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SEWING BUTTONHOLES AND BUTTONS Place the darning plate on the needle plate. 4 2 1 3 3 1 Buttonhole fine-adjustment screw 2 Left side 3 Buttonhole appearance If the left side is too open, turn the buttonhole fine-adjustment screw with a large screwdriver in the "-" direction. If the left side is too tight, turn the buttonhole fine-adjustment screw with a large screwdriver in the "+" direction. • This adjustment ensures both sides of the buttonhole are the same. Sewing buttons Turn on the machine. 5 CAUTION ● Do not turn on the machine while pressing down the foot controller. Put a button between the foot and the 6 fabric and make sure that the needle enters the holes without hitting the button. If it hits, see step 1. At a slow speed, sew about 10 stitches. 7 Stitch Stitch Name Pattern Length [mm (inch)] Zigzag 3 Stitch F (1/64) Stitch Width [mm (inch)] Any Foot Other Button Sewing Darning Foot Plate "M" Measure the distance between the 1 buttonholes and mark the fabric. Then adjust the stitch width so that it is the same as the distance between the holes in the button. CAUTION ● Make sure the needle does not hit the button during sewing. The needle may break and you may be injured. Pull the upper thread at the end of the 8 stitching to the wrong side of the fabric, and then tie it with the bobbin thread. X Use scissors to cut the upper thread and the bobbin thread at the beginning of the stitching. Turn off the machine. 2 Change the foot to the button sewing foot 3 "M". 39

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SEWING BUTTONHOLES AND BUTTONS
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1
Buttonhole fine-adjustment screw
2
Left side
3
Buttonhole appearance
If the left side is too open, turn the buttonhole
fine-adjustment screw with a large
screwdriver in the
“–”
direction.
If the left side is too tight, turn the buttonhole
fine-adjustment screw with a large
screwdriver in the
“+”
direction.
•
This adjustment ensures both sides of the
buttonhole are the same.
Sewing buttons
1
Measure the distance between the
buttonholes and mark the fabric. Then
adjust the stitch width so that it is the
same as the distance between the holes in
the button.
2
Turn off the machine.
3
Change the foot to the button sewing foot
“M”.
4
Place the darning plate on the needle plate.
5
Turn on the machine.
CAUTION
6
Put a button between the foot and the
fabric and make sure that the needle enters
the holes without hitting the button. If it
hits, see step
1
.
7
At a slow speed, sew about 10 stitches.
CAUTION
8
Pull the upper thread at the end of the
stitching to the wrong side of the fabric,
and then tie it with the bobbin thread.
X
Use scissors to cut the upper thread and
the bobbin thread at the beginning of the
stitching.
Stitch
Name
Pattern
Stitch
Length
[mm
(inch)]
Stitch
Width
[mm
(inch)]
Foot
Other
Zigzag
Stitch
F
(1/64)
Any
Button
Sewing
Foot
“M”
Darning
Plate
2
3
3
1
3
●
Do not turn on the machine while
pressing down the foot controller.
●
Make sure the needle does not hit the
button during sewing. The needle may
break and you may be injured.