Eyelet Buttonhole With Gimp Thread - Pfaff Creative 1473 Instruction Book

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Buttonhole with gimp thread
In the case of elastic materials, it is possible that
the buttonholes extend. Therefore, the button
hole strip should be reinforced with interlining
material. In order to retain the shape of the button
hole, use gimp thread if possible. Place the gimp
thread over the back ridge "A', pull taut and jam it
into front ridge 'B" to the left and right (Fig. 1).
(Pull runner fully to the front).
The buttonhole sequence is the same as without
gimp thread. After completing the buttonhole pull
on the left gimp thread (Fig. 2) until the loop is
covered up by the bar. This is where the button will
be located later.
On elastic materials pull the gimp threads through
to the reverse side with a needle and tie them off.
On normal fabrics the gimp threads can be
trimmed immediately behind the last bartack.
Suitable threads: bead yarn No. 8, or thick
sewing thread
• Move runner slightly to the rear.
• Jam the gimp thread into the left of ridge "A'
(Fig. 3) and pull to the front under the button
hole runner.
• Place it over the front ridge 'B' and jam it to th€
right and left (Fig. 4).
• Pull it to the rear again and jam it into the righi
of ridge "A" (Fig. 5).
• Place the fabric underneath the sewing foot,
• pull the buttonhole runner fully to the froni
and lower the sewing foot.
• Before you start sewing press "slow sewing'
key 16 (Fig, 6).
• Sew the first buttonhole seam.
• When the machine starts sewing slowly (at the
beginning of the curve), take the gimp thread
from the left of ridge "A",
• pull down the thread from ridge "B" by means
of a needle and pull it to the rear until a loop
appears in needle plate cutout "C" of the but
tonhole runner (Fig. 7).
• Sew the curve and
—
when the machine has
again reached its normal speed
—
• pull the thread taut and finish sewing the but
tonhole. To prevent the gimp threads from
showing at the end of the bartack, pull them
taut and cut them off.
Round buttonholes with gimp threads are sewn
in exactly the same way.
Note:
The thicker the gimp thread you use, the wider the
buttonhole seams must be selected to corres
pond with the thread.
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B
thread
Eyelet buttonhole with gimp
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