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Button Sewing

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UTILITY STITCHES Button Sewing Buttons with 2 or 4 holes can be attached, using the machine. Memo • For details on stitch patterns, refer to "STITCH SETTING CHART" on page 197. f From the wrong side of the fabric, pull bobbin thread to pull the upper thread the end of the through to the wrong side of the fabric. Tie the two thread ends together and cut the threads. Note • Do not use the automatic thread cutting function when sewing buttons. Otherwise, you will lose the thread ends. a Select .  The feed dogs are lowered automatically. b Raise the presser foot. g After the button is attached, select another stitch and rotate the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) to raise the feed dogs.  Attaching 4-Hole Buttons Sew the two holes closest to you. Then raise the presser foot and move the fabric so that the needle goes into the next two holes, and sew them in the same way. c Attach button fitting foot "M", slide the button along the metal plate and into the presser foot, and lower the presser foot. 1 Button 2 Metal plate  Attaching a Shank to the Button a Pull the shank lever toward you before sewing. 1 Shank lever VARIOUS STITCHES 3 ab d Rotate the handwheel toward you to check that the needle goes into (counterclockwise) each hole correctly. 1 Align the buttonholes with the marks on a button fitting foot "M". a b After sewing is finished, pull the two ends thread between the button and the fabric, of the upper wind them around the shank, and then tie them firmly together. * If the needle does not reach the holes on the left side, adjust the stitch width. e Gently hold sewing. the end of the upper thread and start  The machine stops automatically when sewing is finished. IMPORTANT • Make sure the needle does not strike the button during sewing. * To attach the button more securely, repeat the process. c Tie the ends of the bobbin thread from the beginning and end of sewing together on the wrong side of the fabric. d Cut off any excess thread. 89

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UTILITY STITCHES
VARIOUS STITCHES
89
3
Button Sewing
Buttons with 2 or 4 holes can be attached, using the machine.
a
Select
.
The feed dogs are lowered automatically.
b
Raise the presser foot.
c
Attach button fitting foot “M”, slide the button along
the metal plate and into the presser foot, and lower the
presser foot.
d
Rotate the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise)
to check that the needle goes into each hole correctly.
*
If the needle does not reach the holes on the left
side, adjust the stitch width.
e
Gently hold the end of the upper thread and start
sewing.
The machine stops automatically when sewing is
finished.
*
To attach the button more securely, repeat the
process.
f
From the wrong side of the fabric, pull the end of the
bobbin thread to pull the upper thread through to the
wrong side of the fabric. Tie the two thread ends
together and cut the threads.
g
After the button is attached, select another stitch and
rotate the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise)
to raise the feed dogs.
Attaching 4-Hole Buttons
Sew the two holes closest to you. Then raise the presser
foot and move the fabric so that the needle goes into the
next two holes, and sew them in the same way.
Attaching a Shank to the Button
a
Pull the shank lever toward you before sewing.
b
After sewing is finished, pull the two ends of the upper
thread between the button and the fabric, wind them
around the shank, and then tie them firmly together.
c
Tie the ends of the bobbin thread from the beginning
and end of sewing together on the wrong side of the
fabric.
d
Cut off any excess thread.
Memo
•
For details on stitch patterns, refer to “STITCH
SETTING CHART” on page 197.
Note
•
Do not use the automatic thread cutting function
when sewing buttons. Otherwise, you will lose the
thread ends.
1
Button
2
Metal plate
1
Align the buttonholes
with the marks on
button fitting foot “M”.
IMPORTANT
•
Make sure the needle does not strike the
button during sewing.
a
b
a
1
Shank lever
a