White 445 - Cutting Buttonholes; Sewing on Buttons; Corded Buttonholes

Cutting Buttonholes
Stick a needle through bar tacks
to prevent over-cutting.
Cut buttonhole along centre with
buttonhole cutter.
Corded Buttonholes
For stretch fabrics such as knits,
а corded buttonhole is effective
to keep finished buttonhole
in shape.
Hook filler cord on top spur and
lead ends of cord under foot, pull
taut, and hook them to bottom
notches as shown
Proceed with stitching as for
regular buttonholes.
When buttonhole is completed,
pull filler cord ends so that loop
on the other end disappears into
buttonhole stitching.
Thread ends of cord to reverse
side and tie, ог cut both endsof
cord.
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7. SEWING ON BUTTONS
Set machine as shown.
Position a button and material
under foot. When needle comes
to left side of stitch, lower foot.
Raise needle and adjust zigzag
width so that needle comes to
right hole of button.
Run machine at medium speed
and sew 5-6 zigzag stitches.
Stop machine when needle is in
upper position.
(а) Set zigzag width control to O
and sew 3-4 stitches to prevent
unstitching.
OR
(b Draw out work and cut off
threads.
Draw thread ends through to
wrong side and tie a knot.