Operation Manual

Buttonhole

Pattern selector:

Presser foot: Automatic buttonhole foot

Thread tension: 1–5

Stitch length: (0.5–1)

Stitch width: 5

1 Turn the handwheel toward you to raise the needle to

its highest position.

Raise the presser foot lifter.

2 Select the pattern "BH" by turning the pattern selector

dial.

If the BH pattern is already selected, reset the dial once

according to the procedure in 12 .

3 Attach the automatic buttonhole foot.

4 Pull the button holder to the back, and place the button

in it. Push back the button holder toward you as far as

it will go.

5 Pull the buttonhole lever downward as far as it will go.

Buttonhole lever

6 Insert fabric under the foot.

Turn the handwheel slowly towards you with your right

hand until the needle goes down and continue turning

handwheel until the take-up lever is at its highest position.

7 Remove the fabric to the left to draw both threads to

the left.

8 Insert the garment under the foot, and lower the needle

at the starting point.

Then lower the automatic buttonhole foot.

Note : Make sure there is no gap between the slider and the

spring holder. If there is a gap, the length of the rows

will be different, as shown.

Starting point

Slider

There should be no gap

Spring holder

Difference

* The size of buttonhole is automatically set by placing

the button in the automatic buttonhole foot.

* The button holder of the foot takes a button size up to

2.5 cm (1") in diameter.

* Make a test buttonhole on a sample duplicating the

fabric, interfacing and seams of the actual garment.

* Place the button on the fabric sample and mark the

top and bottom to determine the position of buttonhole.

* Use interfacing on stretch fabrics.

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