Eyelets Using the Eyelet Plates
All machines: Lower the pressure to 1 (use the "set" menu
on the Des 1.) Feed dogs dropped and ankle and foot removed.
Attach the 4mm eyelet plate. The projection will be to the
left of the needle.
Change to the white embroidery thread and the
bobbin with the same thread. Hoop the fabric with tear away
so a group of eyelets are sort of centered in the hoop.
Place the hoop over the cutting mat that came with
the eyelet cutter. Place the eyelet cutter over one of the eyelet
dots and tap it twice with a hammer or mallet to cut the hole.
Cut all the holes in that area. Make sure the cut dots are out
of the holes.
Des 1: A 11, SW 4
#1+ and #1: A12, SW 4
Rose: #4, SW 4
Place one of the holes over the projection of the eyelet plate. Hold onto the
top thread and turn the hand wheel manually to lower the needle and bring up
the bobbin thread. Grab both threads and pull out about 4". Lower the presser
foot. Hold the thread tails to the front and to the left of the protrusion
so that as you sew, the stitches will form over the thread tails.
As you sew, move the hoop counterclockwise rather
fast so as the stitches form so they won't pile up on top of each
other. When you reach the beginning stitches, you will want to
touch "fix" before one of the stitches goes to the right so the "fix" stitch
will be stitched into the fabric instead of in the hole. Do not
use the cutter because you will need to bring up that tail for
each eyelet. Raise the presser foot and remove the hoop from the
protrusion and bring it forward to cut the bobbin thread and the
top thread and leave nice long tails.
Place another hole over the protrusion, bring up
the bobbin thread the same way and start stitching as before. After
finishing those eyelets, rehoop another area.
When you are all done, change the pressure setting
back to normal and and raise the feed dogs.
