Brother 885-S61 3Place the button into button-sewing foot M, 4Select stitch, 6Start sewing

3Place the button into button-sewing foot “M”.

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1Button

•When attaching four-hole buttons, first sew the two holes closest to you. Then, slide the button so that the needle goes into the two holes toward the rear of the sewing machine, and then sew them in the same way.

4Select stitch 55 .

•For details, refer to “Selecting stitching” (page 68).

•Leave automatic thread-cutting set to .

5Turn the balance wheel toward you to check that the needle correctly goes into the two holes of the button.

Adjust the stitch width to the distance between the button holes.

CAUTION

●When sewing, be sure that the needle does not touch the button, otherwise the needle may bend or break.

6Start sewing.

X The sewing machine automatically stops after sewing reinforcement stitches.

• If additional strength is needed to secure the
button, perform the button-sewing operation
twice.
• Do not press the thread cutter button.
Pull the upper thread at the end of the
7stitching to the wrong side of the fabric, and	3
then tie it with the bobbin thread.

Use scissors to cut the upper thread and the bobbin thread at the beginning of the stitching.

8When you are finished attaching the button,

slide the drop feed lever to (to the left as seen from the front of the machine) and turn the handwheel to raise the feed dogs.

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1Back side

Buttonhole Stitching 83