SINGER W1465 - Manual (Page 20)

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Fig. 26
MAKING BUTTONHOLES
First, mark the beginning and end of the buttonhole on fabric
^jth basting line or tailor's chalk. (Make a buttonhole on scrap
fabric following directions below to be sure machine adjustments
gje correct.)
]^, Replace presser foot with special purpose buttonhole foot, it
provides maximum visibility and allows closely spaced stitches
to feed evenly. (See Fig. 28).
2, Set decorative stitch dial 4 (Fig. 24) in the "M position.
3, Set needle positioning lever in its extreme left hand position.
4, Set stitch width at approximately number 2, by turning stitch
width lock 6, Fig. 24 to the right — the higher the number the less cutting space, a lower
number will give you more cutting space.
5. Lower needle carefully into the mark on fabric indicating the end of the buttonhole. Lower
presser foot sew lift hand side of buttonhole.
6. Make buttonhole control lever 9 (Fig. 24) to the right to or three times in rapid succession
(for bar tack) and hold in the right hand position as for as it will go until the right side on
the buttonhole reaches the starting point.
7. Again move buttonhole control lever in rapid succession two or three times (for bar tack)
If you plan to make buttonholes on sheer or soft material, place tarlatan or paper, under fabric,
being sewn, which can be torn away after stitching.