Button Sewing; Overcasting Stitch - Kenmore 385.17624 Owner's Manual

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Button Sewing
(9 Stitch selector:
2
(_) Stitch width:
2 to 6,5
_) Stitch length:
Any
_) Needle thread tension:
2 to 6
(_) Presser foot A:
Zigzag foot
(_ Feed dogs:
Dropped
Drop the feed dogs Match the holes on a button with the
horizontal slot on the presser foot [A] Adjust stitch width
matching the distance of the holes on the button. Lower the
foot to hold the button in place, Check to see if the needle
enters into the holes on the button by turning the hendwheel
by hand, Sew about ten (10) stitches
To strengthen the shank, cut the threads leaving about
4"(10,0 cm). Bring the needle thread down through one of
the holes on the button and wind it around the shank. Bring
the needle thread to the wrong side (bottom side) and knot,
After button sewing is completed, raise the feed dogs for
normal sewing,
Overcasting
Stitch
(9 Stitch selector:
2
(_) Stitch width:
5 to 6.5
(_ Stitch length:
Red zone
(_ Needle thread tension:
3 to 8
(_ Presser foot A:
Zigzag foot
This is useful in garment construction and in finishing raw
edges of any sewing project,
Start overcasting about 1/8"(0,3cm) inside the raw corner of
a seam. If you start right at the edge, the fabric bunches up
and the stitches become tangled
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