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Buttonholes
The following 3 styles of buttonholes are available.
#10 Square buttonhole:
Widely used on medium weight fabrics.
#11 Round end buuttonhole:
Used on fine fabrics for blouses, children's wears etc.
#12 Keyhole buttonhole:
Used on heavy weight fabrics. Suitable for larger and
thicker buttons.
Square buttonhole
Machine settings
q Pattern
: #10
w Presser foot
: Automatic buttonhole foot R
e Thread tension : 1 - 5
NOTE:
The size of a buttonhole is automatically set by
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placing a button in the rear of automatic buttonhole
foot R.
The button holder of the foot takes a button size of
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3/8˝ (1 cm) to 1˝ (2.5 cm) in diameter.
It is sometimes necessary to change the
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buttonhole size to match certain heavy or specific
fabrics and threads.
Make a test buttonhole on an extra piece of the
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fabric to check your settings.
The preset width of the buttonhole is suitable for
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ordinary buttons.
Apply an interfacing to stretch or fine fabrics.
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To sew
z Press the needle up/down needle position button to
raise the needle.
Attach the automatic buttonhole foot R snapping the
pin into the groove of the foot holder.
q Groove
w Pin
x Pull the button holder to the back, and place the
button in it. Push it together tightly to the button.
e Button Holder
NOTE:
If the button is extremely thick, make a test buttonhole
on an extra piece of the fabric.
If it is difficult to fit the button through the test
buttonhole,
you can lengthen the buttonhole by pulling the button
holder back a little. The length of the buttonhole will
be increased.
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