White 816 - Sewing on Buttons

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SEWING
ON
BUTTONS
1. Remove
presser
foot and
replace with special
purpose
button
sewing
foot
(Fig.
36)
2.
Turn drop
feed
knob to
“DN”
position
(Fig.
35).
3.
Set
zigzag
width
control at
“0”
4.
Set needle
position
control
at
“L”
and
decorative stitch
dial at “M”
Place the button
so
that its left
hole comes
directly under
the presser
foot.
5.
Set the
zigzag width
control
to
produce a zigzag
stitch
until the
needle
enters
the right hand
hole
of
the button.
Turn
the balance
wheel
slowly
by
hand
to be
sure
the needle
clears
both
holes in the
utton.
Correct
width
if necessary.
6.
When needle
goes into the center
of
each hole,
run the
machine
at
a medium
speed,
making
five
or six
stitches,
stopping
with
the needle
in the left
hole.
7.
To - lock
the
zigzag
stitch and
prevent ravelling,
set
the
zigzag
stitch
width
control
to
0
(remem
bering
its original
setting)
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 the regular
way.
Remove
the
toothpick
and
wind thread under
button
forming
a shank
to
fasten.
Fig.
36
Fig.
35
FIg.
38