SINGER W710 - Manual (Page 33)

TURN-AROUMD BUTTONHOLES 93
it is possible to make small and dainty
buttonholes if you desire or repair
damaged buttonholes. This entails a slight
shifting of the cloth but with some
practice,
good buttonholes can be
achieved.
1. Mark the length of the buttonhole on
the cloth as shown in figure 93.
2. Set the needle position to the left and
your stitch length dial near "1/4" or
the density you desire.
3. Choose the desired width of your
buttonhole.
Example; if you want a buttonhole
with 3 width of #3 setting on the stitch
width dial, divide this setting in half, or
r/i.
4. Start at your marked position, sew
down on the left side of buttonhole to
the other end of marking. Leave the
needle in the cloth at the right side of
stitches and rotate your cloth. Lift the
presser foot and slide the bottom of the
foot back to the front.
5. Lower the foot and raise the needle.
Reset your stitch width dial to bartack,
in this case the #3 setting, set your
feed to DOWN, sew several stitches.
6. Raise the needle, raise feed to UP, reset
the zigzag width to the initial setting, in
this case #V /2 and sew the other side
of buttonhole to your mark, then
repeat your bartack (5).
7. Lock threads by stitching a few stitches
at 0 width. Cut buttonhole as indi­
cated previously.
When using this method over a buttonhole
which has already been slit or damaged,
be sure to hold the buttonhole open and
allow the needle to go off the edge of the
fabric. Step 4 is all that may be needed to
repair damaged buttonholes.
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step i step ¿. Step H
Pattern:
Length: Buttonhole
Width: 2%-5-2y2-5-0
Feed dog: Up—Down—Up—Down
Pressure: Normal
Foot: Embroidery or Buttonhole
Needle Position: L
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