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UTILITY STITCHES
The names of parts of buttonhole foot "A", which is
used for sewing buttonholes, are indicated below.
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a Button guide plate
b Presser foot scale
c Pin
d Marks on buttonhole foot
e 5 mm (3/16 inch)
a
Use chalk to mark on the fabric the position
and length of the buttonhole.
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a Marks on fabric
b Button hole sewing
b
Pull out the button guide plate of buttonhole
foot "A", and then insert the button that will
be put through the buttonhole.
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■ If the button does not fit in the button guide
plate
Add together the diameter and thickness of
the button, and then set the button guide
plate to the calculated length. (The distance
between the markings on the presser foot
scale is 5 mm (3/16 inch).)
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a Presser foot scale
b Length of buttonhole (Diameter + thickness of
button)
c 5 mm (3/16 inch)
Example: For a button with a diameter of
15 mm (9/16 inch) and a thickness of 10 mm
(3/8 inch), the button guide plate should be set
to 25 mm (1 inch) on the scale.
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a 10 mm (3/8 inch)
b 15 mm (9/16 inch)
The size of the buttonhole is set.
c
Attach buttonhole foot "A".
• For details, refer to "Replacing the presser
foot" (page 38).
d
Select a stitch.
• For details, refer to "Selecting Stitching"
(page 62).
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