Four-Step Buttonholing - Singer 8007; 8019; 8002 Instruction Book

Buttonhole Length
A buttonhole length should be just long
enough to allow the button to slip through the
opening without stretching. You can esti-
mate the proper buttonhole length by mea-
Suring the width Plus the thickness of the
button To make sure the measurements is
correct, cut a slit in a scrap of fabric the
diameter of the button you intend to use,
Increase length of opening until button slips
through easily This test is particularly ad-
visable for buttons of unusual Shape or
thickness
Cutting Button Opening
Place a pin across the cutting space at each
end of the buttonhole to protect the end
stitching. Use a pair otsmali sharp scissors to
cut button opening. Insert blade in center of
cutting space and cut from this point in either
direction.
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Four-Step Buttonholing
(only 8007 and 8019)
Th four dal settings for buttonholing are lo-
cated on the opposite side of the Stitch length
selector. As you turn the dial for each step,
- -
- -your
machine is automatically set for the cor-
- - - -rect
needle position, stitch width, and stitch
B
length, as well as for stitching direction for
that step. You need not turn the fabric during
A
buttonholing.
.Pattern
Group':
Yellow
'Buttonhole Foot
D
'Zig-Zag Needle Plate
Procedure:
. Follow the instructions beginning on page
.1.740 for preparing and marking the garment.
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Raise the needle above the fabric,
- Position the work under the buttonhole foot
aligning centre marking A of buttonhole
K
A>
~with
centre red line B on the
toot
i~ IV
.'Align end marking C ot buttonhole with the
U>
.
horizontal red lines on the foot.
. Set reverse-stritch push button in neutral
position D. Adjust if necessary to equalize
difference in stitch density between left and
right Side of test buttonhole Turn to page 43
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for detailed instructions,
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