Pfaff hobby 1132 Owner's Manual - Page 40

2:14 Utility stitches and practical sewing A stitch A1-A4 4-5 0.5-1 1-5 B B C D E A1 A4/2 A3 A4/2 Buttonhole (longer than 2.5 cm) Note: Make a test buttonhole on a sample duplicating the fabric, stabilizer and seams of the actual garment to check the settings. Use a stabilizer on stretch fabrics. Attach the buttonhole foot B. Raise the needle to its highest position. Carefully mark buttonhole length on fabric. Set the stitch selector dial at (A1). Place the fabric under the foot and lower the needle into the fabric at the starting point (A). Lower the foot. Depress the foot control and sew forward until you reach the front marking of the buttonhole. Stop sewing at a left stitch (B). Set the stitch selector dial at (A4/2). Sew 5 stitches. Stop sewing at a right stitch (C). Set the stitch selector dial at (A3). Sew until you reach the back marking of the buttonhole (D). Stop sewing at a right stitch. Set the stitch selector dial at (A4/2). Sew a few bartacks (E) and raise the needle from the fabric. Remove the fabric from the machine and cut the sewing thread. Insert a pin inside the bartack. Carefully cut the buttonhole opening being careful to not cut through the bartracks.