4. Press the foot control and sew six to eight stitches.
Reduce the stitch width to 0 and tie-off the threads
with a few stitches.
5. Raise feed dogs when button sewing is completed.
Note: Use the multi-purpose tool to create a thread shank for
your button. You can also use the Sew-on Button Foot #820
473–96, available as an optional accessory.
Standard buttonhole
The fabric should be interfaced and/or stabilized where
buttonholes are to be sewn.
1. Mark the start position and buttonhole length on the
fabric (A).
2. Attach the One-Step Buttonhole Foot 5B. Push the
button holder open by pushing the lever backwards
(B). Insert the button. Push the button holder
forward until the button is locked in place (C). The
button will determine the length of the buttonhole.
3. Make sure that the thread is pulled though the hole
in the presser foot and placed under the foot.
4. Position your garment under the presser foot so that
the marking on the fabric is aligned with the center
of the buttonhole foot (D).
5. Lower the buttonhole lever all the way down, and
push it away from you. The buttonhole lever should
fit between the button holder lever (B) and the
stopper (E).
6. Hold the end of the upper thread and start sewing.
The buttonhole is sewn from the front of the presser
foot to the back as illustrated. The machine ties off
and stops sewing when the last buttonhole column
is finished.
7. Once the buttonhole is finished, raise the presser foot.
Pull the buttonhole lever towards you and push it all
the way up.
8. To secure the bartack, thread the end of the top
thread into a needle, pull to the wrong side and tie
the end before cutting excess thread.
If you want to repeat the buttonhole, do not push the
buttonhole lever up when the buttonhole is finished.
Instead, sew another buttonhole.
Note: Always sew a test buttonhole on a piece of scrap fabric.
