Corded Buttonhole; Specialty Stitches - ELNA eXpressive 900 Instruction Manual

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Corded buttonhole

To sew a corded buttonhole, follow the same
procedure as for B1 square (sensor) buttonhole.
Select pattern B1.
Place the button on the button holder on the buttonhole
foot.
Hook a filler cord on the spur on the front of the foot.
Bring the ends of cord toward back and under the foot.
Bring up the ends of the cord and insert both ends be-
tween the ribs and metal plate.
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Set the stabilizer plate as necessary and attach the but-
tonhole foot.
Lower the needle into the fabric where the buttonhole will
start.
Lower the foot and buttonhole lever.
Start the machine to sew the buttonhole over the cord.
The machine stops automatically when finished.
Remove the fabric from the machine and cut the
sewing threads only.
Cut the filler cord at both ends as close to the
buttonhole as possible.
NOTE:
Do not adjust the opening width wider than 0.8.
Set the stitch width in accordance with the thickness
of the cord used.
To cut the buttonhole opening, refer to the instructions
on page 42.

Specialty stitches

B14 Button sewing
See page 79 for sewing instructions.
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