Singer C440 LEGACY Instruction Manual and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 33

Buttonhole, Sewing

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Sewing BUTTONHOLE SEWING Select the buttonhole style you want to sew. This machine can sew 12 types of buttonholes. 18. Bar-tack buttonhole (wide) 19. Bar-tack buttonhole (narrow) 20. Keyhole buttonhole 21. Keyhole buttonhole with cross bar 22. Tapered keyhole buttonhole 23. Round ended buttonhole (narrow) 24. Round ended buttonhole with cross bar 25. Round end buttonhole (both ends rounded) 26. Decorative buttonhole 27. Stretch buttonhole 28. Heirloom buttonhole 29. Bound buttonhole NOTE: Density of the sides of the buttonhole may be adjusted with stitch length control. 1. Mark position and length of buttonhole on fabric. 2. Open the slider on the foot. Set the button on the base of the foot. Adjust the slider to the diameter of the button, so the button fits snuggly In the foot. gg EF. EE F.--= 18 19 20 21 22 23 O For buttons with an irregular shape that do not fit snuggly 0 in the Buttonhole Foot, remove the button from the base of the foot. Adjust the slide on the base to the diameter of the button, plus the thickness of the button. a = Length of button + thickness 0 „Am 0 3. Pass upper thread through the hole of Buttonhole Foot and bring upper thread to the left. 4. Position fabric under presser foot so that the center line mark is in the center of the Buttonhole Foot. Lower the foot while pulling the frame of the Buttonhole Foot towards you. NOTE: It is suggested that you use interfacing on the backside of the fabric. 5. Lower the buttonhole lever completely. NOTE: Machine will not start to sew if buttonhole lever is not lowered properly or frame ofButtonhole Foot is not positioned all the way forward. 6. Hold upper thread lightly and start the machine. 24 25 26 27 28 29 •

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Sewing
BUTTONHOLE
SEWING
Select
the
buttonhole
style
you
want
to
sew.
This
machine
can
sew
12
types
of
buttonholes.
18.
Bar
-tack
buttonhole
(wide)
19.
Bar
-tack
buttonhole
(narrow)
20.
Keyhole
buttonhole
21.
Keyhole
buttonhole
with
cross bar
22.
Tapered
keyhole
buttonhole
23.
Round
ended
buttonhole
(narrow)
24.
Round
ended
buttonhole
with
cross bar
25.
Round
end
buttonhole
(both
ends
rounded)
26.
Decorative
buttonhole
27.
Stretch
buttonhole
28.
Heirloom
buttonhole
29.
Bound
buttonhole
NOTE:
Density
of
the
sides
of
the
buttonhole
may
be
adjusted
with
stitch
length
control.
1.
Mark
position
and
length
of
buttonhole
on
fabric.
2.
Open
the
slider
on
the
foot.
Set
the
button
on
the
base
of
the
foot.
Adjust
the
slider
to
the
diameter
of
the
button,
so
the
button
fits
snuggly
In
the
foot.
For
buttons
with
an
irregular
shape
that
do
not
fit
snuggly
in
the
Buttonhole
Foot,
remove
the
button
from
the
base
of
the
foot.
Adjust
the
slide
on
the
base
to
the
diameter
of
the
button,
plus
the
thickness
of
the
button.
a
=
Length
of
button
+
thickness
3.
Pass
upper
thread
through
the
hole
of
Buttonhole
Foot
and
bring
upper
thread
to
the
left.
4.
Position
fabric
under
presser
foot
so
that
the
center
line
mark
is
in
the
center
of
the
Buttonhole
Foot.
Lower
the
foot
while
pulling
the
frame
of
the
Buttonhole
Foot
towards
you.
NOTE:
It
is
suggested
that
you
use
interfacing
on
the
backside
of
the
fabric.
5.
Lower
the
buttonhole
lever
completely.
NOTE:
Machine
will
not
start
to
sew
if
buttonhole
lever
is
not
lowered
properly
or
frame
of
Buttonhole
Foot
is
not
positioned
all
the
way
forward.
6.
Hold
upper
thread
lightly
and
start
the
machine.
gg
EF.
EE
F.--=
18
19
20
21
22
23
O
0
0
0
„Am
24
25 26
27
28
29