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e
Position the fabric with the front end of the
buttonhole mark aligned with the red marks on
the sides of the buttonhole foot, and then
lower the presser foot lever.
a Mark on fabric
b Red marks on buttonhole foot
Pass the upper thread down through the hole in
the presser foot.
• When lowering the presser foot, do not push
in the front of the presser foot, otherwise the
buttonhole will not be sewn with the correct
size.
a Do not reduce the gap.
f
Pull down the buttonhole lever as far as
possible.
a Buttonhole lever
The buttonhole lever is positioned behind the
bracket on the buttonhole foot.
a Buttonhole lever
b Bracket
1
A
2
a
a
1
2
g
Gently hold the end of the upper thread in
your left hand, and then start sewing.
Once sewing is completed, the machine
automatically sews reinforcement stitches,
then stops.
h
Press
("Thread Cutter" button) once.
The threads are cut, and the needle is raised.
Raise the presser foot, and then remove the
fabric.
Memo
If the automatic thread cutting setting was
selected before sewing, the machine will
automatically cut the threads at the end of the
stitching. For details, refer to "Automatically
cutting the thread" (page 54).
When using the thread cutter on the left side of
the machine or scissors to cut the threads,
press
("Needle Position" button) to raise
the needle, raise the presser foot, and then pull
out the fabric before cutting the threads. For
details, refer to "Using the manual thread
cutter" (page 50).
i
Raise the buttonhole lever to its original
position.
Insert a pin along the inside of one bar tack at
j
the end of the buttonhole stitching to prevent
the stitching from being cut.
a Pin
k
Use the seam ripper to cut towards the pin and
open the buttonhole.
1
a Seam ripper
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