UTILITY STITCHES ——————————————————————————————————————————————————

Buttonhole Stitching

Buttonholes can be sewn and buttons can be sewn on. Eleven stitches are available for sewing on buttons and one-step buttonholes.

 

 

Stitch

 

Stitch Width

Stitch Length

Presser

Stitch Name

Pattern

Application

[mm (inch.)]

[mm (inch.)]

Key

 

 

 

 

Foot

 

 

 

Auto

Manual

Auto

Manual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

42

 

 

 

Horizontal buttonholes on

5.0

3.0–5.0

0.4

0.2–1.0

 

 

 

thin and mediumweight

 

 

 

 

(3/16)

(1/8–3/16)

(1/64)

(1/64–1/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

fabrics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

43

 

Horizontal buttonholes on

5.0

3.0–5.0

0.4

0.2–1.0

 

 

 

 

areas that are subject to strain

(3/16)

(1/8–3/16)

(1/64)

(1/64–1/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

44

 

Horizontal buttonholes on

5.0

3.0–5.0

0.4

0.2–1.0

 

 

 

 

thick fabrics

(3/16)

(1/8–3/16)

(1/64)

(1/64–1/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45

 

 

 

Buttonholes with bar tacks on

5.0

3.0–5.0

0.4

0.2–1.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

both ends for stabilized fabrics

(3/16)

(1/8–3/16)

(1/64)

(1/64–1/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

46

 

Buttonholes for stretch or knit

6.0

3.0–6.0

1.0

0.5–2.0

 

Buttonhole

 

 

fabrics

(15/64)

(1/8–15/64)

(1/16)

(1/32–1/16)

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stitch

47

 

Buttonholes for stretch fabrics

6.0

3.0–6.0

1.5

1.0–3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(15/64)

(1/8–15/64)

(1/16)

(1/16–1/8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48

 

Bound buttonholes

5.0

0.0–6.0

2.0

0.2–4.0

 

 

 

 

(3/16)

(0–15/64)

(1/16)

(1/64–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

49

 

Keyhole buttonholes for thick

7.0

3.0–7.0

0.5

0.3–1.0

 

 

 

 

or plush fabrics

(1/4)

(1/8–1/4)

(1/32)

(1/64–1/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

Keyhole buttonholes for

7.0

3.0–7.0

0.5

0.3–1.0

 

 

 

mediumweight and thick

 

 

 

 

(1/4)

(1/8–1/4)

(1/32)

(1/64–1/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

fabrics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

51

 

Horizontal buttonhole for

7.0

3.0–7.0

0.5

0.3–1.0

 

 

 

 

thick or plush fabrics

(1/4)

(1/8–1/4)

(1/32)

(1/64–1/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Button-

55

 

 

 

 

3.5

2.5–4.5

 

 

 

sewing

 

Button sewing

M

 

 

(1/8)

(3/32–3/16)

stitch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Brother 885-S61 operation manual Buttonhole Stitching