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Button sewing

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■ Sewing buttonholes on stretch fabrics When sewing buttonholes on stretch fabrics, use a gimp thread. Hook the gimp thread onto the part of 1 buttonhole foot "A" shown in the illustration so that it fits into the grooves, and then loosely tie it. Button sewing Buttons can be sewn on with the sewing machine. Buttons with 2 or with 4 holes can be attached. Measure the distance between the holes in the 1 button to be attached. Raise the presser foot lever, and then slide the 2 drop feed lever, located at the rear of the machine on the base, to (to the left as seen from the rear of the machine). 3 Attach buttonhole foot "A". 2 • For details, refer to "Replacing the presser foot" (page 33). Select stitch 42 or 43 . 3 Adjust the stitch width to the thickness of the 4 gimp thread. Lower the presser foot lever and the 5 buttonhole lever, and then start sewing. When sewing is finished, gently pull the gimp 6 thread to remove any slack. Use a handsewing needle to pull the gimp 7 thread to the wrong side of the fabric, and then tie it. With a seam ripper, cut the middle part of the 8 gimp thread remaining at the top end of the buttonhole. Trim off any excess of the gimp thread. a 1 Drop feed lever (as seen from the rear of the machine) X The feed dogs are lowered. Attach button-sewing foot "M". 3 • For details, refer to "Replacing the presser foot" (page 33). Select stitch 48 . 4 • For details, refer to "Selecting stitching" (page 56). Adjust the stitch width so that it is the same as 5 the distance between the holes in the button. Buttonhole Stitching/Button Sewing 69

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Buttonhole Stitching/Button Sewing
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■
Sewing buttonholes on stretch fabrics
When sewing buttonholes on stretch fabrics, use a
gimp thread.
1
Hook the gimp thread onto the part of
buttonhole foot “A” shown in the illustration
so that it fits into the grooves, and then
loosely tie it.
2
Attach buttonhole foot “A”.
• For details, refer to “Replacing the presser
foot” (page 33).
3
Select stitch
42
or
43
.
4
Adjust the stitch width to the thickness of the
gimp thread.
5
Lower the presser foot lever and the
buttonhole lever, and then start sewing.
6
When sewing is finished, gently pull the gimp
thread to remove any slack.
7
Use a handsewing needle to pull the gimp
thread to the wrong side of the fabric, and
then tie it.
8
With a seam ripper, cut the middle part of the
gimp thread remaining at the top end of the
buttonhole.
Trim off any excess of the gimp thread.
Button sewing
Buttons can be sewn on with the sewing machine.
Buttons with 2 or with 4 holes can be attached.
1
Measure the distance between the holes in the
button to be attached.
2
Raise the presser foot lever, and then slide the
drop feed lever, located at the rear of the
machine on the base, to
(to the left as
seen from the rear of the machine).
1
Drop feed lever
(as seen from the rear of the machine)
The feed dogs are lowered.
3
Attach button-sewing foot “M”.
• For details, refer to “Replacing the presser
foot” (page 33).
4
Select stitch
48
.
• For details, refer to “Selecting stitching”
(page 56).
5
Adjust the stitch width so that it is the same as
the distance between the holes in the button.
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