

UTILITY STITCHES
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
88
■
Changing the stitch width
Adjust the stitch width.
• For details, refer to “Adjusting the stitch
width” (page 58).
Memo
z
Before sewing buttonholes, check the stitch 
length and width by sewing a trial 
buttonhole on a scrap piece of fabric.
■
Sewing buttonholes on stretch fabrics
When sewing buttonholes on stretch fabrics, use 
a gimp thread.
a
Hook the gimp thread onto the part of 
buttonhole foot “A” shown in the illustration 
so that it fits into the grooves, and then loosely 
tie it.
b
Attach buttonhole foot “A”.
• For details, refer to “Replacing the presser
foot” (page 41).
c
Select stitch
52
or
53
.
d
Adjust the stitch width to the thickness of the 
gimp thread.
e
Lower the presser foot lever and the 
buttonhole lever, and then start sewing.
f
When sewing is finished, gently pull the gimp 
thread to remove any slack.
g
Use a handsewing needle to pull the gimp 
thread to the wrong side of the fabric, and 
then tie it.
h
With a seam ripper, cut the middle part of the 
gimp thread remaining at the top end of the 
buttonhole.
Trim off any excess of the gimp thread.
–
+