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BASIC SEWING TECHNIQUES
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SEWING BUTTONHOLES
The buttonholes in your sewing machine are specially adjusted for different kinds of fabric and
garment. Look at the stitch table on the last pages in this book to fi nd descriptions of each
buttonhole.
Fabric should be interfaced and/or stabilized where buttonholes are to be sewn.
Buttonhole Slider Foot C
1. Make removable marks on fabric where
you want the buttonholes to be placed.
2. Attach the buttonhole slider foot C and
pull out the button holder plate. Insert
the button. The button will determine the
length of the buttonhole.
3. Make sure that the thread is passed
though the hole in the presser foot and
placed under the foot.
4. Select the buttonhole you want to sew and
then adjust the stitch and length that you
desire.
Note: Always sew a test buttonhole on a scrap piece
of fabric.
5. Position the fabric under the presser foot
so that the marking is aligned with the
center of the buttonhole foot.
6. Lower the buttonhole lever, and push it
away from you.
7. Hold the end of the upper thread and
start sewing. The buttonholes are sewn
from the front of the presser foot to the
back.
8. Once the machine has sewn the
buttonhole, raise the presser foot.
