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BUTTONHOLES
Make simple bartack buttonholes with the Simplicity
Pioneer II.
1.
Mark the location of buttonhole on your garment
[Fig. 1].
2. Attach the open toe foot. Set the stitch length dial to
the buttonhole mark between 0 and 1 [Fig. 2].
3. Position the fabric under the presser foot so the first
bartack marking is just under the needle and the center
mark is centered under the foot [Fig. 3]. Set the stitch
width dial to 5. Sew 6-7 stitches. Stop with the needle
in the right side of the bartack stitch [Fig. 4].
4. Raise the presser foot and set the stitch width dial to
1.5. This will also move the fabric slightly to the left.
Lower the foot and sew the right leg of the buttonhole,
stopping at the second bartack marking. Stop with the
needle in the right side of the stitch [Fig. 5].
5. Raise the presser foot and set the stitch width dial to 5.
Lower the foot and sew 6-7 stitches. Stop with the
needle in the left side of the bartack stitch [Fig. 6].
6. Raise the presser foot and set the stitch width dial to
1.5. Lower the foot and hold down the reverse sewing
lever to sew the left leg of the buttonhole [Fig. 7],
stopping at the first bartack [Fig. 8].
7. Raise the needle to the highest position and raise the
presser foot. Remove the fabric and trim the thread
ends near the stitching. Using the seam ripper, care-
fully cut an opening in the middle of the buttonhole
[Fig. 9]. 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.
BUTTONHOLE SEWING
ZIGZAG STITCH
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 8
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ig. 9
Fig. 7
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
STITCH WIDTH STITCH LENGTH PRESSER FOOT
1.5 and 5 0.5-1 Open Toe
