UTILITY STITCHES
17
Buttonhole
stitch
Replace the buttonhole foot.
* Before you sew the actual buttonholes on the actual
garment, make several practice buttonholes on a fabric
sample.
* Use interfacing to help prevent fabric from puckering.
A. Select , draw both thread to the left under the
foot.
Insert the garment under the foot.
B. Lower the needle at the starting point. then lower buttonhole foot. Sew the needed length on the right side of buttonhole
and stop the machine.
C. Raise the needle to its highest position by turning the hand wheel toward you, then select . Sew 5-6 bartack stitches at
the bottom of the buttonhole.
D. Raise the needle to its highest position and select , sew the left side of buttonhole the same length as the right side and
stop the machine.
E. Raise the needle by turning the handwheel and select . Sew 5-6 bartack stitches at the top of the buttonhole.
F. Raise the presser foot and draw out the fabric. Cut both top thread and bobbin thread leaving about 10 cm of thread ends.
Use a hand sewing needle to bring the upper thread to the back side of the garment. Tie threads on the wrong side of the
fabric to secure.
G. Cut open the buttonhole with seam ripper.
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