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NOTE:
•Tosewthebuttonholes12to15,followthesame
procedure as buttonhole 11.
•Thebuttonholesizeisautomaticallysetbyplacing
a button in the rear of automatic buttonhole foot R.
•Thebuttonholderofthefoottakesabuttonsizeof
up to 1˝ (2.5 cm) in diameter.
•Itissometimesnecessarytochangebuttonhole
size to match certain heavy or specific materials
and threads.
•Makeatestbuttonholeonanextrapieceofthe
fabric to check your setting.
•Placethebuttononthefabricandmarkthetopand
bottom to determine the position of the buttonhole
on the fabric.
•Useinterfacingonstretchfabrics.
SquareButtonhole
q Stitch pattern: 11
w Thread tension dial: 1 to 5
e Presser foot: Automatic buttonhole foot R
Tosew
z Attach the automatic buttonhole foot R by snapping
the pin into the groove of the foot holder.
q Groove
w Pin
Buttonholes
The following 6 types of buttonholes are available.
q Squarebuttonhole
This buttonhole is widely used on medium to heavy
fabrics. The buttonhole size is automatically determined
by placing a button in the foot.
w Round-endbuttonhole
This buttonhole is used on fine to medium weight fabrics,
especially for blouses and children’s clothes.
e Keyholebuttonhole
The keyhole buttonhole is widely used on medium to
heavy fabrics. It is also suitable for larger and thicker
buttons.
r Stretchbuttonhole
This buttonhole is suitable for stretch fabrics. It can also
be used as a decorative buttonhole.
t Finefabricbuttonhole
This buttonhole is used for thicker buttons on medium
weight fabrics.
y Weltedbuttonhole
This is a template pattern for the hand sewn welted
(bound) buttonhole.
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