SINGER 18434 - Manual (Page 37)

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SECTION 5
FOUR-STEP BUTTONHOLING
Your machine makes buttonholes in four easy steps.
• You never need to move the fabric or reposition the
needle.
• Always make a practice buttonhole on a sample of
your fabric.
• Be sure bobbin contains enough thread.
• When making buttonholes on hard-to-reach areas
convert machine bed to free arm sewing.
• Mark buttonhole position on fabric as indicated in pat-
tern.
When sewing delicate fabrics, place a piece of paper
over the fabric when positioning the garment. Lower
the presser foot and slip the paper out from under the
foot. This will prevent the teeth on the underside of the
foot from picking and pulling the fabric.
Recommended Settings
Stitch Selection:Buttonhole Stitch
Stitch Width:
Stitch Length:
Foot:
Buttonhole (L)
Needle Plate: General Purpose (A)
Step 1
• Raise presser foot.
• Place fabric under foot.
• Center a red guideline (1) of foot around beginning
line of buttonhole.
• Select Buttonhole Stitch
• Position needle in fabric at point (2).
• Lower the foot and make sure the sliding portion of
the foot is all the way forward. Make 4 or 5 stitches
ending at point (3).
• Raise needle.
Step 2
• Select Buttonhole Stitch
• Stitch down to point (4).
• Raise needle.