Kenmore 19501 Owner's Manual page 70

Corded Buttonholes _] _ [_]
Set the Machine
I UII ++++,
GQ I
Stitch Width 4 to 5
Thread tension
i to 5
J: Sliding buttonhole ,__-_/
foot
or
B: Transparent buttonhole
foot
k,_.
Use this procedure when you want to
achieve a tailored, more attractive ratsed
button hole,
Use filler cord tat least 15 inches of heavy
thread),
Try a pract,ce buttonhole first.
NOTE: For this buttonhole use stitch
patterns [] to [_ _ The
sliding buttonhole foot is prefer-
able, but B Foot can also be used.
Don't repeat corded buttonholes
by memory. Make them indivldu+
ally.
6.
7+
8+
NOTE:
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1. With the buttonhole foot raised, hook the filler cord on the cord spur at the back of the buttonhole toot.
2. Bring the ends toward you under the buttonhole foot until they clear the front end.
3. Hook the filler cord into the forks on the front of the J foot to hold them tight.
NOTE: For the B Foot, hotd the cords tight in front of the foot as you sew.
4. Lower the needle into the garment where the buttonhole will start and lower the foot.
5. Sew the buttonhole according to the buttonhole sewing instructions on p. 65 to 67.
Each side of the buttonhole and the bartacks wil! be sewn over the cord.
Remove the fabric from the machine and cut the sewing threads.
Pull the right end of the filler cord to tighten it.
Thread the end through a darning needle, draw to the wrong side of the fabric and cut.
To adjust stitch density, see p. 68,
69