Brother International CS6000i User Guide - Page 39
Button sewing
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NCBC2000.book Page 38 Thursday, October 21, 2004 4:32 PM UTILITY STITCHES ■ Sewing buttonholes on stretch fabrics When sewing buttonholes on stretch fabrics, use a gimp thread. Hook the gimp thread onto the part of a 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 a button to be attached. Raise the presser foot lever, and then slide the b feed dog position lever, located at the rear of the machine on the base, to (to the right as seen from the front of the machine). Attach buttonhole foot "A". b Select a stitch or . c Adjust the stitch width to the thickness of the d gimp thread. Lower the presser foot lever and the e buttonhole lever, and then start sewing. When sewing is finished, gently pull the gimp f thread to remove any slack. a Feed dog position lever (as seen from the rear of the machine) Use a handsewing needle to pull the gimp g thread to the wrong side of the fabric, and then tie it. With a seam ripper, cut the middle part of the h gimp thread remaining at the top end of the buttonhole. Trim off any excess of the gimp thread. X The feed dogs are lowered. Attach presser foot "M". c 1 a Button fitting foot "M" 38