Buttonhole Stitching/Button Sewing
• Using the table below, refer to "Using the utility
stitch tables in the "Sewing" section" in the "Basic
operations" section.
Stitch name
Stitch
Narrow rounded
buttonhole stitch
Tapered round ended
buttonhole stitch
Round ended
buttonhole stitch
Narrow squared
buttonhole stitch
Stretch buttonhole
Heirloom buttonhole
Bound buttonhole
Keyhole buttonhole
stitch
Tapered keyhole
buttonhole stitch
Keyhole buttonhole
stitch
Button sewing stitch
Stitch number
4-01
77
57
4-02
78
58
4-03
79
59
4-04
80
60
4-05
81
61
A
4-06
82
62
4-07
83
63
4-08
84
64
4-09
85
65
4-10
86
66
4-14
90
70
M
Buttonhole Stitching/Button Sewing
Buttonhole sewing
The maximum buttonhole length is about 28 mm (1-1/8
inches) (diameter + thickness of the button).
Buttonholes are sewn from the front of the presser foot to the
back, as shown below.
The names of parts of buttonhole foot "A", which is used to
create buttonholes, are indicated below.
1
2
5
1 Button guide plate
3 Pin
4 Marks on buttonhole foot
3
4
A
Sewing S-15
S