Universal UN50 - Page 16

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MAKING BUTTONHOLES
A buttonhole
can be
made in any length within
the range of
limited width.
1. Replace regular
presser
foot with
buttonhole
foot.
2.
Move the blind stitch lever to
“M”
position.
3.
Set the Z-B dial
to
AU
position
for
forward stitching of
buttonhole.
4. Set the stitch
length
control
dial
at number %
between
“0” and
“1”
5.
Stitch the
length
of the buttonhole.
6.
With needle
out
of fabric, turn the
Z-B dial
to the right,
to the illustration
showing lower bar tack of buttonhole
7. Take
4 or 5
stitches in fabric.
8.
Remove needle from fabric, and
turn the Z-B
dial to
the right to the
illustra
tion showing right side of
buttonhole
LI
9. Stitch
the
length
of the buttonhole.
10. Remove
needle from fabric, turn the
Z-B
dial to the left,
to
the
illustration
4
showing
bar
tack
of buttonhole
11.
Stitch the same
as
lower bar tack.
12. Slit
the buttonhole between the two rows of
stitching with the buttonhole
cutter or seam ripper. Be careful not to cut the stitching
or the
bar tacks.
If
you plan
to
make buttonholes on sheer or soft material,
place tarlatan or
paper which
can be torn
away after stitching
under the fabric.
2
NOTE:
When the left side pitch is different from
the right side pitch,
adjust
the
pitch by means of the
stitch
length control dial,
so that pitches
Ifl
on both side
will
be the same.
Buttonhole
Fig.
26
Fig
27