SINGER W231 - Manual (Page 22)

in center of half-moon shaped stitch hole of the presser foot. End of marking must point toward
you. Now start sewing left buttonhole seam and continue sewing until it reaches the gauge of
the buttonhole foot. (This gauge must be set in advance of sewing. Its distance from the needle
should be equal to the desired length of your buttonhole). Leave needle in fabric, raise presser foot
and sew'ing garment half-way around in clockwise direction. Let presser foot down and set zigzag
width as far as it can be moved. Sew four or five stitches which constitute the bar at one end of the
buttonhole. Return zig-zag width to the position between markings 1 and 2 and sew other side of
buttonhole. When arriving at end of buttonhole, again set zig-zag wfidth for sewing second bar with
also four to five stitches.
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Remove garment from machine and open buttonhole with buttonhole cutter included m accessories,
or use buttonhole scissors. Work cutting blades only against wooden block and be careful to ayoid
cutting the buttonhole stitching. To make reinforced buttonholes introduce gimp of propei size into
small hole right infront of the half-moon shaped stitch hole of the buttonhole presser foot.
Sew over gimp as machine makes buttonhole seams. For flat buttonholes leave thread tension pretty
much the same as for ordinary sewing.
Push dowm left pushbutton of your pushbutton drop feed, then the feed dog of the machine will drop
and permit the work to be moved by hand in any direction desired. Also remove presser foot and
raise foot lifting lever into horizontal line, and your machine is ready for embroidering and darning.
Embroidery will be done most successfully when material is strectched in an embroidery hoop.
Hold the hoop closely on the machine base with both hands and press the material with your left
index finger in the vicinity of the needle. This will help in holding down the material an wi
prevent the machine from making skip stitches. Manipulate work carefully and be sure to keep finger
out of path of needle to avoid injury. Adjust thread tensions for best appearance ^
work and slightly increase the lower thread tension (bobbin thread) to avoid the lower thieacl trom
being pulled up.