Brother International Innov-ís 1200 Users Manual - English - Page 95
When sewing, be sure that the needle, does not touch the button, otherwise the, needle may bend or
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Turn the handwheel toward you g (counterclockwise) to check that the needle correctly goes into the two holes of the button. If it seems as if the needle will hit the button, remeasure the distance between the holes in the button. Adjust the stitch width to the distance between the button holes. When you are finished attaching the button, j slide the drop feed lever to (to the right as seen from the rear of the machine) to raise the feed dogs. Memo z The feed dog position switch is normally set to the right side (as seen from the rear of machine). z The feed dogs come up when you start sewing again. CAUTION ● When sewing, be sure that the needle does not touch the button, otherwise the needle may bend or break. Start sewing. h Set the sewing speed controller to the left (so that the speed will be slow). ■ Attaching a shank to a button To sew the button with a shank, attach the button with space between it and the fabric, and then wind the thread by hand. This attaches the button 3 securely. Place the button into button-sewing foot "M", a and then pull the shank lever toward you. 1 X The sewing machine automatically stops after sewing reinforcement stitches. • Do not press ("Thread Cutter" button). • If additional strength is needed to secure the button, perform the button-sewing operation twice. Use scissors to cut the upper thread and the i bobbin thread at the beginning of the stitching. Pull the upper thread at the end of the stitching to the wrong side of the fabric, and then tie it with the bobbin thread. a Shank lever After sewing is finished, cut the upper thread b with plenty of excess, wind it around the thread between the button and the fabric, and then tie it to the upper thread at the beginning of the stitching. Tie together the ends of the bobbin thread at the end and at the beginning of the stitching on the wrong side of the fabric. Cut off any excess thread. c Buttonhole Stitching/Button Sewing 93