SEWING BUTTONHOLES AND BUTTONS / COSTURA DE OJALES Y BOTONES ———————————————————————

Adjusting Buttonholes

Ajuste de ojales

If the stitching on the two sides of the buttonhole is not the same, you can make the following adjustments.

Si la costura en los dos lados del ojal no es igual, puede realizar los siguientes ajustes.

1Set the stitch length dial between "F" and 1.5 and sew the buttonhole on a scrap piece of fabric to observe how the material is fed.

Ajuste el control de longitud de puntada entre "F" y 1,5 y cosa el ojal en un retal para observar cómo se arrastra el material.

2If the right side of the buttonhole is too open or tight, adjust the feeding of the material with the stitch length dial.

Si el lado derecho del ojal está demasiado abierto o apretado, ajuste el avance del material con el control de longitud de puntada.

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1Right side / Lado derecho

2 Shorter / Más corta

3 Longer / Más larga

3After obtaining a satisfactory feed on the right side, stitch the buttonhole and observe the feeding.

Tras obtener el avance satisfactorio del material en el lado derecho, cosa el ojal y observe el avance.

4If the left side is too open or tight compared with the right side, adjust the buttonhole fine- adjustment screw as described below.

Si el lado izquierdo está demasiado abierto o apretado en comparación con el lado derecho, ajuste el tornillo de ajuste fino para ojales como se indica a continuación.

If the left side is too open, turn the buttonhole fine-adjustment screw with a large screwdriver

in the – direction.

If the left side is too tight, turn the buttonhole fine-adjustment screw with a large screwdriver

in the + direction.

Si el lado izquierdo está demasiado abierto, gire el tornillo de ajuste fino para ojales con un

destornillador grande en la dirección –.

Si el lado izquierdo está demasiado apretado, gire el tornillo de ajuste fino para ojales con un

destornillador grande en la dirección +.

•This adjustment ensures both sides of the buttonhole are the same.

Este ajuste asegura que ambos lados del ojal sean iguales.

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1Stitch length dial / Control de longitud de puntada

2 Buttonhole fine-adjustment screw / Tornillo de ajuste fino de los ojales

3 Left side / Lado izquierdo

4 Buttonhole appearance / Aspecto del ojal

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Brother Sewing Machine operation manual Adjusting Buttonholes Ajuste de ojales, Direction, + direction
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