Kenmore 17922 - Manual (Page 41)

BUTTONHOLE MAKING - BUILT-IN
SYSTEM
PREPARATION
Carefully mark the buttonhole length on your
garment. Place the fabric vjvith the buttonhole
marked under the buttonhole foot. Pull the
guide foot (A) all the way forward so that the
index mark (B) is aligned vyith the graduation
(C), with thread to rear. (F^eproduction of the
identical size buttonholes is facilitated with
the aid of the graduation^ on the both sjdes
of the buttonhole guide fQot. These gardua-
tionsare 1/8” (left side) or 2.5mm (right side)
apart. Graduations act as reference mark.)
PROCEDURE
1. Switch the control to left. (If it has been
already at left, set it ai right, sew several
stitches and switch to left again.) Step on
foot control to form fitst bartack and left
side of buttonhole.
2. When you reach end pf left side, switch
the control to the right and complete the
buttonhole.
ADJUSTING STITCH BALANCE
Stitch length difference^ in forward and
reverse stitches of thp buttonhole are
equalized with the stitch modifier.
If the reverse stitches are too far apart, turn
the,modifier slightly clockyvise; if they are too
close together, turn counter-clockwise.
CORDED BUTTONHOLES
Hook filler cord (crotchet thread or button­
hole twist) to the spur (A), pull both ends of
cord forward under foot and tie to the spur
(B). Sew buttonhole in such a way that
zigzag stitches cover the cord.
When stitching is competed, release cord
from foot, pull ends of corjd and snip off extra
length.
A «
II
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