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CONTENTS

SETTING UP

SEWING

UTILITY

STITCHES

MY CUSTOM

STITCH

TM

(CREATE

YOUR

OWN

STITCH

DESIGNS)

EMBROIDERING

MAINTENANCE

ERROR

MESSAGES

SEWING CHART

PATTERNS

(PROGRAMMED

IN MACHINE)

BUTTONHOLE STITCHING

Buttonhole

1

for thin and medium weight
fabrics (horizontal holes)

2

for jeans and trousers

3

for thick coats

4

for thin or medium weight
fabrics

5

for stretch fabric with
coarse weaves

6

for stretch fabrics

7

for making a bound
buttonhole

8

for suits and overcoats

9

for jeans and  trousers

0

for thick coats

A

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

1. Mark the position and length of the buttonhole on the fabric.

Note
–

The maximum buttonhole length is 1-3/16" (3 cm) (diameter
+ thickness of the button).

–

Thick thread (#30) cannot be used when sewing with 

and 

.

5

2. Attach buttonhole foot A and lower the presser foot lever,

making sure that the upper thread passes underneath the
buttonhole foot.

3. Pull out the button guide plate and insert the button that will

be put through the buttonhole.

1

Button guide plate

A

5

1

5

3

4. Slide the outside frame of the buttonhole foot

backward as far as possible as shown in the
illustration at the left, making sure that there is
no gap behind the part of the foot marked “A”.

Note
If the buttonhole foot is not slid back as far as possible, the
buttonhole will not be sewn with the correct size.

5. Position the fabric under the buttonhole foot so that the red

marks on the sides of the buttonhole foot align with the front
end of the buttonhole marking and the red mark on the front
of the foot is centered in the marking.

1

Mark on fabric indicating position of buttonhole

2

Red marks on buttonhole foot

A

2

1

6. Lower the buttonhole lever so that it is positioned behind the

metal bracket on the buttonhole foot.

1

Buttonhole lever

2

Metal bracket on the buttonhole foot