White 1911 - SEWING BUTTONHOLES (continued)

SEWiNG
BUHONHOLES
(continued)
Always
stitch
a
practice
buttonhole
on
a
scrap
piece
of
your
garment
fabric
then
adjust
stitch
length
as
needed.
Snap
on
the
buttonhole
foot
with
the
red
markings
to
the
left.
Pull
the
sliding
portion
all
the
way
toward
you
so
the
red
line
on
the
fixed
part
of
the
foot
lines
up
with
the
first
red
line
on
the
sliding
part.
Place
your
fabric
under
the
foot
and
put
the
needle
down
into
the
fabric.
2
Place
the
button
on
top
of
the
foot
against
the
needle
and
make
a
note
of
the
red
line
on
the
left
that
the
button
comes
to.
You
will
sew
until
the
stitching
reaches
this
line
or
in
the
case
of
thick
buttons,
to
one
line
beyond
the
button
to
allow
room
to
get
the
button
through
the
buttonhole.
Remove
the
button,
put
the
top
thread
under
the
foot
and
to
the
rear,
and
lower
the
presser
foot.
Set
the
pattern
selector
at
11,
and
sew
the
left
side
until
the
red
mark
on
the
fixed
part
of
the
foot
lines
3
up
with
the
red
line
the
button
came
to
on
the
sliding
part
of
the
foot.
4
Raise
the
needle
and
set
the
pattern
selector
to 2
Sew
3
or
4
stitches
to
stitch
the
bar
tack
at
the
buttonhole
end.
Raise
the
needle
and
set
the
pattern
selector
to
I
.
Sew
the
right
side
of
the
buttonhole
until
the
red
line
on
the
fixed
part
lines
up
with
the
first
line
on
the
left.
(This
is
the
end
of
the
sliding
of
the
foot.)
Raise
the
needle
Set
the
pattern
selector
to 24
.
Take
3
or
4
stitches
to
bartack
the
end
of
the
buttonhole.
Cut
the
buttonhole
carefully
with
a
seam
ripper,
taking
care
not
to
cut
the
stitching.
Note:
For
heavier
satin
stitched
buttonholes,
stitch
the
buttonhole
twice.
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