Make buttonholes with your machine – SINGER W1563 User Manual

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Make Buttonholes With Your Machine

First bo sure ZIG21AG Needle Plate is on maciune. Next replace any other
Foot ■with, the BUTTONHOLE Foot (look left.) Then follow these directions
in making a test buttonhole in scrap fabric.

Start by marking fabric ■with tailor chalk
or basting stitches, both ends of button
holes you want to make, exactly where
you want them.

To make buttonholes in sheer or very soft fabrics place
tarlatan or blank newsprint type paper under fabric. Tesur
away the paper after buttonhole is completed.

STEP 1

. Set Needle Path Selector at LEFT

position. Set ZZ Width (white area at 5 on left

side - - about 2 on right. Set Stitch LENGTH
dial at .'iWVWWi .. (not far around from its 0

marking).

Turning

machine

wheel

hand,

lower needle into fabric where you have mar
ked the starting end of buttonhole. Now sew

slowly to your mark at the other end and you

■will have made one side of buttonhole. Stop
machine -with needle do-wn in fabric at right
side of ZZ stitching completed.

STEP 2.

Raise Presser Foot and using needle

in fabric cis a pivot turn the fabric completely
around, end for end. Now turn Feed Teeth
Knob to DN position. Then lower Presser Foot
and raise needle. Next move ZZ Width Lever
to left and hold it at S on dial while sewing
four or five stitches.

STEP 3.

Raise needle out of fabric and turn

FEEDING teeth Knob back to HI position. Now

sew second side of buttonhole until it reaches
mark on fabric at right side of ZZ stitching

just finished.

STEP 4.

Turn Feed Teeth Knob to DN position.

With Presser foot still do'wn RAISE needle out
of fabric. Move ZZ Width Lever to left and

hold on 5 while you sew four or five stitches
to complete bar-tacking. Leave Presser Foot

do-wn and raise needle out of fabric.

STEP 5,

Spin right side ZZ Width roller to 0

on dial. Then make two or three stitches to
tie

threads

securely

and

prevent

ravelling.

Cut buttonhole open with a buttonhole cutter
or seam ripper, being very careful to avoid
cutting any stitching. Turn Feed Teeth Knob

to HI position ready for you next project.