Buttonhole Stitches

SEWING THE STITCHES

Select the desired buttonhole stitch according to your application and the size of the button.

Stitch		Presser		Stitch width		Stitch length			Twin
Stitch	Stitch Name	Presser	Applications	[mm (inch)]		[mm (inch)]			Twin
Key	Stitch Name	Foot	Applications	[mm (inch)]		[mm (inch)]			Needle
Key		Foot		Auto	Manual	Auto	Manual		Needle
				Auto	Manual	Auto	Manual
	Narrow rounded		Buttonhole on light to medium	5.0	3.0 - 5.0	0.4	0.2	- 1.0
	buttonhole		weight fabrics	5.0	3.0 - 5.0	0.4	0.2	- 1.0	NO
	buttonhole		weight fabrics	(3/16)	(1/8 - 3/16)	(1/64)	(1/64 - 1/16)		NO
				(3/16)	(1/8 - 3/16)	(1/64)	(1/64 - 1/16)

	Wide round ended		Buttonholes with extra space for	5.5	3.5 - 5.5	0.4	0.2	- 1.0
	buttonhole		larger buttons	5.5	3.5 - 5.5	0.4	0.2	- 1.0	NO
	buttonhole		larger buttons	(7/32)	(1/8 - 7/32)	(1/64)	(1/64 - 1/16)		NO
				(7/32)	(1/8 - 7/32)	(1/64)	(1/64 - 1/16)

	Tapered round ended		Reinforced waist tapered	5.0	3.0 - 5.0	0.4	0.2 - 1.0
	buttonhole		buttonholes	5.0	3.0 - 5.0	0.4	0.2 - 1.0		NO
	buttonhole		buttonholes	(3/16)	(1/8 - 3/16)	(1/64)	(1/64 - 1/16)		NO
				(3/16)	(1/8 - 3/16)	(1/64)	(1/64 - 1/16)

	Round ended		Buttonholes with vertical bar	5.0	3.0 - 5.0	0.4	0.2 - 1.0
	buttonhole		tack in heavyweight fabrics	5.0	3.0 - 5.0	0.4	0.2 - 1.0		NO
	buttonhole		tack in heavyweight fabrics	(3/16)	(1/8 - 3/16)	(1/64)	(1/64 - 1/16)		NO
				(3/16)	(1/8 - 3/16)	(1/64)	(1/64 - 1/16)

	Round double ended		Buttonholes for fine, medium to	5.0	3.0 - 5.0	0.4	0.2 - 1.0
	buttonhole		heavyweight fabrics	5.0	3.0 - 5.0	0.4	0.2 - 1.0		NO
	buttonhole		heavyweight fabrics	(3/16)	(1/8 - 3/16)	(1/64)	(1/64 - 1/16)		NO
				(3/16)	(1/8 - 3/16)	(1/64)	(1/64 - 1/16)

	Narrow squared		Buttonholes for light to medium	5.0	3.0 - 5.0	0.4	0.2 - 1.0
	buttonhole		weight fabrics	5.0	3.0 - 5.0	0.4	0.2 - 1.0		NO
	buttonhole		weight fabrics	(3/16)	(1/8 - 3/16)	(1/64)	(1/64 - 1/16)		NO
				(3/16)	(1/8 - 3/16)	(1/64)	(1/64 - 1/16)

	Stretch buttonhole		Buttonholes for stretch or woven	6.0	3.0 - 6.0	1.0	0.5 - 2.0
			fabrics	(15/	3.0 - 6.0	1.0	0.5 - 2.0		NO
			fabrics	(15/	(1/8 - 15/64)	(1/16)	(1/32 - 1/16)		NO
				64)	(1/8 - 15/64)	(1/16)	(1/32 - 1/16)
				64)

	Heirloom buttonhole		Buttonholes for heirloom and	6.0	3.0 - 6.0	1.5	1.0 - 3.0
			stretch fabrics	(15/	3.0 - 6.0	1.5	1.0 - 3.0		NO
			stretch fabrics	(15/	(1/8 - 15/64)	(1/16)	(1/16 - 1/8)		NO
				64)	(1/8 - 15/64)	(1/16)	(1/16 - 1/8)
				64)

	Bound buttonhole		The first step in making bound	5.0	0.0 - 6.0	2.0	0.2 - 4.0
			buttonholes	5.0	0.0 - 6.0	2.0	0.2 - 4.0		NO
			buttonholes	(3/16)	(0 - 15/64)	(1/16)	(1/64 - 3/16)		NO
				(3/16)	(0 - 15/64)	(1/16)	(1/64 - 3/16)

	Keyhole buttonhole		Buttonholes in heavyweight or	7.0	3.0 - 7.0	0.5	0.3 - 1.0
			thick fabrics for larger flat	7.0	3.0 - 7.0	0.5	0.3 - 1.0		NO
			thick fabrics for larger flat	(1/4)	(1/8 - 1/4)	(1/32)	(1/64 - 1/16)		NO
			buttons	(1/4)	(1/8 - 1/4)	(1/32)	(1/64 - 1/16)
			buttons

	Tapered keyhole		Buttonholes in medium to heavy	7.0	3.0 - 7.0	0.5	0.3 - 1.0
	buttonhole		weight fabrics for larger flat	7.0	3.0 - 7.0	0.5	0.3 - 1.0		NO
	buttonhole		weight fabrics for larger flat	(1/4)	(1/8 - 1/4)	(1/32)	(1/64 - 1/16)		NO
			buttons	(1/4)	(1/8 - 1/4)	(1/32)	(1/64 - 1/16)
			buttons

	Keyhole buttonhole		Buttonholes with vertical bar	7.0	3.0 - 7.0	0.5	0.3 - 1.0
			tack for reinforcement in	7.0	3.0 - 7.0	0.5	0.3 - 1.0		NO
			tack for reinforcement in	(1/4)	(1/8 - 1/4)	(1/32)	(1/64 - 1/16)		NO
			heavyweight or thick fabrics	(1/4)	(1/8 - 1/4)	(1/32)	(1/64 - 1/16)
			heavyweight or thick fabrics

Buttonholes are sewn from the front of the presser foot to the back, as shown below.
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aReinforcement stitching

Utility Stitches

QC 1000 specifications

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Brother QC 1000 operation manual Buttonhole Stitches

Models: QC 1000

Buttonhole Stitches

Stitch Name

Auto

QC 1000 specifications