Starting To Sew - Kenmore 385.19606 Owner's Manual

• Sewing preparation (continued)
After attaching the automatic buttonhole foot, raise the
foot once.
Insert corner of fabric under the foot.
Press the Up/down needle position button twice.
Remove the fabric to the left to draw both threads under
the foot.
Insert the garment under the foot, and lower the needle
at the buttonhole starting point.
Then lower the automatic buttonhole foot.
Mark for placement of buttonhole
Starting point
If there is a gap, it may cause an uneven buttonhole
stitch length as shown
Slider
No gap
Stopper
Uneven stitch results
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* Starting to sew
After sewing the buttonhole stitch the machine stops
automatically.
The machine will auitomatically sew first the front
bartack and left row then the right row, and lastly the
back bartack and locking stitch.
After sewing the buttonhole the machine automatically
stops. Raise the presser foot to move fabric to the next
buttonhole position.
Press the foot control to sew another buttonhole.
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Remove the fabric and place a pin just before the
bartack at each end, to prevent cutting bartacks. Cut
the opening with the buttonhole opener.
When finished, push the buttonhole lever up as far as it
will go.
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