Operation Manual

Sewing
Buttonholes
Machine Setting:
Dial
A=1/s
Lever
Be
•
Dial
C=0
Lever
E=0
Stitch
Length:
0.2
Darning
Thread:
No.50
Filler
Threod:
cotton
(pearl
threod)
Attach
buttonhole
foot No.
54300
and
set
slide
on
buttonhole
gouge
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
(for
tying
off)
or
down
(for
bartacking).
You
may
use
also
the
all-purpose
sewing
foot
No.
51991.
If
you
prefer
more prominent
but-
tonholes,
pull
a
filler
cord
in
the
guide
groove.
To
get
the
correct
stitch
length,
sew
on
a
piece
of
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 ond
knit
fabrics,
insert
a
piece
of
firmly
woven
cotton
material
between
the
fabric
layers.
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