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CLASSIC BUTTONHOLES
Your Simplicity sewing machine makes made-to-measure
buttonholes in four easy steps.
[Fig. 1] Loosen the fixing screw and place the button on
the foot between the white posts of the foot and the
black prong of the fixing screw. Slide the fixing screw
toward the back of the foot until it is snug against the
button. Tighten the fixing screw and remove the button.
Attach the buttonhole foot to the presser foot holder
with the fixing screw toward you [Fig. 2].
Mark the buttonhole position on your fabric with a wash-
out marker [Fig. 3]. Place the fabric underneath the foot
aligning the needle with the starting point on the fabric.
Push the buttonhole foot back. Lower the foot.
1. Select stitch “J”. Sew until the needle returns to the
back of the presser foot [Fig. 4]. Raise the needle to
its highest position.
2. Select stitch “K”. Sew several stitches to make the
first bar tack of the buttonhole, then raise the needle
to its highest position.
3. Select stitch “L”. Sew until the white posts meet the
fixing screw post [Fig. 5]. Raise the needle to its
highest position.
4. Select stitch “K”. Sew the final bartack .
Raise the needle and presser foot. Remove the fabric
[Fig. 6] and trim the thread ends near the stitching.
Using the seam ripper, carefully cut an opening in the
middle of the buttonhole [Fig. 7]. Be careful not to cut
any stitches. You may want to put a straight pin across
both ends of the buttonhole to help prevent cutting the
buttonhole bartacks.
CORDED BUTTONHOLES
Create a bolder buttonhole by stitching over a heavier
thread or cord such as buttonhole twist.
Begin with a 10” strand of heavy thread or cord and loop its
midpoint over the spur at the back of the buttonhole foot
[Fig. 8]. Slip the ends into the slot at the front of the foot
[Fig. 9]. Sew the buttonhole as usual and the stitches will
form over the cord. Remove the fabric from the machine
and pull the ends of the cord to hide the loop under the
bartack [Fig. 10]. Snip the excess cord length [Fig. 11].
BUILT-IN STITCHES – “N” NORMAL RANGE
BUTTONHOLE STITCH
Fig. 1
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 2
Fixing screw
Posts
Fig. 6
Button
Fig. 7
STITCH WIDTH
STITCH LENGTH
PRESSER FOOT
Yellow range
Yellow range
Buttonhole
2
4
Fig. 9
Fig. 10
1
3
Fig. 11
Fig. 8
J
K
L
