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MAKING BUTTONHOLES

First, mark the beginning and end of the buttonhole on fabric

with a basting line or tailor's chalk. Make one on scrap fabric

"(following directions below) to be sure machine adjustments are

correct.

Replace presser foot with buttonhole foot which is grooved

deeply underneath to prevent piling up of thread. (See Fig.28).

2. Lock the stitch w^th at 2 and set the stitch length near 0.
3.

Lower needle carefully into the mark on fabric indicating the

beginning of buttonhole. Stitch to the mark for the end of the

buttonhole, step 1, Fig. 29, stopping machine with needle in
fabric at right side of stitching.

Lift the presser foot and using the needle as a pivot,

turn the fabric end for end.

5. Lower presser foot and turn hand wheel just enough

to raise needle out of fabric,

Drop feed ail the way down and move zigzag lever

to 4. While holding the lever at 4 width, take five
or six stitches to form bar tack, step 2, Fig. 29.

Raise needle out of fabric and return feed to "HIGH"

position and return, stitch width lever to

. Stitch second side of buttonhole, step 3.

9. Make bar tack by repeating 5 and

above (step 4).

10. Return stitch width to 0 and take two or three stitches to fasten bar threads and prevent

ravelling. Cut the buttonhole opening with a seam ripper, being careful not to cut the

stitching.

Fig. 29

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