Buttonhole Stitching | Brother PC 6500 guide

BUTTONHOLE STITCHING		A

Buttonhole	6 for stretch fabrics
1 for thin and medium weight 7 for making		a bound
fabrics (horizontal holes)	buttonhole
2 for jeans and trousers	8 for suits and overcoats
1 2 3 4 5 3 for thick coats	9 for jeans and	trousers

4for thin or medium weight 0 for thick coats fabrics

5for stretch fabric with coarse weaves

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1. Mark the position and length of the buttonhole on the fabric.

Note

– The maximum buttonhole length is 1-3/16" (3 cm) (diameter + thickness of the button).

– Thick thread (#30) cannot be used when sewing with

and .

CONTENTS
SETTING UP
SEWING
STITCHES	UTILITY

	5	2. Attach buttonhole foot A and lower the presser foot lever,
	5	making sure that the upper thread passes underneath the
		making sure that the upper thread passes underneath the
		buttonhole foot.
		3. Pull out the button guide plate and insert the button that will
		be put through the buttonhole.
		1 Button guide plate
		4. Slide the outside frame of the buttonhole foot
1		backward as far as possible as shown in the	A
1	5	illustration at the left, making sure that there is	A
		no gap behind the part of the foot marked “A”.
		Note
		If the buttonhole foot is not slid back as far as possible, the
		buttonhole will not be sewn with the correct size.
A		5. Position the fabric under the buttonhole foot so that the red

		marks on the sides of the buttonhole foot align with the front
		end of the buttonhole marking and the red mark on the front
		of the foot is centered in the marking.
		1 Mark on fabric indicating position of buttonhole
	3	2 Red marks on buttonhole foot
	3
	5

6. Lower the buttonhole lever so that it is positioned behind the metal bracket on the buttonhole foot.

1 Buttonhole lever

2 Metal bracket on the buttonhole foot

1

2

STITCH DESIGNS)	(CREATE YOUR OWN	STITCH TM	MY CUSTOM
EMBROIDERING
MAINTENANCE
MESSAGES	ERROR
SEWING CHART
IN MACHINE)	(PROGRAMMED	PATTERNS

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Brother PC 6500 operation manual Buttonhole Stitching

Contents

Sewing Machine Important Safety Instructions For Users in the UK, EIRE, Malta Cyprus only For safe operation Please Read Before Using this MachineFor a longer service life For repair or adjustment Contents 135 122125 132 Principal Parts Chapter Removing the flat-bed attachment Accessory compartmentFLAT-BED Attachment Additional Accessories Optional Accessories Power Supply Selection keys Operation buttons Controls Check key LCD screenOther basic LCD keys END key LCD Density Adjusting the density with the main power switch Press the Brightness of LCD key Adjusting the density with the Operation Guide Press the Language Selection key Display Language Changing the presser foot Presser Feet / Feed Dogs Screw for securing adapter Installing the presser foot adapter & the walking footAdapter Installing the optional side cutter Make a cut of about 25/32 2.0 cm long Fabric Raising/lowering the feed dogs Installing the presser foot holder Thread Application Size of needle Type FABRIC/THREAD/NEEDLE Combinations Checking the needle Changing the needle Needle Winding the bobbin Bobbin Winding / Lower Threading Bobbin a. Then, slide the bobbin winder shaft to the right Installing the bobbin Threading the upper thread Upper Threading Contents Needle threader Net Spool Spool pin Spool cap Pulling up the bobbin threadExtra spool pin Net Foot Controller Selecting a stitch with the stitch guide Stitch SelectionSelecting a utility stitch So that it appears as Auto Manual Stitch width and length reference chart 4.0 Stitch Width & Length Adjusting the needle position stitch widthAdjusting the stitch length Upper thread is too tight Upper thread is too loose Adjusting the upper thread tensionThread Tension Correct tension Operation Guide Automatic REVERSE/REINFORCEMENT Stitching Automatic Thread Cutting At all times while sewing, Sewing using the straight stitch left needle positionBasic Sewing Be aware of the needle location Contents Sewing curves Useful Sewing SkillsSewing corners Sewing thick seams Sewing a curve with a zigzag stitch Sewing thick fabricSewing thin fabric Using the needle plate Reinforced stitching of stretch fabric Basic Stitching Dart Sewing Gathering Inserting a centered zipper Zipper Inserting Center and Side Applications Inserting a side zipper Stitchtm MY Custom Iron the folds toward the same direction Pintuck Sewing FLAT-FELL Seam Sewing Basting stitch Basting Patchwork crazy quilt stitching Zigzag StitchingOvercasting with a zigzag stitch Appliqué sewing with a zigzag stitch Sewing with , or Overcasting Blind hem stitch Blind HEM Stitching Adjusting the needle position Buttonhole Buttonhole Stitching For keyhole buttonholes For normal buttonholes and rounded buttonholes Sewing stretch fabrics Sewing order of buttonholes Adjusting the buttonhole width Metal bracket on the buttonhole foot Buttonhole lever BAR Tack StitchingBar tack Lower the buttonhole lever so that it is positioned behind Sewing bar tacks on thick fabrics Adjusting the bar tack widthAdjusting the stitch length of the bar tack Darning Darning Darning stitch cycle Adjusting the darning widthAdjusting the stitch length of the darning Straight Left , set Tape AttachingTape attaching Elastic zigzag Eyelet Eyelet Stitching Attaching two-hole buttons Button sewing SettingupButton Sewing Attaching a shank to the button Attaching four-hole buttons Zigzag stitch Appliqué Appliqué StitchingSewing around corners of the appliqué Sample patterns for appliqué quilts Appliqué Quilt Stitching Scallop stitch Scallop Stitching Smocking stitch Smocking Stitching Patchwork stitch Patchwork Stitching Fagoting Fagoting Decorative Satin stitch Decorative StitchingShell tuck stitching Heirloom Heirloom StitchingHemstitching with Stitchtm MY Custom Designing the Stitch Stitch Press the MY Custom Stitch key MY Custom Stitch key Entering Stitch Data Contents Use the four arrow keys to move the point to the desired Editing Stitch DataMoving a point Position Inserting new points Moving part or all of the design Setting UP Sewing Example To save the entered stitch design in memory address Storing a Stitch Design That YOU have Created Retrieving a Stitch Design That has Been Saved Installing embroidery foot Q Setup Initializing the embroidery unit Installing the embroidery unit Removing the embroidery unit Embroidering screen Attaching stabilizer material Creating beautiful embroidery Inserting the fabric in the embroidery frame Setting Removing the embroidery frame from the embroidery arm Attaching the embroidery frame to the embroidery arm Simple embroidering Embroidering multi-color patterns Embroidering Part of the pattern 2 is embroidered, Creating text patterns Embroidery Patterns Example To select characters to create the word BUS Changing the character size Typing uppercase & lowercase characters Typed in small-sized lowercase Characters Checking the text Changing the color of each character in the text Editing text Creating frame patterns Selecting one-point patterns Selecting patterns from a memory card Displaying the thread color names Set the main power switch to I to turn on the sewing machine Frame patterns One-point patterns Changing the Pattern SettingsEditing the layout of the pattern Character patterns Character & frame patterns One-point patterns Changing the embroidering position Mirror imaging patterns Changing the pattern direction Checking the embroidery area Embroidering from a specific starting point Changing the size of patterns Changing the thread density Memory button MemorySaving character combinations in the memory Retrieving a pattern which has been saved Continuing embroidering Adjustments While Embroidering Lower the presser foot lever and start embroidering Embroidering again from the beginning Example To embroider ABC, then link DE Embroidery ApplicationsLinking characters Embroidery Sheet Using the extra-large embroidery frame optional Example To embroider connecting patterns Connecting patterns Connecting letters Example To embroider Abcdefghijk 118 Making badges or decorative patches Combining a frame pattern with a design Embroidering appliqués using a frame pattern Case C Embroidering onto small pieces of fabric or in cornersCase a Case B Cleaning the shuttle CleaningCleaning the screen Cleaning the machine surface 123 Changing the Light Bulb Error Messages 126 127 This message appears while the bobbin is winding Operation messagesMachine is turned on Troubleshooting Symptom Probable cause Remedy Upper thread breaks Thread and stitch problems Fabric is not fed properly Mechanical problems Sewing Chart 133 134 Utility stitches Character embroidering Patterns Programmed in Machine Frames Stitches Frame pattern embroideringFloral alphabet 017 513 205 070 612 810