Buttonhole Sewing - Brother HE 120 Operation Manual

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Buttonhole sewing

The maximum buttonhole length is about 28 mm (1-1/8 inch) (diameter + thickness of the button).
Buttonholes are sewn from the front of the presser foot to the back, as shown below.
Reinforcement stitching
The names of parts of buttonhole foot "A", which is
used for sewing buttonholes, are indicated below.
Button guide plate
Presser foot scale
Pin
Marks on buttonhole foot
5 mm (3/16 inch)
A
Use chalk to mark on the fabric the position
and length of the buttonhole.
Marks on fabric
Pull out the button guide plate of buttonhole
foot "A", and then insert the button that will be
put through the buttonhole.
Buttonhole Stitching 83