Brother QC 1000 operation manual Button Sewing, Buttons with 2 or 4 holes can be sewn on

When button sewing is selected,

SEWING THE STITCHES

Button Sewing

Buttons with 2 or 4 holes can be sewn on.

Note

Make sure that the automatic thread cutting setting is not selected when sewing on buttons.

Stitch		Presser		Stitch width		Stitch length		Twin
	Stitch Name		Applications	[mm (inch)]		[mm (inch)]
Key		Foot						Needle
				Auto	Manual	Auto	Manual
	Button sewing		Attaching buttons	3.5	2.5 - 4.5
						—	—	NO
				(1/8)	(3/32 - 3/16)

aPress .

→ automatically changes to , and the feed dogs are lowered.

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cannot be set.

bRaise the presser foot lever.

cAttach button fitting foot “M”, slide the button along the metal plate and into the presser foot, and then lower the presser foot lever.

a

b

aButton

bMetal plate

dTurn the handwheel toward you to check that the needle correctly goes into the holes of the button without touching it.

CAUTION

•Make sure the needle does not strike the button during sewing. The needle may break and cause injury.

eGently hold the end of the upper thread, and then start sewing.

*Once sewing is completed, the machine automatically sews reinforcement stitches, then stops.

*If the automatic thread cutting setting is selected before sewing, the machine will automatically cut the thread at the end of stitching.

Note

•To attach the button more securely, repeat the procedure.

•Adjust the stitch width to the distance between the holes in the button.

fWith scissors, cut the upper and bobbin threads at the beginning of the stitching, pull the upper thread at the end of the stitching to the wrong side of the fabric, and then tie it with the bobbin thread.

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If a different stitch is selected, returns to its original setting.

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