Bar tacking, Button sewing – Kenmore 385.15512 User Manual

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Bar Tacking

® Stitch selector;

(D Stitch length:

0.5 to 1

® Needle thread tension: 1 to 4

@ Presserfoot:

Zigzag foot

This is similar to a very short satin stitch and is used

to reinforce points of strain such as corners, pockets

and straps of lingerie.
Sew four (4) to six (6) stitches,

Button Sewing

0 Stitch selector:

2 to 3

(|) Stitch length;

Any

@ Needle thread tension: 1 to 4

(4) Presserfoot;

Zigzag foot

(D Feed dogs;

Dropped

Drop the feed dogs (See p. 38)

1. Set the stitch selector at “ 2 ",

2.. Match the holes on a button with the horizontal slot of the

zigzag foot and place the left hole of the button just below

the needle point,

3. Lower the foot and turn the stitch selector to zigzag until

the needle point comes just above the right hole of the

button.

4. Sew about five stitches then raise the needle.
5„ Set the stitch at" 2 ” again and sew a few stitches to lock

thread.

To strengthen the shank, cut the threads leaving about 4”(10
cm). Bring the needle thread down through one of the holes on
the button and wind it around the shank.
Bring the needle thread to the wrong side (bottom side) and
knot. After button sewing is completed, raise the feed dogs for
normal sewing.