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MAKING BUTTONHOLES
First, mark the beginning and end of the buttonhole on fabric
with a basting line or tailor's chalk.
Make one on scrap fabric
(following directions below) to be sure machine adjustments are
'orrect.
1.
Replace presser foot with buttonhole foot which is grooved
deeply underneath to prevent piling up of thread. (See Fig. 25).
2.
Lock the stitch width at 2 and set the stitch length near 0.
3.
Lower needle carefully into the mark on fabric indicating the
beginning of buttonhole.
Stitch to the mark for the end of the
buttonhole, step 1, Fig. 26, stopping machine with needle in
fabric at right side of stitching.
4.
Lift the presser foot and using the needle as a pivot,
turn the fabric end for end.
5.
Lower presser foot and turn hand wheel just enough
to raise needle out of fabric.
6.
Drop feed all the way down and move zigzag lever
to 4. While holding the lever at 4 width, take five
or six stitches to from bar tack, step 2, Fig. 26.
7.
Raise needle out of fabric and return feed to "HIGH"
position and return stitch width lever to 2.
8.
Stitch second side of buttonhole, step 3.
9.
Make bar tack by repeating 5 and 6 above (step 4).
10.
Return stitch width to 0 and take
two
or three stitches
Fig. 25
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ravelling.
Cut the buttonhole opening with a seam ripper, being careful not to cut the
stitchig.
Fig. 26
to fasten bar threads and prevent
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