Place the button into button-sewing foot “M”.; Select stitch ; Adjust the stitch width so that it is the same as - Page 78

UTILITY STITCHES 

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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 58).

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Adjust the stitch width so that it is the same as 
the distance between the holes in the button.

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Set the stitch length adjustment slider to the 
shortest stitch length setting.

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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.

• After sewing for about 10 seconds at low 

speed, press

(reverse/reinforcement 

stitch button) to sew reinforcement stitches.

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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) to raise 
the feed dogs.

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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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