Originally Posted by
cashs_mom
When I read your post I was thinking "you're supposed to drop the feed dogs". Did your manual not tell you that?
It's not in the manual. I've actually read it, lol. I just checked it to make sure, and it's not there. Then I checked the "Supplementary Instructions," and it does have a little bit in there, titled, "Button Sewing Without Automatic Mechanism." There's such a thing as button sewing *with* the automatic mechanism?? Can't figure out what they mean by that at all.
However, they do have a nice tip in it: After sewing the button using zigzag (and zero stitch length, yes, I've found out that's bad, too, QuiltinLady1) move the needle to the left position (and stitch width zero) sew a few stitches to lock the zigzag stitches. OK, that was definitely worth reading it, lol.