Buttonhole Stitching

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

 

 

 

 

 

Stitch Width

Stitch Length

Presser

Stitch Name

Pattern

Application

[mm (inch.)]

[mm (inch.)]

 

 

 

 

Foot

 

 

 

 

 

Auto

Manual

Auto

Manual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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)

 

Buttonhole

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buttonholes for stretch or knit

6.0

3.0–6.0

1.0

0.5–2.0

A

 

 

 

stitch

 

 

 

fabrics

(15/64)

(1/8–15/64)

(1/16)

(1/32–1/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Button-

 

 

 

Button sewing

3.5

0.0–7.0

1.4

0.0–4.0

M

sewing stitch

 

 

 

(1/8)

(0–1/4)

(1/16)

(0–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTENTS GETTING READY SEWING BASICS UTILITY STITCHES APPENDIX

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Buttonhole Stitching 63

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Image 69
Brother NX 200 manual Buttonhole Stitching