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Buttonhole Problem 1 out of 5 is messed up
schmammy   Intermediate TX USA Member since 12/5/06 Posts: 466	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 3/16/12 6:06 PM This is the second set of 5 buttonholes I've made in a week, all in similar fabrics (oxford cloth and lightweight chambray). Today the first 4 were perfect. The fabric stopped feeding about 1/2" down the first run (straight stitch) and sewed in one spot until I stopped it. The same thing happened earlier this week (same size and design of buttonhole). My machine is a BL Ellegante fully serviced at the dealer about six weeks ago. On the bad one today, I noticed that I had just sped up the stitiching when it stopped feeding. I can't recall if that was true on the earlier set. Could this be the problem? -- Edited on 3/16/12 6:07 PM -- ------ Indecision may or may not be my problem. -Jimmy Buffet http://chihuahuaonmylap.blogspot.com/
Silk Challis Advanced UNITED KINGDOM Member since 10/15/08 Posts: 129	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 3/16/12 7:33 PM Buttonholes are made of small dense stitches. It helps to sew slowly and support the fabric with interfacing (either fusible or woven).
creative1 Intermediate AUSTRALIA Member since 1/25/06 Posts: 517	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 3/16/12 9:04 PM The quality of thread is very important, tiny knots that hard to see can be a culprit when your machine stitches in the same spot.
schmammy   Intermediate TX USA Member since 12/5/06 Posts: 466	Login to reply to this post In reply to Silk Challis << Like this post Date: 3/16/12 10:34 PM Sewing slowly---lesson learned! As for interfacing, both sets of buttonholes were made on shirts with fabric facings bonded to interfacing. ------ Indecision may or may not be my problem. -Jimmy Buffet http://chihuahuaonmylap.blogspot.com/
a7yrstitch   Intermediate TX USA Member since 4/1/08 Posts: 4375	Login to reply to this post In reply to schmammy << Like this post Date: 3/16/12 10:35 PM Can you do buttonholes in your embroidery mode? I would be curious as to how the machine would behave on a test run of similar buttonholes. ------ I have no idea what Apple thought I was saying so be a Peach and credit anything bizarre to auto correct.
Silk Challis Advanced UNITED KINGDOM Member since 10/15/08 Posts: 129	Login to reply to this post In reply to schmammy << Like this post Date: 3/17/12 12:27 PM Glad it helped!
Twizard Advanced Beginner UT Member since 2/11/12 Posts: 207	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 3/17/12 12:56 PM You may need to try embroidery stabilizer instead of interfacing. I find that it performs better in buttonholes, eyelet holes, and cutwork -- Edited on 3/17/12 12:58 PM -- ------ Pfaff 1471, janome 8050, bernina 830e, singer quantum lock 5, baby lock protege, pfaff 794
ktsews2   Beginner FL USA Member since 2/22/05 Posts: 20	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 3/17/12 2:20 PM You might try soft tearaway on the bottom of the fabric(next to feed dogs) and washaway on top or you could use washaway on top and bottom. HTH
Betakin Advanced AZ USA Member since 4/22/04 Posts: 7279	Login to reply to this post In reply to schmammy << Like this post Date: 3/17/12 10:01 PM Maybe trying lightening up the foot pressure on the machine a bit and see if that helps if not then lessen it a bit more. Hopefully this will help otherwise you might need to lessen the stitch density.
schmammy   Intermediate TX USA Member since 12/5/06 Posts: 466	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 4/28/12 8:43 PM Buttonhole Update: Well, I tried all the suggestions you all were kind enough to provide. I even went through all the steps in the cool tutorial from THREADS. Nothing helped. But the idea of reducing the stitch density made so much sense. I ended up increasing the stitch length from .4 to .6 and that did the trick! Thank you, thank you! P.S. Until I saw that tutorial, I'd never heard of cutting a buttonhole with a chisel! Do people really do it that way? ------ Indecision may or may not be my problem. -Jimmy Buffet http://chihuahuaonmylap.blogspot.com/

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