SINGER 6550-WORKBOOK Scholastic - Manual (Page 26)

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One-Step Corded Buttonholes
A Corded Buttonhole provides added strength and stability to buttonholes.
This type of buttonhole is especially important when sewing stretch fabrics
or fabrics that easily ravel. The “cord” can be a heavy thread or several
strands of regular thread. The buttonhole is stitched over the cord, creat-
ing a reinforced buttonhole.
Machine Set-Up:
Stitch:
Buttonhole symbol*
Stitch Width: Buttonhole symbol
Stitch Length: Buttonhole symbol
Presser Foot: Buttonhole Foot
(See manual for complete machine set-up for buttonholes.)
Materials:
Knit fabric with interfacing or tear-away stabilizer
Disappearing marking pen or tailor chalk (for marking start of buttonhole)
Button (to establish length of buttonhole)
8” piece of cord
Procedure:
Hook or loop the cord around the small extension at the back end of the
buttonhole foot.
Bring both ends of the cord under the foot and pull them forward . Tie
the cords to secure them.
*This technique applies to machine models featuring the One-Step Buttonhole.