Button Sewing - Brother NX-250 Operation Manual

■ Sewing buttonholes on stretch fabrics
When sewing buttonholes on stretch fabrics, use a
gimp thread.
Hook the gimp thread onto the part of
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buttonhole foot "A" shown in the illustration
so that it fits into the grooves, and then
loosely tie it.
2 Attach buttonhole foot "A".
• For details, refer to "Replacing the presser
foot" (page 33).
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3 Select stitch or
Adjust the stitch width to the thickness of the
4
gimp thread.
Lower the presser foot lever and the
5
buttonhole lever, and then start sewing.
6 When sewing is finished, gently pull the gimp
thread to remove any slack.
Use a handsewing needle to pull the gimp
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thread to the wrong side of the fabric, and
then tie it.
With a seam ripper, cut the middle part of the
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gimp thread remaining at the top end of the
buttonhole.
Trim off any excess of the gimp thread.
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Button sewing

Buttons can be sewn on with the sewing machine.
Buttons with 2 or with 4 holes can be attached.
1 Measure the distance between the holes in the
button to be attached.
2 Raise the presser foot lever, and then slide the
drop feed lever, located at the rear of the
machine on the base, to
seen from the rear of the machine).
a
1 Drop feed lever
(as seen from the rear of the machine)
The feed dogs are lowered.
3 Attach button-sewing foot "M".
• For details, refer to "Replacing the presser
foot" (page 33).
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4 Select stitch .
• For details, refer to "Selecting stitching"
(page 56).
5 Adjust the stitch width so that it is the same as
the distance between the holes in the button.
Buttonhole Stitching/Button Sewing
(to the left as
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