Pfaff creative 1472 Instruction Book page 42

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Stretch buttonhole
(fully automatic)
prog
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Sewing thread: embroidety and darning thread
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buttonhole lencjths are stored in the compu
ter, from 10 to 44 mm.
On program selection, a programmed buttonhole
length of 22 mm and a buttonhole width of 5mm
appear in the display Select the required length
of buttonhole with stitch length keys 7 (rig. i>
The machine automatically sews the selected
buttonhole
Before beginning the buttonhole pull the runner
of the buttonhole foot fully to the front.
For the following buttonholes it is best to lift the
fabric a little in order not to affect feeding. The
sewing speed should always be the same
Correcting a buttonhole
It a buttonhole does not turn out well, cancel it by
pressing "pattern start" key 26 and sew it again.
Changing the buttonhole width
For every type of fabric, the corresponding but
tonhole width can be determined up to 5.5 mm
ror heavy materials select a wide buttonhole and
for light materials a narrow one With stitch width
keys 8, you determine the required buttonhole
width The length of the cut changes automati
cally (Fig 4). A buttonhole width of 5mm is stored
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Adapting the buttonhole seam
lengths with the balance keys
With "balance" keys 5 the left buttonhole seam
length can be adapted to the right one
Sew a sample buttonhole first.
Example:
If the left seam is too short
(Fig. 3a)
Select balance +1 to +3 with key, or more if
required.
If the left seam is too long
(Fig 3b)
Select balance —1 to 2 with key, or more
it
required
• Sew the first buttonhole seam at the length
required and
• the first hartack
• With balance keys 5,
"+"
or
'—",
adjust the
second buttonhole seam length to the first one
(Figs 3a, 3b)
• Sew last bartack.
The change made in this way will he main
tained for the following buttonholes
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4
Determining the second bartack
(semi automatic)
If you wish to determine the second bartack in a
fully automatic buttonhole, press "tie off/button
hole" key 19 (Fig 6). A dash tlashes in display 21
(Fig
5)
at the right of program 9f The machine
now sews slowly just before the and of the second
seam When both seams are the same length,
press key 19 again The bartack is now sewn and
tied off (Fig. 6).
This sewing sequence can also be applied to fully
automatic buttonholes when the two buttonhole
seams are not the same length anymore
If you wish to sew the next buttonhole fully auto
matically, press key 19 again. (Same sewing se
quence as described on page 84). The flashing
dash will then have disappeared.
Note:
tf you interrupt sewing at the reduced sewing
speerl by releasing the fnnt cnntrnl, the machine
will return to the normal speed when you start
sewing again
For programmable stretch buttonholes see next
page
After sewing,
cut the buttonholes open
(see page 94).
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