Brother Sewing Machines operation manual Memo, Buttonhole Stitching/Button Sewing

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■Changing the stitch width Adjust the stitch width.

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•For details, refer to “Adjusting the stitch width” (page 58).

Memo

zBefore sewing buttonholes, check the stitch length and width by sewing a trial buttonhole on a scrap piece of fabric.

■Sewing buttonholes on stretch fabrics

When sewing buttonholes on stretch fabrics, use a gimp thread.

aHook the gimp thread onto the part of buttonhole foot “A” shown in the illustration so that it fits into the grooves, and then loosely tie it.

bTurn on the sewing machine. cSelect stitch 46 or 47 .

dAttach buttonhole foot “A”.

• For details, refer to “Replacing the presser

foot” (page 41).
Adjust the stitch width to the thickness of the
egimp thread.
Lower the presser foot lever and the
fbuttonhole lever, and then start sewing.
When sewing is finished, gently pull the gimp
gthread to remove any slack.	3

hUse a handsewing needle to pull the gimp thread to the wrong side of the fabric, and then tie it.

iWith a seam ripper, cut the middle part of the gimp thread remaining at the top end of the buttonhole.

Trim off any excess of the gimp thread.

Note

zIf gimp thread is not available use a thread or cord of at least 12 weight.

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