Brother International Simplicity SB530T Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 41

CAUTION ● When opening the buttonhole with the seam ripper, do not place your hands in the cutting path, otherwise injuries may result if the seam ripper slips. Do not use the seam ripper in any other way than how it is intended. ■ Making a buttonhole on stretch fabrics When sewing buttonholes on stretch fabric, the buttonhole stitching is sewn over a gimp thread. Follow steps 1 to 6 from "Making a 1 buttonhole" on page 38. Hook the gimp thread onto the back end 2 of the buttonhole foot, bring the two gimp thread ends to the front of the foot, insert them into the grooves, and then temporarily tie them there. Adjusting buttonholes If the stitching on the two sides of the buttonhole is not the same, you can make the following adjustments. Set the stitch length dial between "F" and 1 "1.5" and sew the buttonhole on a scrap piece of fabric to observe how the material is fed. If the right side of the buttonhole is too 2 open or tight, adjust the feeding of the material with the stitch length dial. 1 2 3 4 Set the stitch width to match the diameter 3 of the gimp thread. Start sewing. 4 1 Right side 2 Shorter 3 Longer After obtaining a satisfactory feed on the 3 right side, stitch the buttonhole and observe the feeding. If the left side is too open or tight 4 compared with the right side, adjust the buttonhole fine-adjustment screw as described in the following paragraphs. Once sewing is completed, gently pull the 5 gimp thread to remove any slack, and then trim off the excess. 1 2 3 3 1 Buttonhole fine-adjustment screw 2 Left side 3 Buttonhole appearance 40