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Buttonhole Stitching

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UTILITY STITCHES CONTENTS GETTING READY SEWING BASICS UTILITY STITCHES Buttonhole Stitching Buttonholes can be sewn and buttons can be sewn on. Eleven stitches are available for sewing on buttons and one-step buttonholes. Stitch Name Pattern Stitch Key Application Stitch Width [mm (inch.)] Auto Manual Stitch Length [mm (inch.)] Auto Manual Presser Foot 42 - Horizontal buttonholes on thin and mediumweight fabrics 5.0 (3/16) 3.0-5.0 0.4 0.2-1.0 (1/8-3/16) (1/64) (1/64-1/16) 43 - Horizontal buttonholes on areas that are subject to strain 5.0 (3/16) 3.0-5.0 (1/8-3/16) 0.4 0.2-1.0 (1/64) (1/64-1/16) 44 - Horizontal buttonholes 5.0 3.0-5.0 0.4 0.2-1.0 on thick fabrics (3/16) (1/8-3/16) (1/64) (1/64-1/16) 45 46 Buttonhole stitch 47 Buttonholes with bar tacks on both ends for stabilized fabrics 5.0 3.0-5.0 0.4 0.2-1.0 (3/16) (1/8-3/16) (1/64) (1/64-1/16) - Buttonholes for stretch 6.0 3.0-6.0 1.0 0.5-2.0 or knit fabrics (15/64) (1/8-15/64) (1/16) (1/32-1/16) A - Buttonholes for stretch 6.0 3.0-6.0 1.5 1.0-3.0 fabrics (15/64) (1/8-15/64) (1/16) (1/16-1/8) 48 - Bound buttonholes 5.0 0.0-6.0 2.0 0.2-4.0 (3/16) (0-15/64) (1/16) (1/64-3/16) 49 - Keyhole buttonholes for 7.0 thick or plush fabrics (1/4) 3.0-7.0 0.5 0.3-1.0 (1/8-1/4) (1/32) (1/64-1/16) 50 - Keyhole buttonholes for mediumweight and thick fabrics 7.0 (1/4) 3.0-7.0 0.5 0.3-1.0 (1/8-1/4) (1/32) (1/64-1/16) 51 - Horizontal buttonhole 7.0 for thick or plush fabrics (1/4) 3.0-7.0 0.5 0.3-1.0 (1/8-1/4) (1/32) (1/64-1/16) Button- 55 sewing stitch - Button sewing 3.5 2.5-4.5 (1/8) (3/32-3/16) - - M APPENDIX INDEX 76

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UTILITY STITCHES
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GETTING READY
CONTENTS
SEWING BASICS
UTILITY STITCHES
APPENDIX
INDEX
Buttonhole Stitching
Buttonholes can be sewn and buttons can be sewn on. Eleven stitches are available for sewing on buttons
and one-step buttonholes.
Stitch Name
Pattern
Stitch
Key
Application
Stitch Width
[mm (inch.)]
Stitch Length
[mm (inch.)]
Presser
Foot
Auto
Manual
Auto
Manual
Buttonhole
stitch
42
Horizontal buttonholes
on thin and
mediumweight fabrics
5.0
(3/16)
3.0–5.0
(1/8–3/16)
0.4
(1/64)
0.2–1.0
(1/64–1/16)
A
43
Horizontal buttonholes
on areas that are subject
to strain
5.0
(3/16)
3.0–5.0
(1/8–3/16)
0.4
(1/64)
0.2–1.0
(1/64–1/16)
44
Horizontal buttonholes
on thick fabrics
5.0
(3/16)
3.0–5.0
(1/8–3/16)
0.4
(1/64)
0.2–1.0
(1/64–1/16)
45
Buttonholes with bar
tacks on both ends for
stabilized fabrics
5.0
(3/16)
3.0–5.0
(1/8–3/16)
0.4
(1/64)
0.2–1.0
(1/64–1/16)
46
Buttonholes for stretch
or knit fabrics
6.0
(15/64)
3.0–6.0
(1/8–15/64)
1.0
(1/16)
0.5–2.0
(1/32–1/16)
47
Buttonholes for stretch
fabrics
6.0
(15/64)
3.0–6.0
(1/8–15/64)
1.5
(1/16)
1.0–3.0
(1/16–1/8)
48
Bound buttonholes
5.0
(3/16)
0.0–6.0
(0–15/64)
2.0
(1/16)
0.2–4.0
(1/64–3/16)
49
Keyhole buttonholes for
thick or plush fabrics
7.0
(1/4)
3.0–7.0
(1/8–1/4)
0.5
(1/32)
0.3–1.0
(1/64–1/16)
50
Keyhole buttonholes for
mediumweight and
thick fabrics
7.0
(1/4)
3.0–7.0
(1/8–1/4)
0.5
(1/32)
0.3–1.0
(1/64–1/16)
51
Horizontal buttonhole
for thick or plush fabrics
7.0
(1/4)
3.0–7.0
(1/8–1/4)
0.5
(1/32)
0.3–1.0
(1/64–1/16)
Button-
sewing stitch
55
Button sewing
3.5
(1/8)
2.5–4.5
(3/32–3/16)
M