Brother Computerized Sewing and Quilting Machine operation manual Buttonhole Stitches

SEWING THE STITCHES

Buttonhole Stitches

Select the desired buttonhole stitch according to your application and the size of the button.

Stitch		Presser		Stitch width		Stitch length			Twin
	Stitch Name		Applications	[mm (inch)]		[mm (inch)]
Key		Foot							Needle
				Auto	Manual	Auto	Manual
	Narrow rounded		Buttonhole on light to medium	5.0	3.0 - 5.0	0.4	0.2	- 1.0
	buttonhole		weight fabrics						NO
				(3/16)	(1/8 - 3/16)	(1/64)	(1/64 - 1/16)
	Wide round ended		Buttonholes with extra space for	5.5	3.5 - 5.5	0.4	0.2	- 1.0
	buttonhole		larger buttons						NO
				(7/32)	(1/8 - 7/32)	(1/64)	(1/64 - 1/16)
	Tapered round ended		Reinforced waist tapered	5.0	3.0 - 5.0	0.4	0.2 - 1.0
	buttonhole		buttonholes						NO
				(3/16)	(1/8 - 3/16)	(1/64)	(1/64 - 1/16)
	Round ended		Buttonholes with vertical bar	5.0	3.0 - 5.0	0.4	0.2 - 1.0
	buttonhole		tack in heavyweight fabrics						NO
				(3/16)	(1/8 - 3/16)	(1/64)	(1/64 - 1/16)
	Round double ended		Buttonholes for fine, medium to	5.0	3.0 - 5.0	0.4	0.2 - 1.0
	buttonhole		heavyweight fabrics						NO
				(3/16)	(1/8 - 3/16)	(1/64)	(1/64 - 1/16)
	Narrow squared		Buttonholes for light to medium	5.0	3.0 - 5.0	0.4	0.2 - 1.0
	buttonhole		weight fabrics						NO
				(3/16)	(1/8 - 3/16)	(1/64)	(1/64 - 1/16)
	Stretch buttonhole		Buttonholes for stretch or woven	6.0	3.0 - 6.0	1.0	0.5 - 2.0
			fabrics	(15/					NO
					(1/8 - 15/64)	(1/16)	(1/32 - 1/16)
				64)
	Heirloom buttonhole		Buttonholes for heirloom and	6.0	3.0 - 6.0	1.5	1.0 - 3.0
			stretch fabrics	(15/					NO
					(1/8 - 15/64)	(1/16)	(1/16 - 1/8)
				64)
	Bound buttonhole		The first step in making bound	5.0	0.0 - 6.0	2.0	0.2 - 4.0
			buttonholes						NO
				(3/16)	(0 - 15/64)	(1/16)	(1/64 - 3/16)
	Keyhole buttonhole		Buttonholes in heavyweight or	7.0	3.0 - 7.0	0.5	0.3 - 1.0
			thick fabrics for larger flat						NO
				(1/4)	(1/8 - 1/4)	(1/32)	(1/64 - 1/16)
			buttons
	Tapered keyhole		Buttonholes in medium to heavy	7.0	3.0 - 7.0	0.5	0.3 - 1.0
	buttonhole		weight fabrics for larger flat						NO
				(1/4)	(1/8 - 1/4)	(1/32)	(1/64 - 1/16)
			buttons
	Keyhole buttonhole		Buttonholes with vertical bar	7.0	3.0 - 7.0	0.5	0.3 - 1.0
			tack for reinforcement in						NO
				(1/4)	(1/8 - 1/4)	(1/32)	(1/64 - 1/16)
			heavyweight or thick fabrics
Buttonholes are sewn from the front of the presser foot to the back, as shown below.
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aReinforcement stitching

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Utility Stitches

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