SINGER 9124 - Manual (Page 21)

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ATTACHING A BUTTON
Flat buttons can be sewn on quickly and easily using the plain zig-zag stitch
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• Press the buttonhole lever away from you.
• Start running the machine and sew until
the stitching begins overlapping starting
stitches at point 3.
• Raise foot iifter and remove work from
machine; clip thread ends; cut buttonhole
opening with scissors or seam ripper.
• (Adjust width and balance of test button­
hole, if necessary.)
• Press buttonhole lever toward you for
each buttonhole to be sewn.
ADJUSTING WIDTH OF
BUTTONHOLE OPENING
If the width of the buttonhole opening is
too narrow or too wide, it can be adjusted
by the stitch width lever.
• Widen the buttonhole opening by moving
the stitch width lever slightly left.
• Narrow the buttonhole opening by moving
the stitch width lever slightly right.
ADJUSTING BALANCE OF
BUTTONHOLE
If the two stitching sides of your buttonhole
are unequal, turn stitch baiance ring (9)
behind pattern selector dial.
• If the right side of stitching is too open
(10) . turn stitch balance ring slightly left.
• If the left side of stitching is too open
(11) , turn stitch balance ring slightly rigfit.
RECOMMENDED SETTINGS
Stitch Selection: Zig-Zag Stitch
Stitch Width: 'f
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Stitch Length: 0
Foot: Button Sewing (H)
Needle Plate: General Purpose (A)
Attach Feed Cover (F)
• The space between the holes in the
button determines stitch width setting.
• Before you can attach a button, the
bobbin thread must be brought up
through the hole in the feed cover (F).
Raise foot lifter.
Position both threads under button foot
toward rear of machine.
Hold needle thread while lowering
needle into hole in feed cover. Raise
needle and gently pull needle thread,
undo loop of bobbin thread that comes
up with the needle. Details on "Raising
the Bobbin Thread” are on page 17.
1. Place garment under button foot.
• Position button on garment making
sure the holes in the button are between
the toes of the button foot.
• Lower foot lifter.
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