White 766 - Making Buttonholes

MAKING
BUTTONHOLES
18
First
mark
the
beginning
and
end
of
the
buttonhole
on
fabric
with
a basting
line
or
Tailor,s
Chalk.
(Make
a
sample,
following
the
directions
below,
on
scrap
fabric
to
be
certain
the
finished
buttonhole
will
fit
the
button
to
be
used
1,
Replace
presser
foot
with
buttonhole
foot
which
is
grooved
deeply
underneath
to
prevent
piling
of
the
threads.
See
Fig.
28.
When
sewing
buttonholes,
you
can
turn
pattern
dial
without
pushing
release
lever
2.
Set
built
in
cam
dial
at
No.
I
of
buttonhole,
and
set
the
stitch
width
at
approx.
No.
2 by
locking
left
zigzag
width
stop.
Set
needle
position
lever
at
L.
3.
Lower
needle
carefully
into
mark
on
fabric
indicating
the
begining
of
the
buttonhole,
lower
presser
foot
and
sew
loft
side
of
buttonhole.
(Step
1)
4.
Stop
machine
and
raise
needle
to
highest
position,
turn
pattern
dial
22
Fig.
1 to
bar
tack
position
(No.
2)
and
sew
4
or
5 stitches.
Step
2
S.
With
needle
at
highest
position
turn
pattern
dial
22
Fig.
1 to
No.
3 and
sew
right
side
of
buttonhole..
Step
3)
6.
Stitch
to
the
starting
point
of
the
buttonhole.
Stop
machine
and
raise
needle
to
highest
position,
turn
pattern
dial
22
Fig.
1 to
No.
4
and
sew
the
bar
tack.
(Step
4)
7.
Should
you
prefer
to
sew
the
right
side
of
the
buttonhole
(reverse
stitching)first-start
with
step
3
and
follow
with
steps
4,
1
and
2.
If
you
plan
to
make
buttonholes
on
sheer
or
soft
material,
place
tarlàtan
or
paper
under
the
fabric
which
can
be
torn
away
after
stitching.
And
it
is
always
to
make
several
button
holes
on
scraps
of
fabric
before
working
on
the
garment.
For
buttonholes
with
more
cutting
space,
set
stitch
width
at
less
than
2
and
for
less
outting,
higher
than
2.
Fig.
28
LOU
Step
I
Step
2
Step
3
Step
4