Bernina 532-2 - Manual (Page 36)

4, the buttonhole foot, marked with 3 black lines, is used.
In this case also 3 different types of uttonholes can be made:
a) Ordinary buttonholes,
b) Braided buttonholes, and
c) Raised buttonholes.
Types a) and b) are obtained with normal thread tension.
The actual sewing of tha buttonholo wiUiout using tho automatic
1. Set zigzag control knob 12 (Fig. 2) to No. 2; when sewing
a buttonhole in knit material, select stitch width 27t.
2. Set stitch'length lever 16 so that the white line on the
left side of the shaft of said lever is somewheat below the
zero mark on the stitch length scale plate. This can only
be done if the the screw 14 (Fig. 2) is not fully turned in.
3. Set drop feed knob IT (Pig. 2) to the righL
4. Now sew the first bead to the length of the buttonhole.
The last needle hole of the finished bead must be o n t h e
r i g h t , and the needle inserted only Vit" into the material.
5. Raise presser foot and turn cloth through 180° in clock­
wise direction. Then tower presser foot and allow the
needle to enter cloth towards the left. Allow needle to
penetrate cloth only to depth of Vi".
6. Set zigzag control knob 12 to 3,6 and sew a few end
stitches. Pull material lightly towards, you to shorten the
feed, hast needle hole should be on the left. Allow needle
to penetrate cloth only to depth of approx.
Allow
needle
to enter
on left
bust
BtiUh
on left
Fi.;
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