Bernina 125 Manual - Page 24

The

Sewing

of

a

Buttonhole

1.

Insert

buttonhole

presser

foot,

marked

with

3

black

stripes.

2.

Set

needle

to

the

left

by

turning

the

button

5

at

the

back

of

the

arm

(Fig.

7).

See

description

on

page

36.

3.

Set

zigzag

adjusting

knob

31

(Fig.

22)

on

No.

2.

When

sewing

a

buttonhole

on

jersey

material,

it

is

preferable

to

set

this

knob

on

2

1

/

2

.

4.

Adjust

stitch

regulator

29

so

that

the

zero

line

of

the

scale

will

be

a

little

under

the

sign

of

demarcation

on

the

right

hand

side

of

the

scale.

This

can

be

done

only

if

lock

screw

30

(Fig.

22)

is

not

turned

in

too

much.

5.

Turn

drop

feed

knob

28

to

the

right,

until

sewing

sign

will

appear.

6.

Then

sew

the

first

half

of

the

button-

hole,

according

to

the

desired

length.

The

last

stitch

must

be

on

the

right.

The

needle

shall

be

about

1

:H

inch

into

the

cloth.

7.

Lift

presser

foot

and

turn

the

cloth

clockwise

half

a

rotation

around

the

needle.

Lower

presser

foot

and

let

the

needle

stitch

on

the

left.

Again

the

needle

shall

be

1

/

8

inch

only

into

the

cloth.

8.

Set

zigzag

adjusting

knob

31

on

the

number

corresponding

to

the

width

of

the

complete

buttonhole

and

bar

it

with

some

stitches.

In

order

to

prevent

the

cloth

from

being

pushed

by

the

feed

dog,

the

operator

should

withdraw

the

material

a

little.

The

last

stitch

must

be

on

the

left.

The

nedle

shall

be

Vel

inch

only

into

the

cloth.

44

•

Last

stitch

❑n

the

right

Let

stitch

on

the

left

Last

stitch

on

the

left

9.

Again

set

zigzag

adjusting

knob

31

on

No.

2

and

sew

the

second

half

of

the

buttonhole,

but

a

little

shorter

than

the

first

one.

The

last

stitch

must

be

on

the

left.

10.

Set

zigzag

adjusting

knob

31

again

on

the

number

corresponding

to

the

width

of

the

complete

buttonhole

and

bar

it

with

a

few

stitches.

Withdraw

the

cloth

again

a

little,

in

order

to

prevent

its

being

pushed

by

the

feed

dog.

The

last

stitch

must

be

on

the

left.

11.

Set

zigzag

adjusting

knob

31

on

zero

and

sew

some

fastening

stitches,

withdrawing

the

cloth

a

little.

12.

Then,

place

the

work

on

the

wooden

block

and

with

the

special

cutter

open

the

buttonhole

between

the

two

borders.

Ii

l

•

Fig.

as

Last

stitch

on

the

left

Last

stitch

on

the

left

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