Buttonhole Knife/Seam Ripper; Sewing Buttons - Husqvarna Viking Scandinavia 400 User Manual

Sewing
Buttonhole knife/
Seam ripper
The knife is used to cut buttonholes.
It is also useful for removing stitches
sewn in error.

Sewing buttons

1. Mark the button placement on the
fabric.
2. Touch FUNC to NORM and
select zigzag
3. Lower the feed teeth with the dial.
See page 13.
4. Snap off the presser foot.
5. Place the fabric under the presser
foot ankle.
6. Place the button on marking and
lower the pres ser bar so that the
presser foot ankle is between the
holes of the button (see picture).
7. Hold the thread ends to one side.
Turn the handwheel and check to
be sure that the needle goes into
the left hole of the button.
Button with a thread shank
Use the clearance plate for this
purpose. Use the thin end when
sewing buttons on light fabrics, the
thick end for heavier fabrics.
Place the plate between the button and
the fabric. Lower the presser bar and
sew on the button.
Pull the threads between the button
and the fabric.
Wind the threads a few times around
the thread shank and tie the ends.
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8. Touch the mirror image button
to check that the needle also goes
into the right hole.
9. Sew as many stitches as you
consider necessary.
10. Touch STOP. The machine will
then tie off in one of the holes and
stop.
11. Touch STOP to cancel it. Move to
the next pair of holes or the next
button.
If you have a button with a dif fe rent
hole spacing, you can adjust this
by pressing one of the stitch width
buttons (+) or (-).