Buttonhole Guidelines

When Arranging Buttonholes Vertically

1. Select a buttonhole stitch. Attach buttonhole foot “A+” and pull out the button holder plate on the presser foot, and insert the button.

   For details, refer to One-Step Buttonholes.

2. Touch .

   • Touch to project the selected stitch pattern along with the guidelines. (When selecting a stitch that uses the buttonhole foot)

3. Press (Presser foot lifter button) to lower buttonhole foot “A+”.

   • The buttonhole length is reflected in the guidelines.
     • When buttonhole foot “A+” is lowered, the buttonhole length is reflected in the projection.

4. Touch and then specify the guideline settings.

   
   1. Turn on or off the guideline function. When this function is turned on, the main guidelines (*1, *2) in addition to the sub guidelines (*4, *5) that are turned on will be projected.
   2. Select the color of the main guidelines (*1, *2).
   3. Switches the direction in which buttonholes are placed.
   4. Turn on or off the sub guidelines (*4) that show the spacing of the buttonholes.
   5. Change the color of the sub guidelines (*4).
   6. Change the spacing of the buttonholes of the sub guidelines (*3). To reset the spacing, touch .
   7. Turn on or off the sub guideline (*5) that shows the distance from the centerline of the buttonholes to the edge of the fabric.
   8. Change the color of the sub guideline (*5).
   9. Change the distance from the centerline of the buttonholes to the edge of the fabric of the sub guideline (*6). To reset the spacing, touch .
      
      1. Centerline of the buttonholes (main guideline)
      2. Buttonhole length (main guideline)
      3. Spacing of the buttonholes specified with [Spacing] (6)
      4. Position of next buttonhole to be sewn (sub guidelines)
      5. Edge of fabric (sub guideline)
      6. Distance from the centerline of the buttonholes to the edge of the fabric specified with [Distance from edge] (9)
      7. Buttonhole foot “A+”
      8. Position of buttonhole to be sewn
      9. Touch to project the selected buttonhole stitch beside the presser foot. (When selecting a stitch that uses the buttonhole foot)

5. Touch [Close].

When Arranging Buttonholes Horizontally

1. Follow steps 1 through 3 of When Arranging Buttonholes Vertically.

2. Touch and then specify the guideline settings.

   
   1. Turn on or off the guideline function. When this function is turned on, the main guidelines (*1, *2) in addition to the sub guidelines (*4, *5) that are turned on will be projected.
   2. Select the color of the main guidelines (*1, *2).
   3. Switches the direction in which buttonholes are placed.
   4. Turn on or off the sub guidelines (*4) that show the spacing of the buttonholes.
   5. Change the color of the sub guidelines (*4).
   6. Change the spacing of the buttonholes of the sub guidelines (*3). To reset the spacing, touch .
   7. Turn on or off the sub guideline (*5) that shows the distance from the bottom edge of the buttonholes to the edge of the fabric.
   8. Change the color of the sub guideline (*5).
   9. Change the distance from the bottom edge of the buttonholes to the edge of the fabric of the sub guideline (*6). To reset the spacing, touch .
      
      1. Centerline of the buttonholes (main guideline)
      2. Buttonhole length (main guideline)
      3. Spacing of the buttonholes specified with [Spacing] (6)
      4. Centerline of next buttonhole to be sewn (sub guideline)
      5. Edge of fabric (sub guideline)
      6. Distance from the bottom edge of the buttonholes to the edge of the fabric specified with [Distance from edge] (9)
      7. Buttonhole foot “A+”
      8. Position of buttonhole to be sewn
      9. Touch to project the selected buttonhole stitch beside the presser foot. (When selecting a stitch that uses the buttonhole foot)

3. Touch [Close].