Brother HE 120 operation manual Buttonhole Stitching

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UTILITY STITCHES ———————————————————————————————————————————

Buttonhole Stitching

Buttonholes can be sewn and buttons can be sewn on. Ten stitches are available for sewing one-step buttonholes, one for sewing on buttons.

			Stitch Width		Stitch Length		Presser
Stitch Name	Pattern	Application	[mm (inch.)]		[mm (inch.)]
							Foot
			Auto	Manual	Auto	Manual
	42	Horizontal buttonholes on thin	5.0	3.0–5.0	0.4	0.2–1.0
		and mediumweight fabrics	(3/16)	(1/8–3/16)	(1/64)	(1/64–1/16)
	43	Horizontal buttonholes on areas	5.0	3.0–5.0	0.4	0.2–1.0
		that are subject to strain	(3/16)	(1/8–3/16)	(1/64)	(1/64–1/16)
	44	Horizontal buttonholes on thick	5.0	3.0–5.0	0.4	0.2–1.0
		fabrics	(3/16)	(1/8–3/16)	(1/64)	(1/64–1/16)
	45	Buttonholes with bar tacks on	5.0	3.0–5.0	0.4	0.2–1.0
		both ends for stabilized fabrics	(3/16)	(1/8–3/16)	(1/64)	(1/64–1/16)
	46	Buttonholes for stretch or knit	6.0	3.0–6.0	1.0	0.5–2.0
Buttonhole		fabrics	(15/64)	(1/8–15/64)	(1/16)	(1/32–1/16)	A
stitch	47	Buttonholes for stretch fabrics	6.0	3.0–6.0	1.5	1.0–3.0
			(15/64)	(1/8–15/64)	(1/16)	(1/16–1/8)
	48	Bound buttonholes	5.0	0.0–6.0	2.0	0.2–4.0
			(3/16)	(0–15/64)	(1/16)	(1/64–3/16)
	49	Keyhole buttonholes for thick or	7.0	3.0–7.0	0.5	0.3–1.0
		plush fabrics	(1/4)	(1/8–1/4)	(1/32)	(1/64–1/16)
	50	Keyhole buttonholes for	7.0	3.0–7.0	0.5	0.3–1.0
		mediumweight and thick fabrics	(1/4)	(1/8–1/4)	(1/32)	(1/64–1/16)
	51	Horizontal buttonhole for thick	7.0	3.0–7.0	0.5	0.3–1.0
		or plush fabrics	(1/4)	(1/8–1/4)	(1/32)	(1/64–1/16)
Button-	55	Button sewing	3.5	2.5–4.5	–	–	M
sewing stitch			(1/8)	(3/32–3/16)

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