Buttonhole Stitching - Brother CS-8072 Operation Manual

BUTTONHOLE STITCHING

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Note
Before sewing a buttonhole on your project, practice on a scrap piece of the same type of fabric.
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14 11: Rounded buttonhole on light to medium weight fabric
*2
12: Squared buttonhole for light and medium weight fab-
rics *1
13: Squared heavy-duty buttonhole with reinforced bar
tacks in medium to heavyweight fabrics *3
14: Stretch buttonhole with reinforced bar tacks in light to
medium weight stretch fabrics, medium to heavyweight
tightly woven fabrics, heavyweight fabrics with stretch
fabrics *2
15: Keyhole buttonhole in heavyweight fabrics for larger
flat buttons *2
*1 For use on low stress or decorative applications
*2 For use on average stress applications
*3 For use on high stress or utility applications
1. Mark the position and length of the buttonhole on the fabric.
* The maximum buttonhole length is 30 mm (1-3/16'') (diameter
+ thickness of the button)
* Thick thread (#30) cannot be used with the "
buttonhole styles.
2. Attach buttonhole foot "A". Pull out the button holder plate on
the presser foot, and insert the button that will be put through
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the buttonhole, then tighten the button holder plate around the
button.
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* The size of the buttonhole is decided by the button holder plate
holding the button.
1 Button holder plate
3. Align the presser foot with the mark on the fabric, and lower
the presser foot lever.
1 Mark on the fabric
2 Mark on the presser foot
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CAUTION
• Slide the outside frame of the buttonhole foot
backward as far as possible as shown in the il-
lustration, making sure that there is no gap be-
hind the part of the foot marked "A". If the button-
hole foot is not slid back as far as possible, the
buttonhole will not be sewn with the correct size.
• Pass the thread underneath the presser foot.
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