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Sewing techniques
Three-step zigzag stitch
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Make sure the needle pierces the fabric on the left
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to allow seams to stretch when sewing knit fabrics.
Buttonholes
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for different kinds of fabric and garments. Look
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descriptions of each buttonhole.
The fabric should be interfaced and/or stabilized
where buttonholes are to be sewn.
One step Buttonhole Foot 5B
1. Mark the the position of the buttonhole on
your garment.
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button holder plate. Insert the button. The
button will determine the length of the
buttonhole.
3. Make sure that the thread is pulled though the
hole in the presser foot and placed under the
foot.
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5. Position your garment under the presser foot
so that the marking on the fabric is aligned
with the center of the buttonhole foot.
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and push it away from you.
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sewing. The buttonholes are sewn from the
front of the presser foot to the back.
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raise the presser foot.