Brother NX 600 operation manual Buttonhole Stitching

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

Buttonhole Stitching

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

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

CONTENTS GETTING READY SEWING BASICS UTILITY STITCHES APPENDIX

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