SINGER W166 - Manual (Page 22)

20 MAKING BUTTON HOLE
Fig. 26
No.l No.2 No.3 No.4
Right side
row
(reverse)
tacking
Left side
row
(forward)
tacking
^ Your zigzag sewing machine stitches button lióles automatically by
' mBfiSw means of buttonhole knob, without turning the fabric.
1st step: Set the needle position lever to LEFT.
2nd step: Turn the regulating knob (A) clockwise until mark 1 (over the
knob) comes to the arrow-mark printed on face plate.
Sew with desired length, (a little longer than button size) as Fig.No.l.
3rd step: Turn the knob (A) to mark 2. Sew 4 or 6 stitches as Fig. No. 2.
(tacking).
4th step: Turn the knob (A) until mark 3. Sew with power same length
as 1st reverse sewing, as Fig. No. 3.
5th step: Turn the knob (A) to mark 4. Sew 4 or 6 stitches as F'ig. No. 4.
(tacking). Before starting to sew button holes on cloth, try one or two times on a separate piece of material.
After finishing button-holes, lift the presser foot, take out the fabric, then cut off inside of the button­
hole pattern with seam ripper in the accessories box.
NOTE (1) Do not set stitch length control knob to “0” position, where machine does not feed material,
must be at “1” or longer position.
(2) In sewing second row of stitches, (3rd step), Fig. No. 3, be sure to guide first row of
stitches in groove provided for it one bottom face of button hole foot, then both row of
pearl stitches will be spaced apart properly. This also prevents row edge after the space
between these rows of stitches have been cut open.
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