Brother International CS-80 Users Manual - English - Page 77

Button sewing

Get Brother International CS-80 PDF manuals and user guides View all Brother International CS-80 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 77 highlights

S2_brotherE.book Page 71 Thursday, February 13, 2003 11:03 AM I Sewing buttonholes on stretch fabrics When sewing buttonholes on stretch fabrics, use a gimp thread. Hook the gimp thread onto the part of 1 buttonhole foot "A" shown in the illustration so that it fits into the grooves, and then loosely tie it. Button sewing Buttons can be sewn on with the sewing machine. Buttons with 2 or with 4 holes can be attached. Measure the distance between the holes in the 1 button to be attached. Raise the presser foot lever, and then slide the 2 drop feed lever, located at the rear of the machine on the base, to (to the right as seen from the front of the machine). 3 Attach buttonhole foot "A". 2 • For details, refer to " Replacing the presser foot" (page 35). Select stitch 3 or . Adjust the stitch width to the thickness of the 4 gimp thread. Lower the presser foot lever and the 5 buttonhole lever, and then start sewing. When sewing is finished, gently pull the gimp 6 thread to remove any slack. 1 1 Drop feed lever (as seen from the rear of the machine) X The feed dogs are lowered. Attach button-sewing foot "M". 3 Use a handsewing needle to pull the gimp 7 thread to the wrong side of the fabric, and then tie it. With a seam ripper, cut the middle part of the 8 gimp thread remaining at the top end of the buttonhole. Trim off any excess of the gimp thread. • For details, refer to " Replacing the presser foot" (page 35). Buttonhole Stitching 71

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
Buttonhole Stitching
71
3
■
Sewing buttonholes on stretch fabrics
When sewing buttonholes on stretch fabrics, use a
gimp thread.
1
Hook the gimp thread onto the part of
buttonhole foot “A” shown in the illustration
so that it fits into the grooves, and then
loosely tie it.
2
Attach buttonhole foot “A”.
•
For details, refer to “ Replacing the presser
foot” (page 35).
3
Select stitch
or
.
4
Adjust the stitch width to the thickness of the
gimp thread.
5
Lower the presser foot lever and the
buttonhole lever, and then start sewing.
6
When sewing is finished, gently pull the gimp
thread to remove any slack.
7
Use a handsewing needle to pull the gimp
thread to the wrong side of the fabric, and
then tie it.
8
With a seam ripper, cut the middle part of the
gimp thread remaining at the top end of the
buttonhole.
Trim off any excess of the gimp thread.
Button sewing
Buttons can be sewn on with the sewing machine.
Buttons with 2 or with 4 holes can be attached.
1
Measure the distance between the holes in the
button to be attached.
2
Raise the presser foot lever, and then slide the
drop feed lever, located at the rear of the
machine on the base, to
(to the right as
seen from the front of the machine).
1
Drop feed lever
(as seen from the rear of the machine)
The feed dogs are lowered.
3
Attach button-sewing foot “M”.
•
For details, refer to “ Replacing the presser
foot” (page 35).
1
S2_brotherE.book
Page 71
Thursday, February 13, 2003
11:03 AM