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Liz
September 28th 03, 01:13 PM
My husband offered to buy me a sewing machine for christmas, and we went
looking at them on the weekend. We ended up buying one because it was on
special -- a Husqvarna Viking Lily. Took it home and played with it; it took
a bit of getting used to, with quite a different way of threading and
placing the bobbin from what I've had before, but eventually we got it all
working beautifully... except the keyhole buttonhole. It keeps leaving a gap
of about a millimetre between where the start and finish.
Anyone with experience of keyhole buttonholes know if there's a trick to
them, or whether it means the machine needs fixing?
Thanks very much for any suggestions,
Liz

Sarah Dale
September 29th 03, 09:47 AM
On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 14:17:05 +0100, Kate Dicey wrote:
> If you are, take a look at the wheel: there is a white section on it.
> Look on page 29 of the manual, and make sure that the white line in the
> black bit is matched with the white area on the wheel. Adjust within
> this white section to get the start and finish lined up: if you always
> start the buttonhole at exactly the same place on the wheel, it will
> always finish at the same place. You need to make this adjustment to
> suit the fabric and stitch size you are using. I've had my Lily 550/555

Hi Kate,

Thanks for this info. Could you clarify further about how to adjust the
white area on the wheel with relation to the white line on the body to
adjust the start/finish point of the button hole? Whilst I've not had
Liz's problem yet with my Freesia, I don't want it to happen!

My manual doesn't cover this, and I only have the very brief notes in the
Accesory Guide to go by :( Actually - I should probably get on to my
dealer and ask if he forgot the instructions!

Regards,

Sarah

Kate Dicey
September 30th 03, 12:11 PM
Sarah Dale wrote:
>
> On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 14:17:05 +0100, Kate Dicey wrote:
> > If you are, take a look at the wheel: there is a white section on it.
> > Look on page 29 of the manual, and make sure that the white line in the
> > black bit is matched with the white area on the wheel. Adjust within
> > this white section to get the start and finish lined up: if you always
> > start the buttonhole at exactly the same place on the wheel, it will
> > always finish at the same place. You need to make this adjustment to
> > suit the fabric and stitch size you are using. I've had my Lily 550/555
>
> Hi Kate,
>
> Thanks for this info. Could you clarify further about how to adjust the
> white area on the wheel with relation to the white line on the body to
> adjust the start/finish point of the button hole? Whilst I've not had
> Liz's problem yet with my Freesia, I don't want it to happen!
>
> My manual doesn't cover this, and I only have the very brief notes in the
> Accesory Guide to go by :( Actually - I should probably get on to my
> dealer and ask if he forgot the instructions!
>
> Regards,
>
> Sarah


Start with a test button hole, with the white line lined up with the
middle of the white area on the wheel. If you get a gap, adjust the
wheel a little before sewing the next one. If the gap gets bigger, turn
the wheel the other way to make it smaller. I can't remember which
direction you need to turn it! So long as you START stitching somewhere
in the white area, the buttonhole will start and finish at the right
point once you have adjusted it. Remember to check that the adjustment
is there each time you move the fabric to a new buttonhole position.

I really need to do this in pictures! It's one of the things I learned
to do by experimenting, and then had confirmed by the free day of
classes I got with the machine. It's really worth doing this day of
classes for this sort of thing. When you book the class, make sure you
ask that this sort of thing, and things like how to use the blind
hemmer, are included along with any decorative techniques.
--
Kate XXXXXX
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

Sarah Dale
October 5th 03, 11:34 AM
On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 12:11:57 +0100, Kate Dicey wrote:
> I really need to do this in pictures! It's one of the things I learned
> to do by experimenting, and then had confirmed by the free day of
> classes I got with the machine. It's really worth doing this day of
> classes for this sort of thing. When you book the class, make sure you
> ask that this sort of thing, and things like how to use the blind
> hemmer, are included along with any decorative techniques.

Many thanks Kate. Sorry for the delayed response - I've been on holiday!

My Freesia class is due in about 3 weeks time, and the Huskylock class is
due at the end of November! I bought the machines at the end of August,
and got them early Sept.!! Still, I suppose it shows the dealer is busy
and popular.

Very randomly, I managed to walk into the only sewing machine shop on the
Isle of Man (while on holiday), and the owner knew my dealer from going to
HV dealer meetings!!!

Sarah

Kate Dicey
October 5th 03, 11:08 PM
Sarah Dale wrote:
>
> On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 12:11:57 +0100, Kate Dicey wrote:
> > I really need to do this in pictures! It's one of the things I learned
> > to do by experimenting, and then had confirmed by the free day of
> > classes I got with the machine. It's really worth doing this day of
> > classes for this sort of thing. When you book the class, make sure you
> > ask that this sort of thing, and things like how to use the blind
> > hemmer, are included along with any decorative techniques.
>
> Many thanks Kate. Sorry for the delayed response - I've been on holiday!

Thass ok, lass. Did you have a good time?
>
> My Freesia class is due in about 3 weeks time, and the Huskylock class is
> due at the end of November! I bought the machines at the end of August,
> and got them early Sept.!! Still, I suppose it shows the dealer is busy
> and popular.

They are all like that! I never did get to the course with my first
Lily - Wilf's daughter wasn't qualified to teach it, and they had no
classroom space in Canterbury, so my nearest course would have been
Nottingham! By the time I got the second one, they were running the
courses in Canterbury, but the Lily one wasn't until February (machine
bought in October).
>
> Very randomly, I managed to walk into the only sewing machine shop on the
> Isle of Man (while on holiday), and the owner knew my dealer from going to
> HV dealer meetings!!!
>
> Sarah

They ALL know each other! I bet he also knew my Wilf in Canterbury!
--
Kate XXXXXX
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

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