Brother CS-8150 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

CONTENTS GETTING READY SEWING BASICS

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

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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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1Marks on fabric

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

UTILITY STITCHES APPENDIX

INDEX

Buttonhole Stitching 77