Kenmore 1660 - Manual (Page 36)

BUTTONHOLE MAKING
(Model 1660,1357)
SETTINGS
Special Stitch Dial -
Stitch Width Control - 1 to 1
Stitch Length Control - 0
Special Stitch Modifier - Red Dot
Feed Dogs - Down
Buttonhole Foot
Zigzag Needle Plate
1. Turn hand wheel so needle Is down.
Remove báse front cover by pushing
release button. Open shuttle cover.
Insert buttonhole adapter minus
cover plate with pinion gear. Insert
cover plate at 45 degree angle. Snap
into plate.
2. Screw guide pin into the guide pin
hole on the machine bed directly
behind the needle plate.
3. Insert a template into the slot of
template holder by lifting the bottom
portion of the Template Holder.
Select the proper size buttonhole
by turning the Template Advance
Knob.
Pull guide plate all the way forward
so that guide pin is at S. This will
enable you to start at one end of the
buttonhole. Drop guide plate into
place over gear on cover plate.
4. Pick up bobbin thread through
guide plate by turning hand wheel
and drawing thread to back of
machine.
Place fabric between
presser foot and guide plate. Line
up edge of fabric with marked
indentation on guide. See Fig. 4.
If you wish all buttonholes to be
3/4 inch from edge of garment,
line up fabric with 3/4 inch mark­
ing each time you start sewing a
buttonhole.
Guide Pin
Hole
Pinion
Gear
Fig. 1
Guide Pin
Window
Template
Template Advance Knob
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
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