UTILITY STITCHES
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Buttonhole sewing
The maximum buttonhole length is about 28 mm (1-1/8 inch) (di thickness of the button).
Buttonholes are sewn from the front of the presser foot to the back, as shown below.
The names of parts of buttonhole foot “ A” , which is
used for sewing buttonholes, are indicated below.
1
Button guide plate
2
Presser foot scale
3
Pin
4
Marks on buttonhole foot
5
5 mm (3/16 inch)
1
Use chalk to mark on the fabric the position
and length of the buttonhole.
1
Marks on fabric
2
Pull out the button guide plate of buttonhole
foot “A”, and then insert the button that will
be put through the buttonhole.
1
1
1
1
Reinforcement stitching
A
1
2
5
3
4
1
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