SINGER 518 Stylist - Manual (Page 39)

FOUR-STEP BUTTONHOLES
• Flexi-Stitch Disc Dial; O (Off)
• Super Zig-Zag Disc: 201
• General Purpose Needle Plate
• Buttonhole Foot
• Stitch-Density Balance: Neutral
The four dial settings for buttonholing
are located on the stitch length selector
dial. As you turn 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 lines of stitching in your
sample are of unequal density, see page
38.
Raise the needle above the fabric before
turning the buttonhole dial.
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 counterclockwise
to step 2. Take four or five stitches
(point C).
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Starting Position
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