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Automatic Buttonhole (Continued)
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Marked buttonhole on fabric
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Center marking on buttonhole foot
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Measure marking on the guide plate
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Mark
the buttonhole position carefully on the fabric.
Place
the fabric behind
the machine; insert the fabric between
the
guide plate and
the buttonhole foot as illustrated. Align
the
marked buttonhole
ilwith
the
center marking on
the
buttonhole
footrl2). Line
up
the fabric edge with
the
measure marking on the guide
plate
r.i just
in
f
ront
of the
butionhole foot as
shown.
Pierce the fabric with
the needle
at
the beginning of the buttonhole.
Lower
the buttonhole foot. Start sewing slowly. Allow
the
machine to
do
the
work by itself, i.e., do
not
try to guide
fabric.
Stop sewing when
the needle returns to its original
position.
To
release
the buttonhole base plate, pull the lever
toward you and
lift
the base plate off the
machtne.
.
To
adjust stitch density
i!
fine
stitches for lightweight fabrics
i2,stitcfr
length beiween 3 and
4
(O Coarse stitches for heavyweight fabrics
Stitch density
is
altered
by
setting the
stitch length between
3and
4.
NOTE:
lf
you
want buttonholes to be sewn at
112"
(1,2 cm)
f
rom
the fabric edge, line
up
the fabric
with lhe
112"
marking
on
the guide plate each time you start to sew a buttonhole.
lnterfacing is recommended
when making buttonholes.
lf
fabric does
not
feed smoothly from the
start, increase the
stitch
le
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