White Sewing 793 - Sewing on Buttons

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1. Remove
presser foot
and
replace
with
special
purpose
button
sewing foot
(Fig.
45).
2.
Turn
drop
feed
knob
to
“DN”
position
(Fig.
44).
3.
Set
zigzag
width
control
at
“0”.
4.
Set
needle
position
control at
“L”
and
pattern
selector
lever
at
Manual
(MvWvWJ).
Place
the
button so
that
its
left
hole
comes
directly under
the
presser
foot.
(Fig.
46)
L
Set
the
zigzag
width
control
to
produce
a
zigzag
stitch
until
the
needle
enters
the
right
hand
hole
of
the
button.
Turn
the
balance
wheel
slowly by
hand
to
be
sure
the
needle
clears
both
holes
in the
button.
Correct
width
if
necessary.
When
needle
goes
into
the
center
of
each
hole,
run
the
machine
at
a
medium
speed,
making
five
or
six
stitches,
stopping
with
the
needle
in
the
left
hole.
SEWING
ON BUTTONS
5.
6.
Fig.
45
7.
To
lock
the
zigzag
stitch
and
prevent
ravelling,
set
the
zigzag
stitch
width
control
to 0
(remem
bering
its
original
setting),and
take
a
few
stitches
in
the
same
hole.
If you
wish,
you
may
place
a
rounded
toothpick
over
the
button
between
the
two
holes,
and
sew
button
to
fabric
in
the
regular
way.
Remove
the
toothpick
and
wind
thread
under
button
forming
a
shank
to
fasten.
Fig.
44