Appliqué - Pfaff 1529 Owner's Manual

Decorative buttonhole
This buttonhole is a beautiful alternative
to the traditional buttonhole (see page
2:12-2:13). Since you determine the width
of the buttonhole seam, the buttonhole
can have a width of up to 10 mm.
• Sew two buttonhole seams about 1
mm apart using a dense zigzag stitch
(stitch G (1546), E (1536/1526), stitch width
3-5 mm). The needle thread tension is
set to "buttonhole".
• Select the right needle position and
sew over both ends of the buttonhole
seam with a triangle. To do this, turn
the stitch width dial (27) during sewing
constantly from 0 to 5
The top of the triangle should meet the
middle of both buttonhole seams.
and back to 0.
Decorative sewing and embroidery techniques
Appliqué
Appliqués are quickly made and always
produce a beautiful fancy effect. By using
different fabrics and patterns you can sew
many different variations. You can make
a perfect, densely stitched seam with the
appliqué foot (special accessories), because
it has a special cutout on the underside for
the buttonhole seam. Use a fusible backing
fabric to iron the appliqué onto the fabric,
making it easier for you to appliqué.
• Insert the appliqué foot in the sewing
machine.
• Transfer your drafted pattern to the
face side, smooth side, of the fusible
backing fabric. Remember that e.g. letters
have to be drawn as a mirror image.
• Now iron the backing fabric onto the
appplqué fabric. Cut the motif out and
pull the paper off.
• Place and iron on the appliqué parts on
the base fabric.
• Sew over a appliqué fabric edges
with the dense zigzag, stitch G (1546), E
(1536/1526), stitch width 2-4 mm, stitch
length "buttonhole". The needle thread
tension is in the "buttonhole" area. Make
sure the needle stitches over the outer
edge so that no fraying occurs later.
Tip: For appliqué pieces which are pointed
at the ends, you can make the zigzag stitch
narrower using the width dial (27) so that the
ends are pointed.
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