Also, if you have the ability to make more videos, please do so because you are very good at making them without unnecessary blathering like many people do. You should also turn on the feature where people can pay you, because I would have been happy to send you a dollar for your information here. When people do good things and help other people they deserve to be payed. You saved me so much time and frustration here, so when people do that I like to send them a dollar or two and everyone else should do that too. Even if only quarter or half of us do that it is worth it for both you and the people you are helping. I’m subscribed now ❤😊
Thank you for this video. Your tip about raising the presser foot even higher has saved my project... I've been battling with the buttonholes on a thick woolen coat for the past 4 hours, but now it is done 🥰
I really appreciate your video tutorial about using the Janome buttonhole foot as I had tried to do it a long time ago unsuccesfully. With your demonstration now I am sure I will be more skilled. I love my Janome ! Thank you
I've been using my Janome for several years and learned some new tricks today especially using a seam ripper to cut the button hole. Very clever! Your instruction was very east to follow as well. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for making this clear video. When I got my Janome sewing machine about 4 years ago, I made few shirts and the button hole was a pice of cake to make. Since then I’ve put the manual that came with it in a very good place where I can’t find it, so thank God for people like you that can make clear and very instructive videos about what ever needs to be done. I want you to know how much I appreciate you. And BTW I had made shirts for my husband and 4 years later he wants more of them, and yes therefore the button holes. I’m in the USA 🇺🇸 so wherever you are (I think in Britain 🇬🇧) lots of love and appreciation ❤
Glad I could help:) I think sometimes it easier to be shown how to do something, and go you making all those shirts :) and yes I'm in Birmingham UK :) How lucky are we to have a hobby we enjoy, and that's practical x
Thabk you soo much, i was going to take my sewing to my mums to use her old bernina to do the buttonholes. But now i know my janome can do a better job!!!
absolutely brilliant. The pin placing before using the seam ripper, this tip alone would have saved my mistake that meant a repair of a new button hole because I went straight through the end stitches,
Thank you so much - your tutorial was the only one I could make sense of. I've been avoiding using this foot for the past 20 years but now been forced to learn by my 11 year old who is very keen to learn 😅
Thank you! The manual describes this so poorly. I didn't know about the black tab you have to pull down! Also the trick with the pin to stop the seam ripper. You have saved my dress.
Thank you 🙏 Couldn’t figure out how to get the button on the bottonhole foot . Grew up watching my mother do 4 step button holes This seems like a breeze! Great trick putting the straight pin before you cut button hole. Greetings from New York City! 😅👍🏼🇵🇷🗽😀❤😊
thanks so much for this tutorial. You did a great job of explaining the buttonhole foot AND that lever that comes down in the back! you have saved the day! cheers!
This helped me so much! I tried going through the steps in the manual without much success. I didn't even know my machine had a little black lever! I was completely missing that step.
Thanks for the video. Started my lessons just as the pandemic hit and had to stop. Have bought some ‘simple’ patterns and one includes a buttonhole or four. This video was so helpful. Wish me luck!
Just found this video as I have a new Janome and don't understand the buttonhole maker instructions. Had to laugh as I am an ex pat from Halesowen in the West Mids and moved to Canada over 30 years ago.. Your accent sounds like mine does (although none of my friends in the UK say I sound English anymore). Thanks for this video
@patchworkquiltingclassestv9084 Good Morning!! haha, thought you might be a neighbour from nearby, it was nice to hear a Midlands accent again! Yes, I'm going to practice. The instructions on the manual are terrible, and your video is a saviour! Cheers!
Hi Rachel, thank you so much for this tutorial ❤. I've been avoiding buttonholes, but now feel ready to make one. I noticed that you also have a tutorial to use the walking foot 😊. You have a new (bell) subscriber x
I can relate! Mine sews 1/4 inch of the button hole then stops and I get a "6L" message which is "lower the buttonhole lever", but it is lowered....anyway, might learn to do one by hand. Thanks for the video, though...it's a good vid!
Thank you for the tutorial, found it very useful. I bought a Janome 525S some years ago and have only really just got going. In the manual on the buttonhole page it did not mention the 'Reset' bit so it took me a while to figure out why, when everything seemed set in place, it wouldn't do the same again for the next one. Once I Reset after each buttonhole, everything went well on the One-Step buttonhole.
Hi Jos - are you getting along any better now? let me know what's happening and I can try and help you out :) THe biggest problem is that you may not be using a double layer of fabric, just a single layer will get chewed up...
Thanks for replying I feel special! I think maybe my buttonhole foot isn't a genuine jenome product or maybe the button is too big. When sowing the machine doesn't know when to stop or turn. So it ends up bunching up and getting stuck under the foot plate. 🙄 I'm going to try a smaller button to see if it helps.
@@JOS-xz9gt ok:) so you need to make sure the button fits in the foot (0.50 in the video) and that you've pulled down the little black lever before you stitch (2.20 in the video)... otherwise it may be that you have a four-step foot - check out this video and see what you think ua-cam.com/video/tAfiKmC-vA8/v-deo.html
I brought a cheap automatic presser foot supposedly janome compatible. In the end I spent 40 quid and purchased a proper Janome product and it worked perfectly 1st time.
@@JOS-xz9gtI have a habit of not buying anything cheap, because it usually either doesn’t work or has an inbuilt deletion in it. Few years ago I bought a food mixer, it was on the cheaper end but not the cheapest, in the $60.00 range. I used it 4 times over two years and after that time it was dead. How could it be dead as a door nail after 4 uses??? Yeah that’s why I never pay for the (usually) 2 year insurance on anything, because as soon as it runs out, the item becomes obsolete. Strange thing is, the gadgets work just fine up until then with or without the extra 2 year cover. What a waste we live in now.
Oh MY GOODNESS!! I can make clothes, no problem, but the button holes have always freaked me out. Everything I made either had zips or stretch fabric was used. I even made a shirt, but put it in the unfinished pile coz I was scared to do the buttons. Now I have watched your video, I am a button hole pro..lol. Thank you so much, for your clear precise instructions. It's helped me out so much.
Thank you so much , I actually had a pb with the stability of the black " thing " that is meant to keep the foot steady but you helped me realize that this defect could actually be overcome , I just have to control it with my finger to make sure it goes forward and backward . Just a little defect due to the age of my 8077 :-)
I have a janome 780dc sewist. When sewing buttonholes it gets stuck when at the top and just keep going in and out making a knot what am I doing wrong ? Just learning button holes also they are not straight like yours. Should I be guiding it ? Thank you.
Hi there, you shouldn't have to guide it as such - it sounds like there's something wrong... have you seen this video? ua-cam.com/video/RJ3lBF_P5RU/v-deo.html the buttonhole instructions are at 8.10 minutes in - I hope this helps :)
@@patchworkquiltingclassestv9084 thank you. I think I found my problem when taking it off the machine my back button was not pulled down all the way. First time sewing buttons live and learn
Hi! Thank you! I got a second-hand Jenome (New Home brand). It doesn't have the owner's manual. Im trying to watch UA-cam videos to try to understand how it works. I'm having an issue with the stitches. The straight stitch, the machine moves forward, but with every other stitch, the machine goes in reverse. When i press reverse, it goes forward. Google says that it's possible that the machine is engaged in the buttonhole setting. Let's see what happens after I try this. Thanks again!
I'm doing a buttonhole for a 1 1/4 inch button . So cannot use the automatic sensor instructions. Do I use the buttonhole foot without a button in the same manner as with a button?
Hi Joan:) It's all to do with that little black lever. Do a test buttonhole and watch how the foot flicks that black lever. You will still need to bring the lever down. but, you don't need the buttonhole foot, in fact, I would stitch without a foot, so that I can see where it is stitching... You will need to mark where the buttonhole needs to be, especially the ends, and flick the black lever manually. Set the machine to buttonhole stitch, then start. The machine will still go to the back, but when you can see it getting near the mark for the stitch, you need to flick that black lever forward - the machine will change direction and zigzag back down that side. When it gets to the mark at the other end, press the lever forward and the machine will do the bar stitch and go back up the other side of the marked hole. Keep an eye on it and when it gets to the other end, manually flick the lever forward again and it should bar tack and come down the second side to the front. Stop the machine when it gets there. I hope this helps:) I'd do a couple of samples first, so I know when to flick the lever... Good Luck:) Let me know how you get on x
Great demonstration. However, when you draw a buttonhole on the fabric where do you position the needle when starting so that the buttonhole is sewn in the correct position on the fabric?
Thanks, can you see through the foot the tack marks where you want your buttonhole to be so that it’s straight? I have a Janome 7025 so need to find more info.
Um - I never change mine, as I only ever use cotton fabrics for patchwork... tension is usually about 4 and stitch length you can change to what you want - I think mine comes on automatically at 2.2 :)
I'm trying to make a series of buttonholes on shoulder straps. Is there a technique keep the buttonhole dead in the middle and the buttonholes not to slope away to the left or right which has been happening. Maybe I'm not lining it up right and maybe the strap needs supporting at the back because it sews backwards is my initial thought. Thankyou. John.... I'm using a Janome automatic one step buttonhole the same as your video.
Oh I've never tried that John, but yes it does sound like you need to guide it more.... I'd try on samples until you're satisfied with the results though 😉
I'm glad so many people have found this helpful, but it hasn't worked for me. I have the automatic one-step button hole function (theoretically) And I've set it up so carefully. But it doesn't do what the video shows. First off, it doesn't do the straight stitch bit and then come back with the zigzag over it. Secondly, it does a very loose zigzag to start with then rattles off all on its own with a very tight zigzag up the same side - I think it would go on for ever if I didn't take my foot off the pedal. Or one time, it did the loose zigzag bit up on side, then came back down the other side with the loose zigzag and then, instead of doing the bar across, went bonkers with a tight zigzag just on the one side that again would have gone on for ever. So I haven't yet been able to get onto an actual garment. Think I'll go back to my 1968 Frister and Rossman with its 4 step button holes. But those are tricky too.
Oh dear, Coln that doesn't sound very good... it usually only keeps going if you haven't pulled that little black lever down, but I'm not sure about the other stitch problems... you have selected a buttonhole stitch haven't you? Otherwise I would say to take it along to your local sewing machine shop and have them look at it...
@@patchworkquiltingclassestv9084 Yes, that’s what I’ve been doing. However, I’ve now succeeded, even though I don’t really know how! I just went back to basics, turned everything on and off, rethreaded everything, and generally just started over, and finally succeeded. However, it was also a help that someone with a machine more similar to mine told me that my machine would not do the straight stitch underneath the zigzag, once I found that I could relax a bit more.
Thank you so much for this video!! If you can help, my buttonhole foot does not move at all once i finish setting it all up. Is it the foot or am i doing something wrong?
Hi :) It's the fabric that should be moving - I know this sounds obvious, but have you remembered to set the stitch to a buttonhole setting? Have you got a double layer of fabric? I'll see what else I can come up with :)
Hi have tried my Janome buttonhole foot numerous times in my Janome machine with a size 8mm blouse button, as said on your excellent video, Simply does not work, the machine does one side and continues with a bar tack until the fabric or needle is ruined. All set up correctly as your instructions and book that came with my machine. Have used Janome for many years and NEVER had problems before. Can anyone help. Thanks
OOh that doesn't sound good... I'd give the machine a good clean out, and try some samples with stabiliser in-between the layers... If these don't work then I'd take it to your local shop and get it looked at :)
@@irislarocque3932 Hi Iris:) Your machine probably uses a four-step method. Where you select your stitches there is probably a set of 3 settings... usually A, B, and C. When you select them, A probably does a zig-zag stitch going backward, B zigzags on the spot (for each end of the button hole) and C will zigzag stitch forwards. You will have mark the buttonhole on your fabric and change the stitches accordingly... here's a link from Janome Canada ua-cam.com/video/tAfiKmC-vA8/v-deo.html.
Thank you for this. I’ve just made an absolute hash of my button holes it kept stopping half way through and going completely awol. I’m so gutted as it’s obvs the last stage of my beautiful blouse. The only thing is see different in what you did and your demo is that I didn’t lift the black lever after each buttonhole - do you think this is the issue? If not I’m wondering if I got a faulty machine - thanks 🙏
Oh Paula you must be so upset :( that really shouldn't make any difference as that lever should hit the white bit sticking out from the foot, and tell the machine to go onto the next step... I would try some samples, using at least a double layer of fabric, and see what happens if you do lift and replace that lever each time... you may have a faulty machine... not much help I know
I have the buttonhole foot and a janome machine, and when I put a button in it makes a perfectly good buttonhole, except the hole is always about 3 mm too big. Is there a way to fix that? Or should I possibly look into getting a new foot in hopes it will make a buttonhole the right size?
Hi Doris, I've never heard of that before... have you a local sewing machine shop where you could ask? Otherwise I think its just case of hand sewing a stitch at one end.... maybe leave the thread a bit longer and use it to stitch the end together:)
probably - you just need to keep an eye on your markings and flick the lever on the left at the appropriate time... you'll need to do a few dummy runs, to see when that lever is moved by the attachment... eg when it gets to the back of the hole the attachment pushes the lever forward and the stitch changes and stitch direction changes... Good Luck :)
Sounds like you just need to rethread the machine, often when the top stitches are loose you may have just missed one of the bits when threading the top of the machine... I'd try it out on some sample pieces before your garment, remembering to use at least a double layer of fabric - good luck 😊
@@patchworkquiltingclassestv9084 thanks so much. You were right only strangely it was the bobbin. We hadn’t caught the cotton on the little hook in the bobbin area.
Oh dear - that sounds like its broken - you need the lever to tell the machine when to change direction.... otherwise it would take a lot of steps manually .... straight stitch reverse,to the top of the hole, then a tight zigzag forward over the straight stitching, then a bartack, (twice the zigzag width, length 0) then a straight stitch backwards, (up the other side of the buttonhole), then another bartack, then the zigzag forwards again over the straight stitches and finish off... it might be worth a try :)
It’s a new machine and I’m not experienced with buttonholes so did wonder what was going on! I’ll contact the manufacturer to see if they can give me some help! Thank you for the tips!
Hi Marilyn:) Its the same as most of the other feet - you simply press the little black button at the back of the foot and it will drop off, ready to click your next foot into place (1.49 into the video). Hope this helps, Rach x
Hi can anyone help, I’ve followed the interactions but my machine stays in one position and its not on the button setting where it realised the zig zag thing underneath (not sure its name sorry)
Hi Carole - does your machine have the automatic buttonhole function, or do you have to go through various steps? can you email me with a picture of the buttonhole? Rachel@sewhappy.co.uk :)
I've got exactly the same problem. Also mine doesn't do a row of straight stitches first and then come back with the zigzag, I'm in despair! (And yes, that is with the automatic function. Not a computerised machine though.)
Hello.Im looking for that Janome buttonhole foot too Dc4100 model( 9mm widh)Could you help me find it please.All buttonhole foot on the market is 7mm widh.😕
I'm sorry, but I'm not really familiar with all the machines - the only thing I can suggest is that you contact either your local sewing machine shop, or Janome themselves. :) I would have thought it would have come with the machine though, as its a pretty standard foot...
Absolutely terrific! You saved me from sheepishly returning to the shop for instructions. Bravo!
Also, if you have the ability to make more videos, please do so because you are very good at making them without unnecessary blathering like many people do. You should also turn on the feature where people can pay you, because I would have been happy to send you a dollar for your information here. When people do good things and help other people they deserve to be payed. You saved me so much time and frustration here, so when people do that I like to send them a dollar or two and everyone else should do that too. Even if only quarter or half of us do that it is worth it for both you and the people you are helping. I’m subscribed now ❤😊
Thank you for your lovely message, and advice - I've not really been aware of that function :)
Thank you for this video. Your tip about raising the presser foot even higher has saved my project... I've been battling with the buttonholes on a thick woolen coat for the past 4 hours, but now it is done 🥰
@@obsidiansiren well done for persevering 😊
Wow thank you...
I realised by watching how stiff the footer can be. I kept thinking my was broke. Great presentation
Thank you - yes it does take some shifting :)
I really appreciate your video tutorial about using the Janome buttonhole foot as I had tried to do it a long time ago unsuccesfully. With your demonstration now I am sure I will be more skilled. I love my Janome ! Thank you
I'm glad you found it useful - just practice a few times before you try it on a finished garment, on at least 2 layers of fabric :)
I've been using my Janome for several years and learned some new tricks today especially using a seam ripper to cut the button hole. Very clever! Your instruction was very east to follow as well. Thank you so much!
Thank you Ted :)
Instructions were clearly explained, great camera work too. After watching this video I finally worked out how to use the buttonhole foot. Thank you.
You're welcome!
Thank you so much for making this clear video. When I got my Janome sewing machine about 4 years ago, I made few shirts and the button hole was a pice of cake to make. Since then I’ve put the manual that came with it in a very good place where I can’t find it, so thank God for people like you that can make clear and very instructive videos about what ever needs to be done. I want you to know how much I appreciate you. And BTW I had made shirts for my husband and 4 years later he wants more of them, and yes therefore the button holes. I’m in the USA 🇺🇸 so wherever you are (I think in Britain 🇬🇧) lots of love and appreciation ❤
Glad I could help:) I think sometimes it easier to be shown how to do something, and go you making all those shirts :) and yes I'm in Birmingham UK :) How lucky are we to have a hobby we enjoy, and that's practical x
That was so incredibly helpful, thank you!! Also great tip about using the pin to stop you ruining your buttonhole when cutting it open.
Thank you:) I do like to pass on little tips, especially when I've made mistakes :)
Really clear instructions and I love the tip about the pin to stop the seam ripper going too far. Would never have thought of that.
Thabk you soo much, i was going to take my sewing to my mums to use her old bernina to do the buttonholes. But now i know my janome can do a better job!!!
😊Thank you so much! I finally understand how to use the buttonhole feature on my Janome! I am very grateful you posted this helpful video.
absolutely brilliant. The pin placing before using the seam ripper, this tip alone would have saved my mistake that meant a repair of a new button hole because I went straight through the end stitches,
Genius! My machine instructions didn't even mention the black lever! My first ever button hole!! 🥰😍 Thank you!
Marvellous:)
Thank you, I couldn’t work out how to use this buttonhole,and this made it so easy 🎉
Thank you so much - your tutorial was the only one I could make sense of. I've been avoiding using this foot for the past 20 years but now been forced to learn by my 11 year old who is very keen to learn 😅
How lovely your 11 year old wants to learn - Something to be nurtured :)
Thank you! The manual describes this so poorly. I didn't know about the black tab you have to pull down! Also the trick with the pin to stop the seam ripper. You have saved my dress.
Phew:) I think its always better to actually see something, especially when its something new - enjoy x
Thank God this video was here. I was nervous about using the foot. Good directions.
Glad I could help :)
So helpful, thank you. Drawing up the bobbin thread was what I was missing! 😅
I've discovered over the years, that pulling up that wretched bobbin thread solves all sorts of problems lol:)
Brilliant, thank you, always thought my button hole foot broken until I watched this video. And it does it all by itself 😊
Thank you 🙏 Couldn’t figure out how to get the button on the bottonhole foot . Grew up watching my mother do 4 step button holes This seems like a breeze! Great trick putting the straight pin before you cut button hole. Greetings from New York City! 😅👍🏼🇵🇷🗽😀❤😊
My first buttonhole, so glad I found you, I have been putting it off for ages ❤
thanks so much for this tutorial. You did a great job of explaining the buttonhole foot AND that lever that comes down in the back! you have saved the day! cheers!
Glad it was helpful :)
Thanks so much to explain this very simple. It took me forever to read and can not understand from the manual. This made my day.stay safe
Thank you:) Glad to help x
Thank you. I’ve been struggling to do the button hole, and didn’t know about the pull down lever.
Don't go thinking you're the only one - most people don't know its there :)
Me neither thought mine was broken 😂
This helped me so much! I tried going through the steps in the manual without much success. I didn't even know my machine had a little black lever! I was completely missing that step.
Glad to have helped xxx
Thank you so much, this was so very helpful!!! THe manual didn't tell me nearly as much as you've done!
Thanks for the video. Started my lessons just as the pandemic hit and had to stop. Have bought some ‘simple’ patterns and one includes a buttonhole or four. This video was so helpful. Wish me luck!
Good Luck - although I'm sure you won't need it 😊
Appreciate this! I haven’t done a buttonhole in ages.
Great tutorial! This is my first time doing buttonholes.
Such a good video with clear instructions..thank you !
Brilliant! Well explained! I made my first button hole today :) thanks
Aw 😊well done x
Thank you so much! I rarely use the button hole attachment and in just a few seconds…it was working!!
This helped me alot. I've been practicing for making a new blazer for myself and this video helps alot for using the button holes. Thankyou.
Glad I could help!
Just found this video as I have a new Janome and don't understand the buttonhole maker instructions. Had to laugh as I am an ex pat from Halesowen in the West Mids and moved to Canada over 30 years ago.. Your accent sounds like mine does (although none of my friends in the UK say I sound English anymore). Thanks for this video
Glad it helped and yes I'm just up the road from Halesowen:) remember to practice before you go to your garment x
@patchworkquiltingclassestv9084 Good Morning!! haha, thought you might be a neighbour from nearby, it was nice to hear a Midlands accent again! Yes, I'm going to practice. The instructions on the manual are terrible, and your video is a saviour! Cheers!
Thank you for the refresher on how to use my button hole attachment. It worked perfectly!
Great news 😀
Hi Rachel, thank you so much for this tutorial ❤. I've been avoiding buttonholes, but now feel ready to make one. I noticed that you also have a tutorial to use the walking foot 😊. You have a new (bell) subscriber x
Thank you - I'm glad you've found it helpful - I suggest you practice buttonholes on samples before you start in a garment x
Thank you so so much!! This is the only tutoria I could follow!!!!
I can relate! Mine sews 1/4 inch of the button hole then stops and I get a "6L" message which is "lower the buttonhole lever", but it is lowered....anyway, might learn to do one by hand. Thanks for the video, though...it's a good vid!
Thank you for the tutorial, found it very useful. I bought a Janome 525S some years ago and have only really just got going. In the manual on the buttonhole page it did not mention the 'Reset' bit so it took me a while to figure out why, when everything seemed set in place, it wouldn't do the same again for the next one. Once I Reset after each buttonhole, everything went well on the One-Step buttonhole.
Thank you 😊
A well presented and informative video. Thank you - especially for the pin to stop the seam ripper.
Thank you :)
That’s was a brilliant demo, thank you so much
Thank you ever so much.
I've just made 4 perfect buttonholes. Fantastic tutorial. So easy to follow. You have a new subbie.
So pleased it helped - well done 😊
I hate that it looks so simple. Because I've been failing to sow button holes for 2 days. I'm ready to throw my machine from the 3rd floor window!
Hi Jos - are you getting along any better now? let me know what's happening and I can try and help you out :) THe biggest problem is that you may not be using a double layer of fabric, just a single layer will get chewed up...
Thanks for replying I feel special! I think maybe my buttonhole foot isn't a genuine jenome product or maybe the button is too big. When sowing the machine doesn't know when to stop or turn. So it ends up bunching up and getting stuck under the foot plate. 🙄 I'm going to try a smaller button to see if it helps.
@@JOS-xz9gt ok:) so you need to make sure the button fits in the foot (0.50 in the video) and that you've pulled down the little black lever before you stitch (2.20 in the video)... otherwise it may be that you have a four-step foot - check out this video and see what you think ua-cam.com/video/tAfiKmC-vA8/v-deo.html
I brought a cheap automatic presser foot supposedly janome compatible. In the end I spent 40 quid and purchased a proper Janome product and it worked perfectly 1st time.
@@JOS-xz9gtI have a habit of not buying anything cheap, because it usually either doesn’t work or has an inbuilt deletion in it. Few years ago I bought a food mixer, it was on the cheaper end but not the cheapest, in the $60.00 range. I used it 4 times over two years and after that time it was dead. How could it be dead as a door nail after 4 uses??? Yeah that’s why I never pay for the (usually) 2 year insurance on anything, because as soon as it runs out, the item becomes obsolete. Strange thing is, the gadgets work just fine up until then with or without the extra 2 year cover. What a waste we live in now.
Oh MY GOODNESS!! I can make clothes, no problem, but the button holes have always freaked me out. Everything I made either had zips or stretch fabric was used. I even made a shirt, but put it in the unfinished pile coz I was scared to do the buttons. Now I have watched your video, I am a button hole pro..lol.
Thank you so much, for your clear precise instructions. It's helped me out so much.
😃 marvellous news... Sometimes you just need someone to show you what to do, and you're away x
@@patchworkquiltingclassestv9084 Indeed... And you did that for me. 🥰
Thank you so much , I actually had a pb with the stability of the black " thing " that is meant to keep the foot steady but you helped me realize that this defect could actually be overcome , I just have to control it with my finger to make sure it goes forward and backward . Just a little defect due to the age of my 8077 :-)
Well done :)
Brilliant!, thank you. I really enjoyed watching this and am now keen to practice.
Thank you- let us know how you get on 😊
Practise on samples first and remember to stitch through at least 2 layers else it will all pucker 😊
Excellent visual and verbal instruction!
Thanks! Very clear instructions.
I have a janome 780dc sewist. When sewing buttonholes it gets stuck when at the top and just keep going in and out making a knot what am I doing wrong ? Just learning button holes also they are not straight like yours. Should I be guiding it ? Thank you.
Hi there, you shouldn't have to guide it as such - it sounds like there's something wrong... have you seen this video? ua-cam.com/video/RJ3lBF_P5RU/v-deo.html the buttonhole instructions are at 8.10 minutes in - I hope this helps :)
@@patchworkquiltingclassestv9084 thank you. I think I found my problem when taking it off the machine my back button was not pulled down all the way. First time sewing buttons live and learn
@@Cambrilsbirds glad you're sorted 👏
Great video Rach, really concise and informative . Looking forward to more tutorials 👍x
Thank you very much. Helped me through my first buttonholes.
Well done 😄
Hi! Could you tell me what model of machine you are using? Looks fab and I am thinking of treating myself in 2024! Thanks very much
Yea I am curious as well! I am really liking the look of this machine!!
My guess is something similar to the 4120QDC-T but it looks a little different
I have a Janome TXL607 and I love it:)
Thank u so much for the video.🥰May you please upload another video on how to use each foot and how it works.( Love from India❤)
I'm luvin' that idea - Thank you Emcy :)
Thank you. This is a great tutorial. Brilliant!
You're very welcome!
Hi! Thank you! I got a second-hand Jenome (New Home brand). It doesn't have the owner's manual. Im trying to watch UA-cam videos to try to understand how it works.
I'm having an issue with the stitches. The straight stitch, the machine moves forward, but with every other stitch, the machine goes in reverse. When i press reverse, it goes forward. Google says that it's possible that the machine is engaged in the buttonhole setting.
Let's see what happens after I try this.
Thanks again!
Good Luck 😊 it may just need a service x
@patchworkquiltingclassestv9084 Well, it ended up being that I need to reset the buttonhole function (stitch).
@@cocasio7190 sounds good:) Just do some practice buttonholes before you go all out on a finished garment x
I'm doing a buttonhole for a 1 1/4 inch button . So cannot use the automatic sensor instructions. Do I use the buttonhole foot without a button in the same manner as with a button?
Hi Joan:) It's all to do with that little black lever. Do a test buttonhole and watch how the foot flicks that black lever. You will still need to bring the lever down. but, you don't need the buttonhole foot, in fact, I would stitch without a foot, so that I can see where it is stitching... You will need to mark where the buttonhole needs to be, especially the ends, and flick the black lever manually.
Set the machine to buttonhole stitch, then start. The machine will still go to the back, but when you can see it getting near the mark for the stitch, you need to flick that black lever forward - the machine will change direction and zigzag back down that side. When it gets to the mark at the other end, press the lever forward and the machine will do the bar stitch and go back up the other side of the marked hole. Keep an eye on it and when it gets to the other end, manually flick the lever forward again and it should bar tack and come down the second side to the front. Stop the machine when it gets there. I hope this helps:)
I'd do a couple of samples first, so I know when to flick the lever... Good Luck:)
Let me know how you get on x
Great demonstration. However, when you draw a buttonhole on the fabric where do you position the needle when starting so that the buttonhole is sewn in the correct position on the fabric?
It needs to be with the drawn bit towards the back of the machine as the machine goes backwards first
Thank you for your prompt reply. Look forward to seeing some more videos. You explain things so well :)
Fab! Your demo and explanation is super-clear!
Thank you 😃
Outstanding ! Thank you for the clarification.
Glad to be of help:)
Brilliant! Thank you so much, I was struggling to make head or tail or buttonholes with the Janome manual for my new machine - you have sorted me out!
Thank you:) I think it always helps to see someone do something - I'd try out a few samples before you go onto a finished project though :)
Thanks, can you see through the foot the tack marks where you want your buttonhole to be so that it’s straight?
I have a Janome 7025 so need to find more info.
Just about - you really have to keep an eye on it. ..
Great video, I couldn’t work it out just using the manual, thanks
I think sometimes you just need to actually see someone do it 😉
Hello, what tension number and stitch length is best? I have moved mine around and dont know what the original was set at x
Um - I never change mine, as I only ever use cotton fabrics for patchwork... tension is usually about 4 and stitch length you can change to what you want - I think mine comes on automatically at 2.2 :)
Absolutely brilliant, I just made my first button hole at 55 😂
Well done 👍
Thank you so so much this helped enormously!!!!!!!!
This was easy to understand. Thank you!
Yay, I did my first buttonhole ever. The gadget works just fine.
Cool - Well done :)
I'm trying to make a series of buttonholes on shoulder straps. Is there a technique keep the buttonhole dead in the middle and the buttonholes not to slope away to the left or right which has been happening. Maybe I'm not lining it up right and maybe the strap needs supporting at the back because it sews backwards is my initial thought. Thankyou. John.... I'm using a Janome automatic one step buttonhole the same as your video.
Oh I've never tried that John, but yes it does sound like you need to guide it more.... I'd try on samples until you're satisfied with the results though 😉
@@patchworkquiltingclassestv9084 thanks
Best tutorial for this topic. Thank you!
Thank you ☺️
superb demonstration. Thanks ever so much
You're welcome 🙂
I'm glad so many people have found this helpful, but it hasn't worked for me. I have the automatic one-step button hole function (theoretically) And I've set it up so carefully. But it doesn't do what the video shows. First off, it doesn't do the straight stitch bit and then come back with the zigzag over it. Secondly, it does a very loose zigzag to start with then rattles off all on its own with a very tight zigzag up the same side - I think it would go on for ever if I didn't take my foot off the pedal. Or one time, it did the loose zigzag bit up on side, then came back down the other side with the loose zigzag and then, instead of doing the bar across, went bonkers with a tight zigzag just on the one side that again would have gone on for ever. So I haven't yet been able to get onto an actual garment. Think I'll go back to my 1968 Frister and Rossman with its 4 step button holes. But those are tricky too.
Oh dear, Coln that doesn't sound very good... it usually only keeps going if you haven't pulled that little black lever down, but I'm not sure about the other stitch problems... you have selected a buttonhole stitch haven't you? Otherwise I would say to take it along to your local sewing machine shop and have them look at it...
I would work on sample fabrics, not a finished garment, and have a least a double layer of fabric.
@@patchworkquiltingclassestv9084 Yes, that’s what I’ve been doing. However, I’ve now succeeded, even though I don’t really know how! I just went back to basics, turned everything on and off, rethreaded everything, and generally just started over, and finally succeeded. However, it was also a help that someone with a machine more similar to mine told me that my machine would not do the straight stitch underneath the zigzag, once I found that I could relax a bit more.
@@colinrobson738 that age old adage often works - glad you got it sorted 😊
Thank you so much. This helped me sooo much. Thanks again! 🧵🧵🧵🧵🧵🧵
Glad to be of help :)
Incredibly useful! Thanks so much!
Very helpful tutorial! Thank you so much
Very helpful video, thank you!
Thank you soo much I have been struggling to figure it out ♥️♥️🌸
Happy to help!
Fantastic tutorial thank you
Thank you so much for this video!! If you can help, my buttonhole foot does not move at all once i finish setting it all up. Is it the foot or am i doing something wrong?
Hi :) It's the fabric that should be moving - I know this sounds obvious, but have you remembered to set the stitch to a buttonhole setting? Have you got a double layer of fabric? I'll see what else I can come up with :)
Thank you very much. Your tutorial helped me a lot.
Hi have tried my Janome buttonhole foot numerous times in my Janome machine with a size 8mm blouse button, as said on your excellent video, Simply does not work, the machine does one side and continues with a bar tack until the fabric or needle is ruined. All set up correctly as your instructions and book that came with my machine. Have used Janome for many years and NEVER had problems before. Can anyone help. Thanks
OOh that doesn't sound good... I'd give the machine a good clean out, and try some samples with stabiliser in-between the layers... If these don't work then I'd take it to your local shop and get it looked at :)
Thank you, will take my machine to be inspected as soon as possible.
@@pearlclint2770 as it's something you're going to use a lot I really think it's worth getting it fixed 😉
does this tutorial only work with machines that have a automatic buttonhole feature?
i have the foot but my machine is basic no programming
@@irislarocque3932 Hi Iris:) Your machine probably uses a four-step method. Where you select your stitches there is probably a set of 3 settings... usually A, B, and C. When you select them, A probably does a zig-zag stitch going backward, B zigzags on the spot (for each end of the button hole) and C will zigzag stitch forwards. You will have mark the buttonhole on your fabric and change the stitches accordingly... here's a link from Janome Canada ua-cam.com/video/tAfiKmC-vA8/v-deo.html.
Patchwork Quilting Classes TV thank you i will check into this.
This is perfect. Thank you.
Thank you for this. I’ve just made an absolute hash of my button holes it kept stopping half way through and going completely awol. I’m so gutted as it’s obvs the last stage of my beautiful blouse. The only thing is see different in what you did and your demo is that I didn’t lift the black lever after each buttonhole - do you think this is the issue? If not I’m wondering if I got a faulty machine - thanks 🙏
Oh Paula you must be so upset :( that really shouldn't make any difference as that lever should hit the white bit sticking out from the foot, and tell the machine to go onto the next step... I would try some samples, using at least a double layer of fabric, and see what happens if you do lift and replace that lever each time... you may have a faulty machine... not much help I know
Thank you for this video. It was very useful.😊
Thanks :)
Thanks. Happy New Year !
What are the stitch settings? I have a digital machine and keep getting an SL error.
I'm pretty sure you just need to set the machine to one of the button hole settings 😄 can you check in the book and see what the message means?
Thank you so much for this tutorial!
I hope it helps:)
This was very helpful but I am working on a model janome magnolia 7330 and am not sure how to start and stop when using the foot pedal.
ooohhh... I don't know I'll have to test it... I suspect you keep your foot down until it has finished
I have the buttonhole foot and a janome machine, and when I put a button in it makes a perfectly good buttonhole, except the hole is always about 3 mm too big. Is there a way to fix that? Or should I possibly look into getting a new foot in hopes it will make a buttonhole the right size?
Hi Doris, I've never heard of that before... have you a local sewing machine shop where you could ask? Otherwise I think its just case of hand sewing a stitch at one end.... maybe leave the thread a bit longer and use it to stitch the end together:)
Thank you...can l make a bittonhole without a button on that attachment?...just using markings?
probably - you just need to keep an eye on your markings and flick the lever on the left at the appropriate time... you'll need to do a few dummy runs, to see when that lever is moved by the attachment... eg when it gets to the back of the hole the attachment pushes the lever forward and the stitch changes and stitch direction changes... Good Luck :)
❤thanks for the training. Helped greatly!!
We can’t get the buttonhole tension correct. The underneath looks perfect and the top is all loose cotton loops. If you could help please.
Sounds like you just need to rethread the machine, often when the top stitches are loose you may have just missed one of the bits when threading the top of the machine... I'd try it out on some sample pieces before your garment, remembering to use at least a double layer of fabric - good luck 😊
@@patchworkquiltingclassestv9084 thanks so much. You were right only strangely it was the bobbin. We hadn’t caught the cotton on the little hook in the bobbin area.
@@jennimareeh glad it's sorted - it is often something simple in the threading... It's so easy to miss just one little bit out 😊
@@patchworkquiltingclassestv9084 thanks so much for your prompt responses :-)
Do you have any tips for using the manual button hole foot?
About to throw my machine out the window, the buttonhole lever does absolutely nothing 😢
Oh dear - that sounds like its broken - you need the lever to tell the machine when to change direction.... otherwise it would take a lot of steps manually .... straight stitch reverse,to the top of the hole, then a tight zigzag forward over the straight stitching, then a bartack, (twice the zigzag width, length 0) then a straight stitch backwards, (up the other side of the buttonhole), then another bartack, then the zigzag forwards again over the straight stitches and finish off... it might be worth a try :)
It’s a new machine and I’m not experienced with buttonholes so did wonder what was going on! I’ll contact the manufacturer to see if they can give me some help! Thank you for the tips!
thank you so much for the video! Just one question, do you have to tie the thread off or do you just cut it?
Hiya, and thanks for watching:) You can just cut the thread - if you watch the machine it does a locking stitch at the end :)
How do you take off the buttonhole foot once you're done?
Hi Marilyn:) Its the same as most of the other feet - you simply press the little black button at the back of the foot and it will drop off, ready to click your next foot into place (1.49 into the video). Hope this helps, Rach x
Hi can anyone help, I’ve followed the interactions but my machine stays in one position and its not on the button setting where it realised the zig zag thing underneath (not sure its name sorry)
What machine do you have Ella? Have you checked that the feed dogs haven't dropped down?
thanks this was helpful. you said you push the start button, but don't show where or what the button is? Maybe my machine doesn't have it?
Oh sorry, i have a stop/button on my machine instead of using the foot pedal... I think you just keep your foot on the pedal until it has finished :)
I have a Janome can’t seem to make buttonholes correctly, it never goes all the way around when stitching
What am I doing wrong?
Hi Carole - does your machine have the automatic buttonhole function, or do you have to go through various steps? can you email me with a picture of the buttonhole? Rachel@sewhappy.co.uk :)
I've got exactly the same problem. Also mine doesn't do a row of straight stitches first and then come back with the zigzag, I'm in despair! (And yes, that is with the automatic function. Not a computerised machine though.)
Hello.Im looking for that Janome buttonhole foot too Dc4100 model( 9mm widh)Could you help me find it please.All buttonhole foot on the market is 7mm widh.😕
I'm sorry, but I'm not really familiar with all the machines - the only thing I can suggest is that you contact either your local sewing machine shop, or Janome themselves. :) I would have thought it would have come with the machine though, as its a pretty standard foot...
Thank you. Now I will do my first buttonhole :-)
Please do a test one first, then onto your finished garment :)