Sewing Stretch Fabrics ( ); Buttons That Do Not Fit Into The Guide Plate (Odd-Shaped Buttons) - Brother PE-400D Operation Manual

Sewing stretch fabrics (
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Buttons that do not fit into the guide plate (Odd-shaped buttons)

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When sewing b uttonholes onto stretch f abric, insert a gimp thread
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into the b uttonhole seam (b uttonholes only).
1. Hook the gimp thread onto the end of presser f oot "A", inser t it
into the g roove at the front of the presser f oot and tempor arily
tie it there .
1 Upper thread
2. Lower the presser f oot and star t sewing.
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* Set the stitch width to match the diameter of the gimp
thread.
3. Once sewing is completed, pull the gimp thread gently to re-
move any slack, and trim any surplus length.
* Trim and remove any threads sewn through the center of
the buttonhole with the seam r ipper.
Use scale on the b uttonholer f oot to gauge b uttonhole siz e.
Buttonholer scale is g raduated in half centimetres . Adjust size of
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buttonholes on scale according to diameter + thic kness of b ut-
tons.
1 Thickness [1 cm (3/8")]
2 Diameter [1.5 cm (9/16")]
3 Button holder plate
4 Scale
5 Diameter + thickness [2.5 cm (1")]
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[0.5 cm (13/64") in one scale.]
6 0.5 cm (13/64")
Example: For a button with a diameter of 1.5 cm (9/16")
and a thickness of 1 cm (3/8"), the scale should
be set at 2.5 cm (1")