Kenmore 1203 Instructions Manual page 22

SEWING ON BUTTONS
1. Turn feed dog control to left. Place needle into left hole of
button, align holes with slot of presser foot and lower
presser foot.
2. Set stitch width control lever at width between holes of
button. Test width by turning handwheel slowly. Take
several zigzag stitches to sew on button, ending with needle
on left side.
3. Set stitch width control lever at 0. Take a few stitches in
left hole of button to lock threads.
Pull threads to wrong side.
NOTE: To make a small thread shank when sewing on a fiat
button, place a straight pin or needle between the
h_les of the button.
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