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How do i use the automatic buttonhole on kenmore 19233??

Im having trouble with my kenmore! it makes and L shape and then beeps at me and says" lower BH lever" its already lowered and half way through the buttonhole!! i dont know how to adjust the size of the buttonhole either!! so i cant finish any of my garments! please help me ASAP!! i've done 2 live chats to no avail!

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  • Anonymous Mar 19, 2014

    How do I lower the Singer Stylist buttonhole lever

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Your machine should have a special buttonhole foot which has a place to insert a button, You will probably have to pull on opposite ends of the foot to open it. Place the button in the foot and then squeeze it together to make the button secure. Attach the foot to the machine. It should snap on.
looking at the left side of the machine you will see your needle bar at the front and the presser foot bar at the back. You should also see another lever which needs to be pulled down so that it rests in the buttonhole foot.Select buttonhole on your machine and it should sew. The button determines how long the buttonhole is.
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  • jgwaller2 Nov 21, 2010

    I did all of the above re: the 19233 buttonhole and it still does not work. The buttonhole bar pulls down but where is it suppose to fit into the buttonhole foot? The lever hangs between the 2 white things on the left side of the foot.

  • carm3ncruzpe Feb 13, 2011

    The buttonhole bar is not suppose to fit in the buttonhole foot, it will just rest behind it. Try repeating buttonhole sewing. In the pattern selector, look for an arrow that looks like is going back (u turn), and then select the pattern with a buttonhole again.. Now, simply step on the foot control to sew an identical buttonhole. Is like you are making a second buttonhole. It took me a while, but I finally got it. Hope it helps. Pardon my English, I am a Spanish speaker.

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