SINGER W3051 User Manual

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Stitch left side of buttonhole to end of marking. Stop machine with needle to the right of stitching.

Leave needle in fabric, raise presser foot and turn garment half-way around in clockwise direction. Let

presser foot down, raise needle and turn zigzag lever "B” (Fig. 23} to 4 width. Sew four or five stitches

to make the bar at one end of the buttonhole. Return zigzag stitch lever to the left position at 2 and

sew the other side of buttonhole. When arriving at end of buttonhole, again move zigzag stitch lever

to the right for making second bar with four to five stitches. Remove garment from machine and open

buttonhole

with

cutter

or

buttonhole

scissors.

Be

careful

to

avoid

cutting

the buttonhole-

stitching.

To

make reinforced buttonholes introduce gimp of proper size into the small hole at the front of the button­

hole foot. Sew over gimp as machine makes buttonhole seams. For flat buttonholes leave thread tension
pretty much the same as for ordinary sewing. Pearl stitch buttonholes require a tight tension of the

needle thread. For better appearance, use needle thread of the next heavier size.

<2/.

and

Push the drop feed button "DOWN” all the way down to permit the fabric to be moved in any direction.

Remove presser foot and release button as shown in Fig. 20.

Embroidery is most successful when fabric is stretched in a hoop. Flold hoop on machine bed with both

hands,

operating

machine

at

a

fairly

high

speed

while

moving

the

work

slowly.

Slightly

increase

the

bobbin thread tension to prevent the lower thread being pulled up.

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