Buttonhole With Gimp Thread; Keyhole Buttonhole With Gimp Thread - Pfaff expression 2038 Owner's Manual

Sewing

Buttonhole with gimp thread

Buttonholes that are sewn with gimp threads are more durable
and will not stretch. Use pearl cotton or a regular gimp thread
approximately the same color as the sewing thread to stitch
over. Place the center of a length of gimp thread over the metal
bar extending from the center, back of the buttonhole foot.
Pass the thread ends under the foot and pull up into the right
and left guides on the clamp at the front of the presser foot.
Buttonhole No. 9 can now be sewn.
After completing the buttonhole, pull the ends of the gimp
thread until the loop of thread is hidden below the buttonhole
bartack. Cut off the gimp threads just behind the fi nal bartack.

Keyhole buttonhole with gimp thread

Place the center of a length of gimp thread over the metal bar
extending from the center, front of the buttonhole foot. Pass the
thread ends under the foot and pull up into the right and left
guides on the clamp at the back of the presser foot. Guide the
gimp thread along the foot at the side.
Sew the right-hand seam of the buttonhole. After the machine
sews the fi rst few stitches of the curved end pull the gimp
thread down from the clamp with a straight pin.
Warning: The presser foot must not be raised from the fabric surface.
Pull the gimp thread on the left towards the rear until the loop
is just in front of the needle. Carefully sew the curve. After
sewing the curve, hold the gimp thread a little more taut and
fi nish sewing the buttonhole. Cut off the excess gimp thread.
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