BUILT-IN STITCHES

STITCH “T” - ONE-STEP BUTTONHOLE

CLASSIC BUTTONHOLES

The buttonhole foot makes made-to-measure buttonholes in one easy step. The size of the buttonhole is automatically set by placing the button in the back of the buttonhole foot. It will hold a button up to 1˝ (2.5cm) in diameter.

 

 

 

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PRESSER FOOT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T

.5 or Yellow range

5 or Yellow range

Buttonhole

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Place your button on the back of the buttonhole foot and slide the gauge toward the button to hold it securely in place [Fig. 1]. Mark the buttonhole on your fabric with a washable marker [Fig. 2]. Attach the foot to the presser foot holder with the button in the back. Pull the buttonhole lever down as far as it will go and pull it forward [Fig. 3]. Place fabric underneath foot, aligning the needle with the front bartack [Fig. 4]. Sew slowly, stopping the machine when buttonhole is completed. The front bartack and left side will sew first, then the back bartack and right side.

Raise the needle and presser foot. Remove the fabric [Fig. 5] and trim the thread near the stitching. Using the seam ripper, carefully cut an opening in the middle of the buttonhole [Fig. 6]. Be careful not to cut any stitches. You may want to put a straight pin across both ends of the buttonhole to help prevent cutting the buttonhole bartacks.

CORDED BUTTONHOLES

Create a bolder buttonhole by stitching over a heavier thread or cord such as buttonhole twist.

Begin with a 10” strand of heavy thread or cord and loop its midpoint over the spur at the back of the buttonhole foot [Fig. 7]. Slip the ends into the slot at the front of the foot [Fig. 8]. Sew the buttonhole as usual and the stitches will form over the cord. Remove the fabric from the machine and pull the ends of the cord to hide the loop under the bartack [Fig. 9]. Snip the excess cord length [Fig. 10].

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