White 766 - Sewing on Buttons

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SEWING
ON
BUTTONS
1.
Remove
hinged
presser
foot
and
attach
button
sewing
foot.
See
Fig.
25,
26).
2.
Turn
drop
feed
knop
to
“DN”
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
and
lock
with
stops.
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
raveling,
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.
27
Remove
the
toothpick
and wind
thread
under
the
button,
forming
a
shank.
Fasten.
Apply
the
above
method
to
sew
on
buttons
with
four
holes,
hooks
and
snaps,
etc.
If
a
four
hole
button
is
to
be sewn,
follow
the
same
procedure
above
for
the
two
hole
button.
Now lift
presser
foot slightly
and
move
fabric
to
permit
stitching
the remaining
two
holes.
Hooks,
snaps
etc.,
are
sewn
to
the
fabric
with
the
same
procedure
as
for
sewing
two
hole
buttons.
Fi-.
25
Fig.
26