Brother International PC-420PRW Users Manual - English - Page 88

Button sewing, Raise the presser foot lever, and then slide

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UTILITY STITCHES CONTENTS Attach buttonhole foot "A". 2 • For details, refer to "Replacing the presser foot" (page 37). Select stitch 46 or 47 . 3 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. Button sewing Buttons can be sewn on with the sewing machine. Buttons with 2 or with 4 holes can be attached. Raise the presser foot lever, and then slide the 1 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 GETTING READY SEWING BASICS UTILITY STITCHES 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. 2 1 Drop feed lever (as seen from the rear of the machine) 2 Back side X The feed dogs are lowered. Attach button-sewing foot "M". 2 • For details, refer to "Replacing the presser foot" (page 37). APPENDIX INDEX 82

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UTILITY STITCHES
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GETTING READY
CONTENTS
SEWING BASICS
UTILITY STITCHES
APPENDIX
INDEX
2
Attach buttonhole foot “A”.
• For details, refer to “Replacing the presser
foot” (page 37).
3
Select stitch
46
or
47
.
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
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)
2
Back side
The feed dogs are lowered.
2
Attach button-sewing foot “M”.
• For details, refer to “Replacing the presser
foot” (page 37).
1
2