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Utility Stitches
59
VARIOUS STITCHES
3
h
Turn the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) to
check that the needle correctly goes into the two holes
of the button.
If it seems as if the needle will hit the button, remeasure
the distance between the holes in the button. Adjust the
stitch width to the distance between the button holes.
i
Start sewing.
Set the sewing speed controller to the left (so that the
speed will be slow).
The machine automatically stops after sewing
reinforcement stitches.
• Do not press (Thread cutter button).
j
Use scissors to cut the upper thread and the bobbin
thread at the beginning of the stitching.
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.
k
When you are finished attaching the button, slide the
feed dog position switch, to (to the right as seen
from the rear of the machine), turn the handwheel to
raise the feed dogs and insert the flat bed attachment.
Q Attaching a shank to a button
To sew the button with a shank, attach the button with
space between it and the fabric, and then wind the thread
by hand. This attaches the button securely.
a
Place the button into button fitting foot “M”, and then
pull the shank lever toward you.
b
After sewing is finished, cut the upper thread with
plenty of excess, wind it around the thread between
the button and the fabric, and then tie it to the upper
thread at the beginning of the stitching.
Tie together the ends of the bobbin thread at the end
and at the beginning of the stitching at the wrong side of
the fabric.
c
Cut off any excess thread.
Zipper insertion
Q Inserting a centered zipper
Stitching is sewn on both pieces of fabric butted against
each other.
a
Attach zigzag foot “J”.
b
Sew straight stitches up to the zipper opening.
With the right sides of the fabric facing each other, sew
reverse stitches after reaching the zipper opening.
CAUTION
• When sewing, be sure that the needle does not
touch the button, otherwise the needle may
bend or break.
1 Shank lever
1 Right side of fabric
2 Stitching
3 End of zipper opening
1 Reverse stitches
2 End of zipper opening
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1
2
3
a
b
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