How To Use An Automatic Buttonhole Foot

In this tutorial, we show you how to install the one-step automatic buttonhole foot on your sewing machine, and then we show you how to properly use the presser foot. This foot creates perfectly sized buttonholes for the exact button you are using on your project. No more guesswork or uneven buttonholes! Also great for creating drawstring holes!

We have Automatic Buttonhole feet available for the following sewing machine brands:

Enjoy and Happy Sewing!

If you have any comments or questions, be sure to leave them in the comment section below and be sure to join our sewing community:

[Furfrouu]

Ha, I didn't think to use the automatic stitch feature, would be a lot easier! ^ ^
I haven't used a button foot since 2015 when I bought my machine.

[ornelladay]

Hi Sarah I bought a new Janome about three years ago specifically for the automatic buttonhole as I was making my daughter's wedding favours and these needed two bottonholes each for ribbon to feed through - what a difference it made to have this feature. Previous to this my New Home machine had manual and was about 30 years old!
My question is what method/attachment can I use to make a very large oversize buttonhole - say 2-3 inches or bigger.
I wish there was a forum on youtube so that I could pass my thanks on to everyone whose videos I have watched and have given me so many tips, techniques and projects that will keep me busy. THANK YOU.

[scarlett]

Im sorry, this video is from ELEVEN YEARS AGO!? wow. Eleven years ago you posted this. And it helped me tremendously now. I love the internet

[AIRStudio-AngelRiveros]

Thank you so much for the video ! 😄 Safe my day !

[katielove]

I didn't know buttonholes could be used for ribbons and rope and etc.? Too bad you didn't answer all the distress questions in this comments section. People are looking to you for help!

[rabbit]

I don't know why but my sewing machine won't move the fabric. It just holds it in place and makes a bird's nest. If it doesn't make bird's nests it only does a single line.

[activemuslima]

hi Thanks for sharing but I am afraid that even your tuto does not help me to understand what I make wrong. I am happy for you that your machine can do the bottonhole so automaticaly; mine does not want to, even it seem to be so simple, euh sorry so automatic and in the manual, the instructions are lacking of detail, I think but even the manual way does not work; it only sews one way but doesn't sew back.

[veronicav]

WHAT STITCH SETTINGS DO I USE I'M SO LOST 😭😭

[malloryeastman]

I was just curious on how to sew a button hole and didn’t even realize that there was a foot for it. Turns out my sewing machine came with it.

[veronica]

I have tried to use the button hole foot followed all directions still can't get it to work. I am going to just punch a slit in the material and double stitch it by hand. Tired of trying to fiqure it out.

[janemartin]

Place a straight pin across your buttonhole to protect the end threads from being cut by the seam ripper when opening the hole. It's a great trick! Most of us aren't as talented as Sarah in using a seam ripper. Great demo.

[stacymcintyre]

You've just saved me, I have a lot of these to do and could not figure it out from the booklet. Thank you for making this :-)

[boydfam]

Help please.  I cannot sew a buttonhole.  I have a Brother cs6000i.  I put the button size I want in.  The white lever of the buttonhole foot is in front of the pull down lever.  I start sewing and it just keeps going backwards then stops and keeps sewing in the same spot.  I also keep having my thread break.  What am I doing wrong.

[SewingPartsOnline]

LOL - no worries! We never really stop learning the art of sewing. =D

[SewingPartsOnline]

Hi Ramona! I just have to ask a couple basic questions before we dive into seeing what's wrong. Are the feed dogs up and did you pull down the buttonhole lever as far as possible?

[bishujinespirografo]

Gee! If I haven't find your video I would be stuck in the last part of my baby girl's skirt. Thanks a lot!

[qormi]

Beautiful buttonholes. Thank you. After 50 years of sewing, I am only now venturing into buttonholes, and your video was very helpful.

[brinm]

hi sara, i still can't get the hang of this foot. i followed all your directions but my machine just sews in one spot. so my questions what is your upper tension set on? what size length stitch on the top dial is it set on? and things like that. all my manual says is "set it on F" .... thanks.... hoping this is my problem

[andreajones]

Hi, I didn't hear the mention of the stitch settings. Is that automatically set once the foot is in place. If not, what settings should I use?

[tatianab]

Thank you so much for this video!!!! I couldn’t figure it out on my own how to use this foot!