How do you do button holes - Sewing Machines

To do the basic rectangular button hole, make sure that you have plenty of thread in your bobbin. Put on the button hole foot. Mark your fabric before starting for the button hole locations. Testing the button hole on an extra piece of your fabric is useful for checking the tension balance. Next place your fabric under the presser foot and center the right side of the button hole position with the red alignment marks on the foot. Set the stitch to button hole stitch 1. Turn the hand wheel to bring the needle into the fabric at the point in the center of the needle opening of the presser foot. Stitch to the end of the planned button hole. Use the hand wheel to bring the needle out of the fabric and turn the stitch selector to the button hole stitch 2. Make at least 4 stitches and stop with the needle to the left side of the bottom of the button hole. Raise the needle and set the stitch selector to button hole stitch 3. Stitch back to the top of the button hole. Raise the needle and set the stitch selector to button hole stitch 4. Stitch at least 4 stitches. Raise the needle and the presser foot and remove the fabric. You can move to the next button hole or carefully cut the button hole opening.

The manual gives the directions for the 4-step button hole on page 28-29 (pages 30-31 of the PDF). Many Singer manuals are available here: https://www.singer.com/support . Singer has two manuals for the 6212. (One manual covers two machines; the other covers 7.) The manual to the first manual is currently here: https://res.cloudinary.com/singer-sewing/image/upload/fl_attachment/Singer-Website-Library/outdated_product/SINGER_6202_and_6212_Sewing_Machines.pdf .

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

try changing the needle
clean under the needle plate and in the bobbin area
and make sure you use every thread guide

some machine have a button hole lever that has to be pulled
down, before they work.
are you using the button hole foot?
if the machine is mechanical, are all the dials set for button hole?
if the machine is electronic are all the settings correct?
also change the needle
if you have the button hole foot on & the button hole lever is down
& a new needle,, the it is possible that the machine needs to be
checked to see if there is something wrong with the buttonhole
function

when you press the button hole option & then pull the button hole lever
down it will rest against the button hole foot, having the button in the
button hole foot help the machine gage the size the button hole needs
to be, if the machine keeps on sewing & doesn't stop automaticily then
there is something wrong with the button hole option.

Make sure the plug from the buttonhole foot is going all the way in when you insert it. If that doesnt correct it, then the foot may be bad.

You may have to do 2 things press button hole and tell it the size button whole

Insert the button into the special button hole foot. put the foot on the machine.Pull down the button hole lever( It's near the presser foot lever towards the back of the machine). Place your needle where you want the button hole to be. Select the button hole pattern and press on the pedal. Watch for the end of the button hole.
sewman7

I am assuming that you have marked where you want the button hole to be. Here is the link to the manual for the 5050.
446_5040_5050[1].pdf The instructions for making a buttonhole are on page 36

Make sure you have pull down the arm that will engage the button hole mechaizm. Put a button in the back of you button hole foot, attach foot, reach up on the left side just below the light and pull the lever down, choose the button hole , lower tension to 3 and sew out the button hole. The button hole foot should push on the arm when it gets to the end and complete the rest of the button hole. If the columns do not match then it has to be serviced by a husqvarna dealer.
Sew Technologist

perhaps look up the user manual online, or get in touch with your local dealer.