).
8. To secure the bartack, thread the end of the top thread into
a hand sewing needle, pull to the wrong side and tie the end
before cutting excess thread ((H).
9. Use a seam ripper and cut the buttonhole open from both
ends towards the middle (I).
Note: Always sew a test buttonhole on a piece of scrap fabric.

Buttonhole Balance

If the density of the buttonhole columns differ, you can adjust the
stitch density of the buttonhole. The buttonhole balance dial (A)
is found on the right side of the stitch selection dial. Only the left
column of the buttonhole will be adjusted. Balance it to match the
right buttonhole column.
Normally, the dial should be placed in a neutral position (B).
If the stitches of the left buttonhole column are too dense, turn the
dial to the left (C).
If the stitches of the left buttonhole column are too sparse, turn the
dial to the right (D).
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Set up for buttonhole
B
A
D
F
H
A
C
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C
E
G
I
B
D