Kenmore 15/I649 - Manual (Page 20)

BUTTONHOLES
Use disc #1A and special buttorthole foot
Stitch length at red mark
Buttonhole control knob F
Feed dog control U
Place the fabric, with the buttonhole length marked at both ends, under the
buttonhole foot. Without lowering the foot, let the needle pierce the fabric
at the beginning of the buttorthoie Set the foot so the beginning of the
red zone (ciosest to the needle) Is at the mark of the opposite end of the
buttonhole Lower the foot
Stitch forward until the needle reaches the red zone on the front edge of foot
Then turn the knob to R. and stitch the other side of the buttonhole Turn
knob back to F to finish end of buttonhole The speed with which the knob
is turned determines the number of stitches at the ends of the buttonhole
The slower the knob is turned, while sewing, tbs more stitches are formed
See page 21
Reproduction of identical size buttonholes is facilitated with the aid of the
graduations on the left side of the buttonhole foot These graduations are
inch apart. Just mark the starting points of the buttonholes, 1st the treedle
pierce the fabric and set the index mark (A) on the upper portion of the foot
at the same graduation mark (B) as it was set for the first buttonhole Lower
the foot Follow the procedures outlined above
Always make a practice buttonhole on a scrap of fabric used in the garment,
using a double thickness of fabric, and an Interfacing if used In garment
The stitch length may be varied slightly by the stitch length control Sever
within the 0 to 1 range To increase forward stitch move this lever from
the red mark toward 1, to decrease move It toward the 0 The buttonhole
reverse stitch length control (C) is used to match the length of the rauerse
stitches with the forward stitches Turn the dial to the minus direction for
shorter stitches; to the plus direction for longer stitches Thass settings
may vary depending on the type of fabric used
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