User manual SINGER 31-20

[. . . ] Do not place it in or drop it into water or other liquid. WARNING ­ To reduce the risk of burns, fire, electrical shock or injury: 1. Supervision is necessary when this machine is used by or near children. Use this sewing machine only for its intended use as described in this manual. Only use attachments recommended by the manufacturer as described in this manual. [. . . ] Push the holder together tightly around the button. q Placing the button in the automatic buttonhole foot (R) automatically sets the size of the buttonhole. The buttonholder adjusts for buttons with a diameter between 0. 5 cm (3/16) and 2. 5 cm (1). If your button is larger than 2. 5 cm (1), see page 48. Pull the buttonhole lever down as far as it will go. 42 Mark the buttonhole area on the fabric. Insert the garment under the foot and hand turn the flywheel to lower the needle at the starting point. While sewing a buttonhole, the LCD screen shows which portion is currently being sewn. 9 Classic Buttonhole (Sensor) q w e The buttonhole will automatically sew: q the front bartack, zigzag backwards on left side and straight stitch forward on right side to front bartack w zigzag backwards on right side e back bartack and stop Variation ­ Reinforced Buttonhole Suitable for heavyweight fabric. When Classic Buttonhole sewing is complete, do not lift up presser foot. Simply begin sewing again and sew over first buttonhole. 0 Classic Keyhole Buttonhole q w e The buttonhole will automatically sew: q the front left half of keyhole, zigzag backwards on left side and straight stitch on right side to front w front right half of keyhole and zigzag backwards on right side e back bartack and stop 43 Press "MODE" key to access 3 Digit Mode for Buttonholes 011 - 018. 011 Rounded Keyhole Buttonhole q w e The buttonhole will automatically sew: q the front left half of keyhole, zigzag backwards on left side and straight stitch on right side to front w front right half of keyhole and zigzag backwards on right side e back rounded end and stop 012 Jeans Buttonhole q w e The buttonhole will automatically sew: q the front left half of rounded end, zigzag backwards on left side and straight stitch on right side to front w front right half of rounded end and zigzag backward on right side e back bartack and stop 013 Rounded Buttonhole q w e The buttonhole will automatically sew: q the front left half, zigzag backwards on left side and straight stitch on right side to front w front right half and zigzag backward on right side e back rounded end and stop 014 Stretch Buttonhole q w e The buttonhole will automatically sew: q straight stitch on left side backwards and cross stitch forward on left side w front bartack e straight stitch on right side backwards, back bartack, cross stitch forward on right side and stop 015 Knit Buttonhole q w e The buttonhole will automatically sew: q front bartack and triple zigzag backwards on left side w back bartack e triple zigzag forward on right side and stop 44 016 Heirloom Buttonhole q w e The buttonhole will automatically sew: q the front bartack, zigzag backwards on left side w straight stitch forward on right side to front bartack and zigzag backwards on right side e back bartack and stop 017 Faux Chain Buttonhole q w The buttonhole will automatically sew: q the front bartack, and stitch backwards on left side w back bartack, stitch forward on right side to front bartack and stop q w 018 Bound Buttonhole (Increase stitch length so it is appropriate for your fabric weight). The buttonhole will automatically straight stitch: q backwards on left side and back side w forwards on right side, front side and stop To complete bound buttonhole see page 51, steps 9 ­ 16. After the buttonhole is completed and the machine stops sewing, raise the presser foot. Sewing Additional Buttonholes To sew another buttonhole - raise foot, move fabric, lower foot and sew. When buttonhole sewing is finished, push the buttonhole lever upward as far as it will go. 45 Cutting Open Buttonhole Place a pin just inside the bartack at each end to prevent accidentally cutting bartacks. Cut buttonhole open with the seam ripper. Troubleshooting Tips If the button is extremely thick and difficult to fit through the test buttonhole, you can lengthen the buttonhole by pulling the buttonholder on the foot back a little extra. All buttonholes should use interfacing suitable for the fabric weight. If you use R foot, fully extend the buttonholder open. ) DO NOT pull down the buttonhole lever. 1. Mark buttonhole on right side of garment and wrong side of bias squares. To determine the buttonhole length, add the diameter of the button to the thickness of the button. Place bias cut squares on fabric with right sides together matching guidemarks. 3. 3. Insert the garment under the foot and hand turn the flywheel to lower the needle at the starting point. Start sewing ­ straight stitch back edge and straight stitch forward on right side. Machine will automatically stop when buttonhole is completed. 9. 9. Cut down center of sewn rectangle, snipping into each corner. 10. 10. Pass the bias square through slit and pull to wrong side of garment to form the lips of buttonhole. 11. 11. From wrong side, press lips into center and fold bias fabric over lips forming a tuck at each end. 12. 12. 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