Buttonholes
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Buttonholes
Automatic standard buttonhole with auto-length
Buttonhole foot with slide no. 3A
Automatic standard buttonhole
The lens on Buttonhole foot with slide no. 3A automatically registers the length
of the buttonhole for exact duplication.
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the active step blinks on the screen
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Programming the standard buttonhole
1. sew the first bead forwards, stop the sewing computer
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press the Quick reverse button
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«auto» and the presser foot no. 3A appears on the display = buttonhole
length is programmed
the sewing computer sews the following automatically:
2. straight stitches in reverse
3. the first bartack
4. the second bead forwards
5. the second bartack and securing stitches
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the sewing computer stops and returns automatically to buttonhole
begin
Auto-buttonhole
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all subsequent buttonholes will be sewn to exactly the same length (no
need to press the Quick reverse button)
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clear the program by pressing the «clr» button
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Saving programmed buttonholes in long-term memory (see p. 41)
Sewing speed
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sew at moderate speed for best results
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sew all buttonholes at the same speed for a consistent bead
density
WARNING!
The slide foot must lie perfectly flat on the fabric! If the slide
foot rests on a seam allowance, the length cannot be measured
accurately.
When any automatic buttonhole is selected, presser foot no. 3 is
indicated on the screen.