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SEWING THE STITCHES

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Lower the buttonhole lever so that it is 
positioned behind the metal bracket on the 
buttonhole foot.

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Buttonhole lever

a

Metal bracket 

f

Gently hold the end of the upper thread, 
and then start sewing. 

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Feed the fabric carefully by hand while the 
buttonhole is sewn.

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Once sewing is completed, the machine 
automatically sews reinforcement stitches, and then 
stops.

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Insert a pin along the inside of one of the 
bar tacks, and then insert the seam ripper 
into the center of the buttonhole and cut 
towards the pin.

a

Basting pin

b

Seam ripper

Note

• Pass the thread underneath the presser 

foot. 

• Slide the outside frame of the buttonhole 

foot backward as far as possible as shown in 
the illustration, making sure that there is no 
gap behind the part of the foot marked “A”. If 
the buttonhole foot is not slid back as far as 
possible, the buttonhole will not be sewn at 
the correct size.

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• If automatic thread cutting is turned on 

before you start sewing, both threads are 
automatically cut after the reinforcement 
stitches are sewn. If the fabric does not feed 
(for example, because it is too thick), 
increase the stitch length setting.

 CAUTION

• When using the seam ripper to open the 

buttonhole, do not put your hand or finger in 
the path of the ripper. The ripper may slip and 
cause injury. Do not use the seam ripper in 
any other way than how it is intended.

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• For keyhole buttonholes, use the eyelet 

punch to make a hole in the rounded end of 
the buttonhole. Then insert a pin along the 
inside of one of the bar tacks, insert a seam 
ripper into the hole made with the eyelet 
punch, and cut towards the pin. 

a

Eyelet punch 

b

Basting pin