Needle not aligned with hole in presser foot

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

pls tight ur button hole foot...while inserting needle

Check to be sure you are using needles and thread that are compatible with the fabric. Generally, finer threads will work better on fine fabrics along with a smaller needle. Be sure to change needles frequently as dull, bent, or nicked needles will cause very frustrating issues.
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Remove the thread completely from the machine. RAISE the presser foot and rethread from the beginning, making sure the thread path is correct.

Some machines have a presser foot pressure adjustment (consult the owner's manual). Adjusting the pressure that the presser foot applies to the fabric & feed dogs is helpful when sewing especially fine or heavy fabric. Also, when sewing fine fabrics, loosening the tension could be beneficial.

Changing presser feet may also help, ie try using a straight stitch foot vs a presser foot for zig-zag stitching.

Something else you can try is finding a presser foot with a teflon finish or a roller foot that will glide or roll with the fabric through the machine. Even if you can't find a brand name presser foot for your particular machine, an adapter shank can probably be found that would allow you to use snap-on feet of all different designs and uses. Provides a lot of choices for presser feet for less than purchasing a brand-name presser foot. There are snap-on kits available on eBay and other auction sites.

Some machines also can take a straight-stitch needle plate--usually an additional accessory that can be purchased. The hole where the needle penetrates the needle plate to access the bobbin thread is actually a small round hole. With a zig-zag needle plate, the hole the needle penetrates is a wide rectangular hole that can allow fine fabrics to be pulled down through the hole. Zig-zag capable machines usually have a zig-zag needle plate as standard.

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There is a video tutorial on this Amazon page on how to use this attachment. Basically,, the forked arm fits over the needle clamp, and it attaches to the machine the same way any presser foot does. Check the video, it's very clear. The video is the last one of the group of small picture icons on the far left side of the page near the top of the page.

If the comment already posted did not answer your question, here is another thing to check. If the screw that attaches the foot and ankle to the presser foot bar is tight, and the foot can still be moved, it is likely that the presser foot bar has become loose within the lifting mechanism. You could save yourself some trouble by taking your machine to a sewing machine repair shop, but if you would rather avoid that expense, do the following. Remove the needle bar and take up mechanism cover on the left side of the machine. This is held on by a single phillips head screw on the back side of the machine, which, with the back of the machine facing you, should be on the top right side of the machine. Once this cover is removed you will be able to see two vertical metal shafts, one is attached to your needle clamp and needle, and should be in the front. The other is the presser foot bar, and will be behind the needle bar. There should be a small allen screw about halfway up that shaft that tightens onto the bar. With the presser foot properly positioned on the needle plate, tighten this allen screw. Don't tighten the screw too tightly, as this can damage the presser bar, just make sure it's nice and snug. Make sure the presser foot raises and lowers properly, and re-attach the needle bar cover.
Hope this helps.

Is it also hitting the needle plate? if so then you need to move the arm the adjustment is internal and you\'ll have to disassemble the clam shell case of the machine. May be best to have a pro fix it for you.

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

Sounds like a bend needle, try a new one, or else your needle plate and foot is for straight stich, put the machine in center needle postion, and reduce the zig zag to 0 or none.

Good luck and happy sewing, please rate my solution

This has to be done by hand.
Raise the presser foot, then thread all the way down to the needle. Put in the full bobbin with thread end loose and visible. Hold the end of the thread in the needle with one hand and carefully turn the wheel so that the needle lowers and lifts the bobbin thread. Place both threads behind the presser foot. Now you can sew.

check to see if the presser foot is loose
check to see if the needle is in backwards
if the presser foot is tight & needle is not in backwards then it could be a timming problem, since you said the needle is hitting the presser foot
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