Buttonhole Stitches - Baby Lock espire BLSR Instruction And Reference Manual

SEWING THE STITCHES

Buttonhole Stitches

Select the desired buttonhole stitch according to your application and the size of the button.
Stitch
Stitch Name
Key
Narrow rounded
buttonhole
Wide round ended
buttonhole
Tapered round ended
buttonhole
Round ended
buttonhole
Round double ended
buttonhole
Narrow squared
buttonhole
Stretch buttonhole
Heirloom buttonhole
Bound buttonhole
Keyhole buttonhole
Tapered keyhole
buttonhole
Keyhole buttonhole
Buttonholes are sewn from the front of the presser foot to the back, as shown below.
a Reinforcement stitching
88
Presser
Applications
Foot
Buttonhole on light to medium
weight fabrics
Buttonholes with extra space for
larger buttons
Reinforced waist tapered
buttonholes
Buttonholes with vertical bar
tack in heavyweight fabrics
Buttonholes for fine, medium to
heavyweight fabrics
Buttonholes for light to medium
weight fabrics
Buttonholes for stretch or woven
fabrics
Buttonholes for heirloom and
stretch fabrics
The first step in making bound
buttonholes
Buttonholes in heavyweight or
thick fabrics for larger flat
buttons
Buttonholes in medium to heavy
weight fabrics for larger flat
buttons
Buttonholes with vertical bar
tack for reinforcement in
heavyweight or thick fabrics
Stitch width
[mm (inch)]
Auto Manual
5.0 3.0 - 5.0
(3/16) (1/8 - 3/16)
5.5 3.5 - 5.5
(7/32) (1/8 - 7/32)
5.0 3.0 - 5.0
(3/16) (1/8 - 3/16)
5.0 3.0 - 5.0
(3/16) (1/8 - 3/16)
5.0 3.0 - 5.0
(3/16) (1/8 - 3/16)
5.0 3.0 - 5.0
(3/16) (1/8 - 3/16)
6.0
3.0 - 6.0
(15/
(1/8 - 15/64)
64)
6.0
3.0 - 6.0
(15/
(1/8 - 15/64)
64)
5.0 0.0 - 6.0
(3/16) (0 - 15/64)
7.0 3.0 - 7.0
(1/4) (1/8 - 1/4)
7.0 3.0 - 7.0
(1/4) (1/8 - 1/4)
7.0 3.0 - 7.0
(1/4) (1/8 - 1/4)
a
a
a
Stitch length
Twin
[mm (inch)]
Needle
Auto Manual
0.4 0.2 - 1.0
NO
(1/64) (1/64 - 1/16)
0.4 0.2 - 1.0
NO
(1/64) (1/64 - 1/16)
0.4 0.2 - 1.0
NO
(1/64) (1/64 - 1/16)
0.4 0.2 - 1.0
NO
(1/64) (1/64 - 1/16)
0.4 0.2 - 1.0
NO
(1/64) (1/64 - 1/16)
0.4 0.2 - 1.0
NO
(1/64) (1/64 - 1/16)
1.0 0.5 - 2.0
NO
(1/16) (1/32 - 1/16)
1.5 1.0 - 3.0
NO
(1/16) (1/16 - 1/8)
2.0 0.2 - 4.0
NO
(1/16) (1/64 - 3/16)
0.5 0.3 - 1.0
NO
(1/32) (1/64 - 1/16)
0.5 0.3 - 1.0
NO
(1/32) (1/64 - 1/16)
0.5 0.3 - 1.0
NO
(1/32) (1/64 - 1/16)
a