Brother Sewing Machines operation manual Buttonhole Stitching/Button Sewing

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Buttonhole Stitching/Button Sewing

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

	Pattern	Numeric		Stitch Width		Stitch Length		Presser
Stitch Name		Key	Application	[mm (inch)]		[mm (inch)]
								Foot
				Auto	Manual	Auto	Manual
	42		Horizontal
		–	buttonholes on thin	5.0	3.0–5.0	0.5	0.2–1.0
			and medium weight	(3/16)	(1/8–3/16)	(1/32)	(1/64–1/16)
			fabrics
	43		Horizontal
		–	buttonholes on areas	5.0	3.0–5.0	0.5	0.2–1.0
			that are subject to	(3/16)	(1/8–3/16)	(1/32)	(1/64–1/16)	3
			strain
	44		Horizontal	5.0	3.0–5.0	0.5	0.2–1.0
		–	buttonholes on thick
				(3/16)	(1/8–3/16)	(1/32)	(1/64–1/16)
			fabrics
	45		Buttonholes with bar	5.0	3.0–5.0	0.5	0.2–1.0
			tacks on both ends for
				(3/16)	(1/8–3/16)	(1/32)	(1/64–1/16)
			stabilized fabrics
Buttonhole	46	–	Buttonholes for stretch	6.0	3.0–6.0	1.0	0.5–2.0	A
stitch			or knit fabrics	(15/64)	(1/8–15/64)	(1/16)	(1/32–1/16)
	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	7.0	3.0–7.0	0.5	0.3–1.0
		–	for thick or plush
				(1/4)	(1/8–1/4)	(1/32)	(1/64–1/16)
			fabrics
	50		Keyhole buttonholes	7.0	3.0–7.0	0.5	0.3–1.0
		–	for medium weight
				(1/4)	(1/8–1/4)	(1/32)	(1/64–1/16)
			and thick fabrics
	51		Horizontal buttonhole	7.0	3.0–7.0	0.5	0.3–1.0
		–	for thick or plush
				(1/4)	(1/8–1/4)	(1/32)	(1/64–1/16)
			fabrics
Button-	53	–	Button sewing	3.5	2.5–4.5	–	–	M
sewing stitch				(1/8)	(3/32–3/16)

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