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Straight stitch buttonholes
Cutting buttonholes open
Button Sew-on program
For button sew-on example, refer
to the artista 180 Sewing Manual,
page 29.
Straight stitched buttonholes are
particularly useful for reinforcing
satin stitched buttonholes on all soft
and loosely woven fabrics such as
wool, or for buttonholes which are
subject to extreme wear. They are
also useful for stitching bound
buttonholes and reinforcing button-
hole openings in leather, vinyl, or
felt.
Straight stitched buttonholes
· select stitch No. 59
· the sequence is determined by the
presser foot used
· this program functions exactly the
same as the corresponding
buttonhole program which will be
stitched over the straight stitched
buttonhole
Seam ripper
· use the seam ripper to cut the
buttonhole open, starting at each
end and working towards the
middle
Buttonhole cutter and block
· place the fabric on a piece of wood
· position the cutter in the center of
the buttonhole
· press the handle of the cutter to
punch the buttonhole
Buttons with 2 and 4 holes can be
sewn on by machine.
Button sew-on program
· select stitch 60
· the button sew-on foot No.18 is
available as a special accessory
· the distance (shank) between the
button and fabric can be adjusted
as desired
Sew button on
2-hole buttons
· adjust the stitch width if necessary
to equal the distance between the
holes of the button
· machine stops automatically at the
end of the program
· wind thread ends around the thread
under the button to create a thread
shank
Buttonholes
Automatic buttonhole foot
No. 3A – programming is exactly
the same as for the auto button-
hole program (page 30–32)
Buttonhole foot 3 – programm-
ingis exactly the same as for the
stitch counter buttonhole
program (page 33)
Alter the distance
· alter the stitch width if the distance
between the two rows of stitching
is too narrow or too wide
4 hole buttons
· adjust the stitch width if necessary
to equal the distance between the
holes of the button
· sew the two front holes
· move work forwards
· sew two back holes
· wind thread ends around the thread
under the button to create a thread
shank
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