Singer 457 - Butttonholes

Pattern Selector :
Needle Position : L
Stitch Width : (see below)
Stitch Length : FINE (above 20)
Presser
Foot : Special Purpose
Feed Height : R
Special Purpose Foot
Needle Position Selector
Be sure the needle
position selector is in
left (L) needle position .
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BUTTONHOLES
Always make a test buttonhole on
a sample of your fabric . Be sure to
duplicate the thickness of the gar-
ment and include interfacing if
appropriate .
Buttonhole Position
Accurate guidelines are essential
to
keep buttonholes auniform
distance
from the
faced edge of the garment,
evenly spaced, and on the grain of
the fabric .
Be sure the center line of the gar-
ment is marked with
hand basting
and that it follows the lengthwise
grain of the fabric .
With hand basting, mark a position
guideline for each buttonhole, then
mark the ends .
Horizontal buttonholes are placed
to extend 1/8 inch beyond
the center
line basting of the garment . Hori-
zontal guidelines for the button-
holes should follow the crosswise
grain of the fabric and be longer
than the finished buttonhole . Deter-
mine the length
of the buttonhole
as described on the next page, then
mark the ends .
Vertical buttonholes are placed so
that the center line basting of the
garment is
in
the
center of the but-
tonholes . Mark the ends of each
buttonhole horizontally across the
center line with basting and use the
center line basting as a buttonhole
guide when stitching .
Be sure to mark and make the but-
tonholes on the correct side of the
garment . Buttonholes in women's
and girls' clothes are on the right
side ;
on men's and boys' wear,
on
the left side .