I had cause to use this at the weekend, and was looking forward to it because it makes such pretty buttonholes.
But the Gremlins had visited, and I could not find the instruction book, and I had completely forgotten how to operate it! It's not the standard buttonholer because the 611g is a slant shank, so I twisted knobs, raised and lowered the tension, changed the stitch length, but I couldn't make a decent buttonhole. After several hours torment, I found a manual online, and managed to make the necessary adjustments for a buttonhole.
Still, I was having trouble with the thread shredding and breaking. Then I realised what it was. It was the feed dog cover. The one which had been supplied, was for the Touch and Sew, which is different to mine, so I've been using the cover for the standard buttonholer. I seem to have positioned it too far forward, and the needle was catching slightly as it went in and out. I moved it back a bit now, but thinking I should buy the correct feed dog cover, I went over to Helen Howes, but I couldn't find one.
Anyone got this machine, and know the part number of the feed dog cover please? Or know where I might get one?
Got my fingers crossed
Jessie