Kenmore 385.16231 - Manual (Page 96)

If the button is extremely thick, make a test buttonhole.
If it is difficult to fit the button through the test buttonhole,
lengthen the buttonhole by pulling the button holder back to
create a gap(j) .
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• How to adjust buttonhole stitch density
Slide the stitch length control to adjust stitch density.
Slide the stitch length control to 1 lor a looser density® ,
Slide the stitch length control to 0 ,25 for a tighter density
If the sides of the buttonhole are not balanced, do the
following:
• If the buttonhole looks like (4), use the screwdriver to
move the lever to the right {+) to make the left side
of the buttonhole less dense (see illustration).
* If the buttonhole looks like (5), use the screwdriver to
move the lever to the left (—) to make the left side of the
buttonhole denser
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Buttonhole pitch balance adjusting lever