Button Sewing
Stitch width:
2 to 6.5
Stitch length:
Any
L_ Needle thread tension:
2 to 6
Presser foot A:
Zigzag foot
_
Feed dogs:
Dropped
Drop the feed dogs.
Match the holes on a button
with the horizontal
slot on the presser foot [A]. Ad-
just stitch width matching
the distance
of the holes
on the button.
Lower the foot to hold the button
in
place.
Check to see if the needle enters into the
holes on the button
by turning
the handwheel
by
hand.
Sew about ten (10) stitches.
To strengthen
the shank,
cut the threads
leaving
about 4" (10 cm).
Bring the needle thread
down
through
one of the holes on the button
and wind it
around the shank.
Bring the needle thread to the
wrong side of the fabric and knot the threads.
After
button
sewing
is completed,
raise the feed dogs for
normal
sewing.
Overcasting
Stitch
(1_ Stitch width.'
_._2_ Stitch length:
Q) Needle thread tension:
_4_Presser foot A:
5 to 6.5
Red zone
3to8
Zigzag foot
This is useful in garment
construction
and in
finishing
raw edges of any sewing
project.
Start overcasting
about
1/8" (0.3 cm) inside the raw
corner
of a seam.
If you start right at the edge, the
fabric
bunches
up and the stitches
become
tangled.
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