Pfaff creative 1.5 Owner's Manual page 37

Manual Buttonhole
To sew a buttonhole longer than 25mm, use presser foot
5M.
1. Lower the buttonhole lever and presser foot. Press
start/stop button or the foot control to start sewing
while pushing the buttonhole lever away from you
until the machine starts sewing a straight stitch
backwards. Sew until you reach the desired length
of the buttonhole.
2. Pull the buttonhole lever towards you until the
machine starts sewing the first column forwards.
3. When the column stitching has reached your desired
length, push the buttonhole lever away from you
until the machine starts sewing a straight stitch
backwards.
4. Pull the buttonhole lever towards you until the
machine starts sewing the bar tack and second
column forwards.
5. When the columns are aligned, push the buttonhole
lever away from you until the machine starts sewing
the bar tack. The machine will sew a few tie-off
stitches and stop automatically. The machine cuts
the top and bobbin thread and raises the needle.
Depending on style of buttonhole selected, the sewing
sequence will differ, see illustration.
Corded Buttonhole
Corded buttonholes that are sewn with gimp threads
are more stable, durable and have a professional
appearance. Use pearl cotton or a regular gimp thread.
1. Loop a piece of heavy thread or pearl cotton over the
metal bar extending from the center back of the 5M
manual buttonhole foot or of the plastic bar of the 5
one step buttonhole foot. Pull the thread tails under
the foot, towards the front, then secure around the
finger at the front of the foot.
2. Stitch a buttonhole. The satin buttonhole columns
will stitch over the cord.
3. When the buttonhole is finished, lift the cord off the
finger and pull out the slack.
4. Cross the cord in front of the needle and thread cord
ends into a large needle, pull to the wrong side and
knot ends before cutting excess.
5. Use the seam ripper to carefully open the
buttonhole.
Sewing sequences for buttonhole stitches 25–31.
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