Brother 885-V14 Operation Manual page 87

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i Start sewing.
Set the sewing speed controller to the left (so
that the speed will be slow).
The sewing machine automatically stops
after sewing reinforcement stitches.
• If additional strength is needed to secure the
button, perform the button-sewing operation
twice.
j Use scissors to cut the upper thread and the
bobbin thread 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.
k When you are finished attaching the button,
slide the drop feed lever to
as seen from the rear of the machine) and turn
the handwheel to raise the feed dogs.
a Drop feed lever (as seen from the rear of the
machine)
Memo
The feed dog position switch is normally set
to the right side (as seen from the rear of
machine).
The feed dogs come up when you start
sewing again.
(to the right
a
■ Attaching a shank to a button
To sew the button with a shank, attach the button
with space between it and the fabric, and then
wind the thread by hand. This attaches the button
securely.
a Place the button into button-sewing foot "M",
and then pull the shank lever toward you.
a Shank lever
b After sewing is finished, cut the upper thread
with plenty of excess, wind it around the
thread between the button and the fabric, and
then tie it to the upper thread at the beginning
of the stitching.
Tie together the ends of the bobbin thread at
the end and at the beginning of the stitching on
the wrong side of the fabric.
c Cut off any excess thread.
Buttonhole Stitching/Button Sewing 85
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