My babylock ellure plus sewing machine keeps messing up my buttonholes. It sews up the left side and back just fine, but when it is time to do the right side, it will sew straight down but then goes back to the left side and sews straight up the left side again. It also will sew in the same place without moving causing a big blob of thread. What is even more frustrating is that I will sew a *test* buttonhole first and it will work fine but once I put my actual project in to make the buttonhole, it messes up.

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For some reason your model has vanished from the support pages!

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Check all the plugs, and there might be a small glass fuse on the control board, but getting to it might be an issue.

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Unfortunately, you are stuck with having to fix what you have. Perhaps handstitching the buttonholes with heavy thread will at least make it acceptable. In the future, be sure to always test the exact same set up using scrap material before trying it on your project.

1.Mark position and length of buttonhole on fabric.
2.Set button on the base and slide base forward to secure button.
* If button does not fit on the base, adjust slide on base to diameter of button plus thickness of button.
a= Length of button + thickness
3.Pass upper thread through the hole of buttonhole foot and attach buttonhole foot to machine.
Bring upper and bobbin threads to the left under foot.
4.Position fabric under presser foot so that the center line mark is in the center of the needle opening in the buttonhole foot. With the main part of the foot pushed to the back, lower the presser foot lever.
5.Lower the buttonhole foot lever so it is positioned behind the raised finger on the foot (see step 5 illustration). a
Note:Machine will not start to sew if buttonhole lever is not lowered properly or buttonhole foot is not positioned correctly.
Note:If machine does not reset for second buttonhole, be sure the presser foot raised finger is pressed against the lever.
6.Hold upper thread lightly and start the machine.
Ref. :babylock.com/downloads/manuals/

it sews one side in the forward direction and the other in the reverse direction

it could be a problem with the computer or a sensor,, if it keeps happening,, you need to have the machine checked

Sounds like it's time for a visit to the repair shop Babylock Ellure
is a fairly nice machine, it will be worth it...

Cheers,
Kelly
Embroidery Services
San Diego, CA

Looking at the babylock.com website the Ellure Plus has more stitches although they are both machine embroidery machines. The Ellure Plus has a larger embroidery field than the Sofia though so this may well clinch it, 4" x 4" versus 5" x 7", I know I would go for the larger embroidery field so I didn't need to reset the hoop.

I guess though it comes down to price and will you use all the extra features of the Ellure Plus. If you are mainly doing clothing and home dec then you really don't need the embroidery features at all, its a personal preference though.

Have you been in for a demonstration and used both machines yourself? Sometimes the little things will crystilise the decision for you. Look at ease of threading up, lighting in the sewing area, size of the free arm and how easy it is to program and set up the embroidery functions. Then decide if the extra cost is worth it, sometimes its better to spend more now and not outgrow the machine's functions, but you know what your sewing needs are so its something you have to weigh up.

I cannot find any reference to a Babylock Allure ESL.

There is a Babylock Ellure, which uses the card only and the Babylock Ellure Plus with UBS port A for a flash drive.

I have a Babylock Ellure Plus. To space between words there is a _ on the front with the letters. This will insert a space.