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Buttonhole Stitching

Buttonholes can be sewn. Five stitches are available for sewing buttonholes.

 

 

Pattern

FootPresser

 

Stitch Width

Stitch Length

NeedleTwin

 

Stitch Name

 

 

 

 

Application

[mm (inch)]

[mm (inch)]

 

Walk-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ing

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto

Manual

Auto

Manual

 

Foot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horizontal button-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

holes on thin and

5.0

3.0-5.0

0.5

0.2-1.0

No

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

medium weight

(3/16)

(1/8-3/16)

(1/32)

(1/64-1/16)

 

 

 

 

 

fabrics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured button-

5.0

3.0–5.0

0.5

0.2–1.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

holes for fabrics

No

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3/16)

(1/8-3/16)

(1/32)

(1/64-1/16)

 

 

 

 

 

that have backings

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buttonhole stitch

 

 

 

 

Buttonholes for

6.0

3.0–6.0

1.0

0.5–2.0

 

 

 

 

 

A

stretch or knit fab-

No

No

 

 

 

 

(15/64)

(1/8-15/64)

(1/16)

(1/32-1/16)

 

 

 

 

 

rics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

Buttonholes for

6.0

3.0–6.0

1.5

1.0–3.0

No

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stretch fabrics

(15/64)

(1/8-15/64)

(1/16)

(1/16-1/8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keyhole button-

7.0

3.0–7.0

0.5

0.3–1.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

holes for thick or

No

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1/4)

(1/8-1/4)

(1/32)

(1/64-1/16)

 

 

 

 

 

furry fabrics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reverse/

Reinforcement

Stitching

Automatic

Reinforcement

Automatic

Reinforcement

Automatic

Reinforcement

Automatic

Reinforcement

Automatic

Reinforcement

The values below “Auto” are set when the pattern is selected. The setting can be adjusted to any value within the range indicated below “Manual”.

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