SINGER W2137 - Manual (Page 27)

9 Make bar tack by repeating 5 and 6 above step 4 j . , j
10 Return stitch width to 0 and take two or three stitches to fasten bar threads an
prevent raveling. Cut the buttonhole opening with the seam ripper, being careful
not to cut the stitching.
If you plan to make buttonholes on sheer or soft material, place tarlatan or paper,
which can be torn away after stitching, under the fabric. And it is always wise to
make several buttonholes on scraps of fabric before working on the garinent.
For narrower buttonholes, set the left stitch width lock at less than 2, the rig oc
at the setting which will produce a bar tack twice as wide as one bank of button o e
stitching.
SEWING ON BUTTONS
1. Remove hinged presser foot and attach button sewing foot. See Figs. 29A, B and C.)
2 Turn drop feed knob to DARN.
3 Move zigzag width lever to 0 position or to the extreme left. Place button so tha
its left hole comes directly under the needle, then gently lower the presser foot.
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