Four-step buttonholes – SINGER CG-590-WORKBOOK COMMERCIAL GRADE User Manual
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Four-Step Buttonholes
The built-in buttonhole is divided into four different steps. This simple process
provides reliable results for buttonholes on garments, home decorating projects
and crafts.
Machine Set-Up:
Stitch:
Step
One
of
the
4-step
buttonhole
Pattern Selector:
A
Stitch
Width:
Changes
automatically
Stitch Length:
Step #1 of Buttonhole Dial
Presser Foot:
Buttonhole Foot
Needle Position:
Changes automatically
(See manual for complete machine set-up for buttonholes.)
Materials:
Home décor fabric with interfacing or tear-away stabilizer
Disappearing fabric marking pen or tailor chalk (for marking size
of buttonhole)
Button (to establish length of buttonhole)
Liquid fray preventer
Procedure:
Fold fabric in half crosswise, with interfacing or stabilizer placed
between layers.
Lay button on fabric and mark the top and bottom of the button.
This will establish the starting and ending point of the buttonhole.
Place the fabric under the foot, matching the foot’s red mark with the
top mark on the fabric.