Place the button into button-sewing foot “M”.; Select stitch ; Turn the balance wheel toward you to check - Page 89

Buttonhole Stitching    

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Place the button into button-sewing foot “M”.

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Button

• When attaching four-hole buttons, first sew 

the two holes closest to you. Then, slide the 
button so that the needle goes into the two 
holes toward the rear of the sewing machine, 
and then sew them in the same way.

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Select stitch 

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• For details, refer to “Selecting stitching” 

(page 68).

• Leave automatic thread-cutting set to 

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Turn the balance wheel toward you to check 
that the needle correctly goes into the two 
holes of the button.

Adjust the stitch width to the distance between 
the button holes.

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Start sewing.

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The sewing machine automatically stops 
after sewing reinforcement stitches.

• If additional strength is needed to secure the 

button, perform the button-sewing operation 
twice.

• Do not press the thread cutter button.

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Pull the upper thread at the end of the 
stitching to the wrong side of the fabric, and 
then tie it with the bobbin thread.

Use scissors to cut the upper thread and the 
bobbin thread at the beginning of the stitching.

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When you are finished attaching the button, 
slide the drop feed lever to 

 (to the left as 

seen from the front of the machine) and turn 
the handwheel to raise the feed dogs.

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Back side

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When sewing, be sure that the needle 
does not touch the button, otherwise the 
needle may bend or break.

CAUTION

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