White 762 - USING MACHINE ACCESSORIES

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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.
And
it
is always
wise
to
make
several
buttonholes on scraps
of fabric
before working
on the
garment.
For narrower
buttonholes,
set
the
stitch
width
at
1½
and move
stitch width lever
to
3
for bar
tack.
SEWING
ON
BUTTONS
1.
Remove
hinged presser
foot
and attach
button sewing
foot.
(See
Fig.
30-A,
B and
C).
2. Turn
drop
feed
knob
to
“DARN”.
3. Move
zigzag
width lever to
“0” position
or to
the extreme
left.
Place
the button
so
that
its left hole comes
directly under
the
needle,
then gently
lower the
presser foot.
Move the
zigzag
width
lever
to
the
right
until the
needle comes exactly
over
the
right
hole of the button.
Turn
the balance
wheel slowly
by hand
to be sure
the needle
clears both
holes
of the
button.
Correct
width
if
necessary.
4.
When needle
goes into
the
center
of each
hole,
run
the
machine
at medium
speed,
making
five
or six
stitches,
stopping
with the
needle
in the left hole.
5. To
lock the zigzag
stitch and prevent
ravelling,
set the stitch
width at
0, 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
regular
way.
Fig.
30-C
Fig.
30-A
Fig.
30-B