Buttonhole Stitching - Brother PC-6500 Operation Manual

BUTTONHOLE STITCHING

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A
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Buttonhole
1 for thin and medium weight
fabrics (horizontal holes)
2 for jeans and trousers
4 5
3 for thick coats
4 for thin or medium weight
fabrics
5 for stretch fabric with
coarse weaves
9 0
1. Mark the position and length of the buttonhole on the fabric.
Note
– The maximum buttonhole length is 1-3/16" (3 cm) (diameter
+ thickness of the button).
– Thick thread (#30) cannot be used when sewing with
and
2. Attach buttonhole foot A and lower the presser foot lever,
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making sure that the upper thread passes underneath the
buttonhole foot.
3. Pull out the button guide plate and insert the button that will
be put through the buttonhole.
1 Button guide plate
4. Slide the outside frame of the buttonhole foot
backward as far as possible as shown in the
illustration at the left, making sure that there is
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no gap behind the part of the foot marked "A".
Note
If the buttonhole foot is not slid back as far as possible, the
buttonhole will not be sewn with the correct size.
5. Position the fabric under the buttonhole foot so that the red
marks on the sides of the buttonhole foot align with the front
end of the buttonhole marking and the red mark on the front
of the foot is centered in the marking.
1 Mark on fabric indicating position of buttonhole
2 Red marks on buttonhole foot
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6. Lower the buttonhole lever so that it is positioned behind the
metal bracket on the buttonhole foot.
1 Buttonhole lever
2 Metal bracket on the buttonhole foot
6 for stretch fabrics
7 for
8 for suits and overcoats
9 for jeans and trousers
0 for thick coats
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A
making a bound
buttonhole
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