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UTILITY STITCHES 

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Attach buttonhole foot “A”.

• For details, refer to “ Replacing the presser 

foot”  (page 35).

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Select stitch 

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• For details, refer to “ Selecting stitching”  

(page 58).

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Position the fabric so that the opening of the 
pocket faces toward you, and then lower the 
presser foot lever so that the needle drops 
2 mm (1/16 inch) in front of the pocket 
opening.

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2 mm (1/16 inch)

Pass the upper thread down through the hole 
in the presser foot.
• When lowering the presser foot, do not push 

in the front of the presser foot, otherwise the 
bar tack will not be sewn with the correct 
size.

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Do not reduce the gap.

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Pull down the buttonhole lever as far as 
possible.

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Buttonhole lever

The buttonhole lever is positioned behind the 
bracket on the buttonhole foot.

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Buttonhole lever

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Bracket

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Gently hold the end of the upper thread in 
your left hand, and then start sewing.

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

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Raise the presser foot lever, remove the 
fabric, and cut the thread.

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Raise the buttonhole lever to its original 
position.

Memo

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If the fabric does not feed, for example, 
because it is too thick, increase the stitch 
length. For details, refer to “ Adjusting the 
stitch length”  (page 52).

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