One-Step Buttonholing - Singer ATHENA 2000 Instruction Manual

ONE-STEP BUTTONHOLING
Your machine offers you two types of oar-tacK outton-
qoles aDO tWO ourtorlnollrlg
methods. :or f_at
OUItOnS
UO to I _/8 nones across use me one-sieD melDed For
Best results, we recommena removing unaerolate from
foot when sewing light-weigt [ana knit fabrics. SUCh as
thin muslin and ny on trlco_
Determine _nIon buttonhole Best suits your garment.
Make a test ou[tonnole on sample of fabric w_tn mer-
facing '" being usea. Mark start line of aut[onnole on
garment. Attach zlg-zag ulate ana fool with unaer-
elate. L.engm of Buttonhole s set by button-carrier
clamp on foot. Put BUttOn on carrier aria slide clamp
back. Put QOWI? buttontTole lever maKing sure it is Bet-
ween tabs or foot. Draw needle and Dobbin threads
Between foot aria underplate to DOCK of machine.
Place garment between foot and unaerelate. Align BUt-
tonho{e start line on fabric w_tn rec gu_aeline on foot.
Lower foot Pull foot toward you, assuring engagement
of ou_tonnole lever. Press aane_ butter under but-
tonhole s_,mboL Dress aown on controller Machine
w_ stoa wnen out[onnole is completed. Remove work
from machine secureana c Dmreaa enas.
Balancing the Density
Makeatest outtonno_e on asamoleof -eL fabric As
yoL 9roceeooe nme eft side )f the buttonno_ wnlcr
s stitched hrsl you may aa_ue_ lne aensRj of tne out-
tonqole By turnmg tne sflrcr eng.*n oolntel Turning
rne sr_te_ _engm coiner toward a mcner numoer opens
the stitching onrne eft side of the buttonhole Turning
tne counter towars a ower qumoe cEoses rne strtcn-
ng, As ou _roceee uo me ngm sloe 3f the outtonnole
you may aa us1 ins aensit_ of the outton hole ay turn_ng
the -everse srn ;n-oalance oo_nte_ Turning tne reverse
stitch-balance 9olnter to me "lgnt cJoses the stlton -g
on me ngnr sloe of tne au[tonno4e Turning oc qTer _o
the left ooens tne st toning.
Stitching a Series of Buttonholes
Once yOL nave aa Jstec outl.onnole oensitj or
Lf th_
programmeo cens_y su_ts your purpose, you rna_ sr_tcr
aaaltiQna aen[ica Buttonholes Close Dalvloual
oreference oanel cover. Push oat_ern reoea_ ou'_ton
Press down on controller.Your macn_ne ^ sutcn one
aentlca Buttonnole when you follow this 3roceaure
Note: Press oarterF eoeat DU[IOtq Dr?l X " yOU acci-
Dents
j Dress au_tonnole DUUIOr reaD,us1 na_vlaual
oreference :omro_s.
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