White 656 - Special Sewing Applications; Sewing On Buttons; Embroidery, Monogramming, Darning

Your
Machine
Will Sew
On
Buttons
Another
opration
which
takes longer
to
explain
than
to
do)
Put
Button-Sew-On
Foot on
machine.
Turn
Feed
Knob
to
DN.
Set
Needle
position
Lever
in LEFT
position.
Set left
of
ZZ Width
Control
at
5. Place
fabric
and button
so
its
LEFT
hole is
directly
under
needle
and gently
lower
foot
to hold
button.
Turn
machine wheel
slowly
by hand
until
needle
goes
down and
back up
through
left hole.
Continue
turning
wheel until
needle
moves
to right
and
starts down
again.
Now aim
it at hole on
RIGHT
by
turning
right
side
Roller
in ZZ
Width Control
Panel.
Contiuue
turning
wheel
by
hand
to be sure
needle
clears
button
as it
moves in
and out
both
holes
in
button.
Then slowly
sew
five or six
stitches
and
stop machine
with
needle
down in
LEFT
hole.
Turn ZZ
Width (right
side
roller)
until Lever
slides
back
to 0. Take
a few
stitches
in
left side
hole
only,
to tie
threads.
To provide
buttoning
space for
heavier
materials
place
a
rounded
toothpick
atop
button between
the
two holes
while
sewing
it
on.
Embroidery
- Monogramming
- Darning
*--For
Finest
Results
Use
A
Hoop
Remove
Presser
Foot
from machine.
Turn
Feed Knob
to EMBR.
Release
Presser
Bar pressure
(page4).
Stretch
fabric
tautly
in
an
embroidery
hoop
and
angle hoop
edge
under
needle.
Set Stitch
Length
Dial
as
desired
(usually
at
a
low
number).
Lower
Presser
Bar
Lever
(otherwise
there is
no tension
on
thread),
and begin
sewing.
Run
machine
at fairly high
speed
while
mov
ing
hoop around
rather slowly,
using
both
hands
to
keep
fabric flat
on
machine
at all
times.
With
care
you can follow
a stamped
or
traced design,
or
close
a
hole
or
tear
effectively.
Keep
fingers
away from
the
needle.