Sewing Machine - Brother
Sewing Machine - Brother
Sewing Machine - Brother
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UTILITY STITCHES —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————<br />
k<br />
Insert a pin at the end of the buttonhole<br />
stitching to prevent the stitching from being<br />
cut, and then use a seam ripper to cut towards<br />
the pin and open the buttonhole.<br />
a Seam ripper<br />
b Pin<br />
For keyhole buttonholes, use a commercial<br />
eyelet punch to make a hole in the rounded<br />
end of the buttonhole, and then use the seam<br />
ripper to cut open the buttonhole.<br />
a Eyelet punch<br />
When using the eyelet punch, place thick<br />
paper or some other protective sheet under<br />
the fabric before punching the hole in the<br />
fabric.<br />
CAUTION<br />
2<br />
1<br />
● When opening the buttonhole with the seam<br />
ripper, do not place your hands in the cutting<br />
path, otherwise injuries may result if the seam<br />
ripper slips. Do not use the seam ripper in any<br />
other way than how it is intended.<br />
1<br />
Memo<br />
● Before sewing buttonholes, check the stitch<br />
length and width by sewing a trial<br />
buttonhole on a scrap piece of fabric.<br />
■ <strong>Sewing</strong> buttonholes on stretch fabrics<br />
When sewing buttonholes on stretch fabrics, use a<br />
gimp thread.<br />
a<br />
Hook the gimp thread onto the part of<br />
buttonhole foot “A” shown in the illustration<br />
so that it fits into the grooves, and then<br />
loosely tie it.<br />
Attach buttonhole foot “A”.<br />
b<br />
Select a stitch or .<br />
c<br />
d<br />
e<br />
f<br />
g<br />
Adjust the stitch width to the thickness of the<br />
gimp thread.<br />
Lower the presser foot lever and the<br />
buttonhole lever, and then start sewing.<br />
When sewing is finished, gently pull the gimp<br />
thread to remove any slack.<br />
Use a handsewing needle to pull the gimp<br />
thread to the wrong side of the fabric, and<br />
then tie it.<br />
With a seam ripper, cut the middle part of the<br />
h gimp thread remaining at the top end of the<br />
buttonhole.<br />
Trim off any excess of the gimp thread.