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Making, Buttonholes

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15 MAKING BUTTONHOLES First, mark the beginning and end of the buttonhole on fabric with a basting line or tailor's chalk. Make one on scrap fabric (following directions below) to be sure machine adjustments are correct. 1. Replace presser foot with buttonhole foot which is grooved deeply underneath to prevent piling up of thread. (See Fig. 23). 2. Set stitch width at 21/2 and stitch length knob near 0. 3. Lower needle carefully into the mark on fabric indicating the begin ning of buttonhole. Stitch to the mark for the end of the button hole, step 1, Fig. 24. Stop machine with needle in fabric at right side of stitching. Fig. 23 4. Lift the presser foot and using the needle as a pivot, turn the fabric end for end. 5. Lower presser foot and turn hand wheel just enough to raise needle out of fabric. - c 0 6. Turn drop feed dial to "DOWN" positim and set zigzag width control as far to the right as possible. Take five or six stitchesto form bartack (Step 2, Fig. 24). E P 7. Raise needle out of fabric, reset stitch width at 2½ and return feed to p position. 1 P 2- 3 pT D 8. Stitch second side of buttonhole,(Step 3). 9. Stitch bar tack by repeating 5 and 6 above (Step 4). Fig 4 10. Return stitch width to 0 and take two or three stitches to fasten bar threads and prevent ravelling. Cut the buttonhole opening with the seam ripper, being careful not to cut the stitching. If you plan to make buttonholes on sheer or soft material, place tarlatan or paper, under fabric which can be torn away after stitching.

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15
MAKING
BUTTONHOLES
First,
mark
the
beginning
and
end
of
the
buttonhole
on
fabric
with
a
basting
line
or
tailor’s
chalk.
Make
one
on
scrap
fabric
(following
directions
below)
to
be
sure
machine
adjustments
are
correct.
1.
Replace
presser
foot
with
buttonhole
foot
which
is
grooved
deeply
underneath
to
prevent
piling
up
of
thread.
(See
Fig.
23).
2.
Set
stitch
width
at
21/2
and
stitch
length
knob
near
0.
3.
Lower
needle
carefully
into
the
mark
on
fabric
indicating
the
begin
ning
of
buttonhole.
Stitch
to
the
mark
for
the
end
of
the
button
hole,
step
1,
Fig.
24.
Stop
machine
with
needle
in
fabric
at
right
side
of
Fig.
23
stitching.
4.
Lift
the
presser
foot
and
using
the
needle
as
a
pivot,
turn
the
fabric
end
for
end.
5.
Lower
presser
foot
and
turn
hand
wheel
just
enough
to
c
raise
needle
out
of
fabric.
—
0
6.
Turn
drop
feed
dial
to
“DOWN”
positim
and
set
zigzag
width
control
as
far
to
the
right
as
possible.
Take
five
or
E
six
stitchesto
form
bartack
(Step
2,
Fig.
24).
P
P
p
T
7.
Raise
needle
out
of
fabric,
reset
stitch
width
at
2½
and
1
2
—
3
D
return
feed
to
p
position.
8.
Stitch
second
side
of
buttonhole,(Step
3).
Fig
4
9.
Stitch
bar
tack
by
repeating
5
and
6
above
(Step
4).
10.
Return
stitch
width
to
0
and
take
two
or
three
stitches
to
fasten
bar
threads
and
prevent
ravelling.
Cut
the
buttonhole
opening
with
the
seam
ripper,
being
careful
not
to
cut
the
stitching.
If
you
plan
to
make
buttonholes
on
sheer
or
soft
material,
place
tarlatan
or
paper,
under
fabric
which
can
be
torn
away
after
stitching.