Operation Manual

Sewing
Buttonholes
I?
8046
Machine
Setting: Dial
A=1 1 /z
Lever
8=
i.
Dial
C=0 Lever
E=0
Stitch
Length:
0.2
Darning Thread:
No.50
Filler Thread:
cotton
(pearl
thread)
Attach buttanhole
foot No.
54300 and
set slide
on buttonhole
gauge to
buttonhole
length desired.
The buttonhole
is the right
length
when beginning
of first seam
reaches
red end
of slide indicator
(see arrow).
The basic machine
settings
need not
be changed
in sewing a
buttonhole. All
special
settings are
made by
simply
pushing
lever
F up
(foriying
off)
or
down (for bartacking).
You may use
also
the all-purpose
sewing foot
No.
51991.
If you prefer
more prominent
but
tonholes, put
a
filler
cord
in
the
R 8042
guide groove.
To get the
correct
stitch length,
sew
on a piece
of
A
scrap material.
In making
buttonholes
in
soft
or
loosely
woven
fabrics, it is
advisable
to
place a
piece of tissue
paper
under the material.
To strengthen
buttonholes in
tricot
and
knit
fabrics,
insert
a piece
of firmly woven
cotton
material
between
the
fabric
layers.
R 7994
4.4