SINGER W8910 - Manual (Page 43)

Stitches of personal choice
Sewing on buttons
When you want to sew a button on, first select the
material and then press the push-button to the right
under the arrow, until the light tmder the symbol ©
lights up. The light also indicates that the feed teeth
should be lowered. Then follow the directions given at
the guide panel.
Remove the presser foot. Put the button in place on
the garment and lower the presser bar so that the presser
foot ankle is centered just behind the holes in the button.
Hold the thread ends to one side. Turn the handwheel
and test carefully that the needle enters the left hole of
the button. The machine is set for a hole distance which
suits most buttons normally used for the material you
have selected but it may be necessary to adjust the width
in some cases. To do this, press one of the push-buttons
under the right digital indicator (-(- or -). The needle will
then move to a position corresponding to another hole
distance. When the needle is positioned just in front of
the left hole, press the mirroring button 00 and
check that the needle pierces the right hole as well.
Now sew as many stitches as you consider necessary
(usually 6—8) and press the reverse feed button. When
you then depress the foot control the machine will sew
four fastening stitches in one of the holes and then stop.
Move to the adjacent pair of holes or the next button.
Press the finishing button
0
and depress the foot
control. The machine will repeat the same number of
stitches as in the first pair of holes and fasten off.
When the buttons are sewn on, raise the feed teeth.
Clearance plate
When sewing buttons on garments, a shank is often
required so that the button stands slightly away from the
fabric. Use the clearance plate for this purpose. Use the
thin end when sewing buttons on light fabrics, the thick
end for heavier fabrics. Fix the button with a stitch. Raise
the presser foot and place the clearance plate between
the button and the fabric. Lower the presser bar and sew
on the button.
Remove the clearance plate pull the threads between
the button and the fabric, wind them a few times around
the shank and tie the ends.
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