Singer Fashion Mate 5560 User Manual - Page 23

START SEWING Sewing a 1-Step Buttonhole LCD Display Function Buttons This machine has an infinite buttonhole, as well as 6 built-in buttonholes, allowing you to sew buttonholes in one easy step. The buttonhole stitches are numbered 91-99. HOW TO: 1. Set the machine to the desired stitch by entering the number of the desired buttonhole stitch. (See Page 19) 2. Set the Stitch Length between 0.5 and 0.8. (See Page 19) SEW ALONG: Buttonhole Stitch 1. Mark position and length of buttonhole on the fabric. Place the button at the back of the buttonhole foot. 2. Remove the All-Purpose Foot and attach the Buttonhole Foot (See Page 26). Pass upper thread through the hole of the foot and bring thread to the left. 3. Set the stitch selection buttons to 94. 4. Set the Stitch Length to 0.5 5. Place the fabric under the foot so that the center line mark on your fabric is aligned with the center of the buttonhole foot and that the cross line mark on the fabric aligns with the center hole of the Buttonhole Foot. Lower the presser foot. 6. Pull the buttonhole lever all the way down and center it between the front and back brackets located on the left of the buttonhole foot. 7. Hold upper thread slightly and start to sew until the buttonhole is completed. 8. Return the buttonhole lever to its original position once all buttonholes are completed. → Use a stabilizer to support the stitches. → Slightly reducing your upper tension by 1 or 2 numbers will improve results. → Always test sew on a scrap piece of your fabric. → When sewing an infinite buttonhole, do not lower the buttonhole lever and select stitches 91 through 93 for the length of buttonhole that you desire. 23