Making A Buttonhole - Brother XL-2121 Operation Manual

SEWING BUTTONHOLES AND BUTTONS

Making a Buttonhole

Stitch
Pattern Length
[mm (inch.)]
0.5 (1/32)
Memo
● We recommend that you practice making a
buttonhole on a scrap piece of fabric before
you try it on the actual garment.
● When making buttonholes on soft fabrics,
place a stabilizer material on the underside
of the fabric.
Making a buttonhole is a simple process that
provides reliable results.
■ Making A Buttonhole
Using tailor's chalk, mark the position and
1
length of the buttonhole on the fabric.
2 Attach the buttonhole foot and push the frame
back until it stops with the plastic insert at the
front of the frame.
3 You need to sew the front bar tack first. Line
the bar tack mark under the center of the
presser foot and match it up to the two lines
on the presser foot.
1 Front of chalk mark
2 Red lines
CAUTION
●
If the presser foot is not installed with the
correct orientation, the needle may strike
the presser foot, which may bend or
break the needle and cause injury.
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Stitch
Width Foot
[mm (inch.)]
Buttonhole
5.0 (3/16)
Foot
■ Making A Buttonhole
Step Sewn section
Step 1
(Front bar tack)
1. Set the pattern selection dial to 'a'.
2. Lower the presser foot and sew 5 to 6 stitches.
3. Stop the machine when the needle is at the left
side of the stitches and then raise the needle from
the material.
Step 2
(Left side)
1. Turn the pattern selection dial to 'b'.
2. Sew the length of the tailor's chalk line.
3. Stop the machine when the needle is at the left
side of the stitch and then raise the needle.
Step 3
(Back bar tack)
1. Turn the pattern selection dial to 'c' (same
position as in step 1).
2. Sew 5 to 6 stitches.
3. Stop the machine when the needle is at the right
side of the stitch and then raise the needle from
the material.
Step 4
(Right side)
1. Set the pattern selection dial to 'd'.
2. Sew the right side until the needle reaches the
stitches sewn in step 1.
Pattern
a
b
c
d