SINGER 814 Stylist User Manual
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BUTTONHOLES (Continued)
Buttonhole Foot
Starting Position
FOUR-STEP BUTTONHOLES
® /^/ex/-5i/Yc/7 Pattern Dial: O
® Pattern Selector:
g
® General Purpose Needle Plate
® Buttonhole Foot
® Stitch-Density Balance: Neutral
The four dial settings for buttonholing are
located on the stitch length selector dial.
Raise the needle above the fabric before
turning the buttonhole dial.
As you turn the dial for each step, your
machine is set for correct needle position,
stitch width, and stitch length, as well as
stitching direction for that step. You need
not turn fabric during buttonholing.
Always make a test buttonhole on a
sample of your fabric. Be sure to duplicate
thickness of garment and include inter
facing. if the two sides of the buttonhole
sample are of unequal density, adjust
balance as instructed on page 37.
PROCEDURE
Place work under buttonhole foot, align
center marking of buttonhole with
center
line
on foot, and align end marking of
buttonhole with
horizontal line
on foot.
Do not lower the needle.
Step 1 :
Side Stitching
Turn buttonhole dial
clockwise
to step 1
(aligning it with arrowhead above dial).
Position needle in fabric at point A.
Lower foot and stitch to end of buttonhole
(point B). End marking should be aligned
with
horizontal line
on foot.
Step 2:
Bar Tack
Raise needle above fabric by turning hand
wheel toward you.
Turn buttonhole dial
counterciockwise
to step 2. Take four or six stitches (point
C).
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