Set the Machine
Stitch
U
rop thread tension
control
1 to 5
Stitch selector
TYPE
®
Stitch length control
blue
zone
_===
LENGTH
®
Sliding buttonhole foot
Bu_onholes
Adjusting the Stitch Density
Depending upon your fabric or your own
preference in buttonholes, you may alter
the buttonhole stitch density within the
blue buttonhole
range
on the stitch
length dial.
For more density, turn the dial toward
""
0
*'.
(_ For less density, turn the dial toward
"" 1 "'.
NOTE:
Always make a practice
but-
tonhole on a scrap of fabric you
plan to use to find the most
suitable stitch length.
1. a. Carefully
mark the buttonhole
length on your ga_e_,
b, Change to the sliding buttonhole
foot.
c. Insert the garment under the foot
with
the
buttonhole
marking
running toward you.
Coarse
stitches
for heavy
fabrics
®
0
Fine
stitches
forlight
fabdc
3. a. Set the stitch selector at [_.
2. a. Move the slider (A) toward you so
that the top mark (C) on the slider
b__
until you _each_
meets the start mark (B).
front marking of your buttonhole.
b. Line up the markings on the foot
c. Stop sewing at the left stitch.
with the top mark on your garment.
c. Lower the presser foot.
NOTE:
The markings on the slider are
engraved in centimeters.
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