Pfaff creative 1.5 Manual - Page 37

Sewing Mode Manual Buttonhole To sew a buttonhole longer than 25mm, use presser foot 5M. 1. Lower the buttonhole lever and presser foot. Press start/stop button or the foot control to start sewing while pushing the buttonhole lever away from you until the machine starts sewing a straight stitch backwards. Sew until you reach the desired length of the buttonhole. 2. Pull the buttonhole lever towards you until the machine starts sewing the first column forwards. 3. When the column stitching has reached your desired length, push the buttonhole lever away from you until the machine starts sewing a straight stitch backwards. 4. Pull the buttonhole lever towards you until the machine starts sewing the bar tack and second column forwards. 5. When the columns are aligned, push the buttonhole lever away from you until the machine starts sewing the bar tack. The machine will sew a few tie-off stitches and stop automatically. The machine cuts the top and bobbin thread and raises the needle. Depending on style of buttonhole selected, the sewing sequence will differ, see illustration. Corded Buttonhole Corded buttonholes that are sewn with gimp threads are more stable, durable and have a professional appearance. Use pearl cotton or a regular gimp thread. 1. Loop a piece of heavy thread or pearl cotton over the metal bar extending from the center back of the 5M manual buttonhole foot or of the plastic bar of the 5 one step buttonhole foot. Pull the thread tails under the foot, towards the front, then secure around the finger at the front of the foot. 2. Stitch a buttonhole. The satin buttonhole columns will stitch over the cord. 3. When the buttonhole is finished, lift the cord off the finger and pull out the slack. 4. Cross the cord in front of the needle and thread cord ends into a large needle, pull to the wrong side and knot ends before cutting excess. 5. Use the seam ripper to carefully open the buttonhole. Sewing sequences for buttonhole stitches 25-31. 37