Button Sewing - Brother 885-V95 Operation Manual

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UTILITY STITCHES
■ Sewing buttonholes on stretch fabrics
When sewing buttonholes on stretch or loosely
woven fabrics, use a gimp thread.
a Hook the gimp thread onto the part of
buttonhole foot "A" shown in the illustration.
b It fits into the grooves, and then loosely tie it.
c Attach buttonhole foot "A".
• For details on replacing the presser foot, refer
to "Replacing the presser foot" (page 43).
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d Select stitch or
Adjust the stitch width to the thickness of the
e
gimp thread.
f Lower the presser foot lever and the
buttonhole lever, and then start sewing.
g When sewing is finished, gently pull the gimp
thread to remove any slack.
h Use a handsewing needle to pull the gimp
thread to the wrong side of the fabric, and
then tie it.
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Button sewing

Buttons can be sewn on with the sewing machine.
Buttons with two or with four holes can be attached.
a Measure the distance between the holes in the
button to be attached.
b
Raise the presser foot lever, and then slide the
drop feed lever, located at the rear of the
machine on the base, to
from the rear of the machine).
a
a Drop feed lever (as seen from the rear of the
machine)
X
The feed dogs are lowered.
c Attach button-fitting foot "M".
• For details on replacing the presser foot, refer
to "Replacing the presser foot" (page 43).
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d
Select stitch .
• For details, refer to "Selecting stitching" (page
51).
Note
z Since the end of the thread will be tied off
later, do not set the sewing machine for
programmed-thread cutting.
(to the left as seen