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d
Place a button between the presser foot and
the fabric.
• When attaching four-hole buttons, first sew
the two holes closest to you. Then, slide the
button so that the needle goes into the two
holes toward the rear of the sewing machine,
and then sew them in the same way.
e
Select a stitch . (With models not provided
with stitch , select stitch .)
f
Adjust the stitch width so that it is the same as
the distance between the holes in the button.
g
Set the stitch length to the shortest setting by
pressing the stitch length adjustment key.
h
Turn the handwheel toward you
(counterclockwise) to check that the needle
correctly goes into the two holes of the
button.
Adjust the stitch width to the distance between
the button holes.
i
Start sewing.
• After sewing for about 10 seconds at low
speed, press (reverse/reinforcement stitch
button) to sew reinforcement stitches.
j
Pull the upper thread at the end of the
stitching to the wrong side of the fabric, and
then tie it with the bobbin thread.
Use scissors to cut the upper thread and the
bobbin thread at the beginning of the stitching.
k
When you are finished attaching the button,
slide the feed dog position lever to (to
the left as seen from the front of the machine)
and turn the handwheel to raise the dogs.
• Normally, the feed dog position lever is
positioned at .
● When sewing, be sure that the needle does
not touch the button, otherwise the needle
may bend or break.
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