SINGER W8418 - Manual (Page 18)

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If vou oían to make buttonholes on sheer or soft material, place tarlatan or paper which can be
turn away Ster stSng Lder the fabric. And it is always wise to make several buttonholes on
scraps of fabric before working on the garment.
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Remove hinged presser foot and attach button sewing foot. (See Fig. 28)
Move 5gig width diai to’'0’ position or to the extreme left. Place the button so that its left hote
comes d!reftly under the needle, then gently lower presser foot Move the zigzag outer dial
to the right until the needle come exactly over the right hole of the button
Turn the balance wheel slowly by hand to be sure the needle clears both holes of the button.
When^ n^di*goesTnTo^Th'e cem run the machine at medium speed, making five
5. wid,h at 0, and take a few ett.ches
in the same hole. If you wish you may place a rounded toothpick
over the button, between the two holes, and sew button to fabric in
regular way. Remove the toothpick and wind thread upper button,
forming a shank. Fasten.
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Apply the above method to sew on buttons with four holes, hooks
and snaps, etc.
If a four hole button is to be sewn, follow the
same procedure above for the two hole button.
Now lift presser foot slightly and move fabric
to permit stitching the remaining two holes.
Hooks, snaps, etc., are sewn to the fabric with
the same procedure as for sewing two hole
buttons. F'9- 28