Brother 885-S61 operation manual Buttonhole sewing, Buttonhole Stitching

Buttonhole sewing

The maximum buttonhole length is about 28 mm (1-1/8 inch) (diameter + thickness of the button). Buttonholes are sewn from the front of the presser foot to the back, as shown below.

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1 Reinforcement stitching 1

3

The names of parts of buttonhole foot “A”, which is used for sewing buttonholes, are indicated below.

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5

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4

A

1Button guide plate

2 Presser foot scale

3 Pin

4 Marks on buttonhole foot

5 5 mm (3/16 inch)

1Use chalk to mark on the fabric the position and length of the buttonhole.

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1

1Marks on fabric

2 Button hole sewing

2Pull out the button guide plate of buttonhole foot “A”, and then insert the button that will be put through the buttonhole.

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