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Buttonhole Stitches

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SEWING THE STITCHES Buttonhole Stitches Select the desired buttonhole stitch according to your application and the size of the button. Stitch Key Stitch Name Narrow rounded buttonhole Presser Foot Applications Buttonhole on light to medium weight fabrics Stitch width [mm (inch)] Auto Manual 5.0 3.0 - 5.0 (3/16) (1/8 - 3/16) Stitch length [mm (inch)] Auto Manual 0.4 0.2 - 1.0 (1/64) (1/64 - 1/16) Twin Needle NO Wide round ended buttonhole Buttonholes with extra space for 5.5 larger buttons (7/32) 3.5 - 5.5 (1/8 - 7/32) 0.4 0.2 - 1.0 (1/64) (1/64 - 1/16) NO Tapered round ended buttonhole Reinforced waist tapered buttonholes 5.0 3.0 - 5.0 0.4 0.2 - 1.0 (3/16) (1/8 - 3/16) (1/64) (1/64 - 1/16) NO Round ended buttonhole Round double ended buttonhole Buttonholes with vertical bar tack in heavyweight 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) NO 3 Buttonholes for fine, medium to 5.0 heavyweight fabrics (3/16) 3.0 - 5.0 (1/8 - 3/16) 0.4 0.2 - 1.0 (1/64) (1/64 - 1/16) NO Utility Stitches Narrow squared buttonhole Buttonholes for light to medium 5.0 weight fabrics (3/16) 3.0 - 5.0 (1/8 - 3/16) 0.4 0.2 - 1.0 (1/64) (1/64 - 1/16) NO Stretch buttonhole Heirloom buttonhole Bound buttonhole Buttonholes for stretch or woven 6.0 fabrics (15/ 64) 3.0 - 6.0 1.0 0.5 - 2.0 (1/8 - 15/64) (1/16) (1/32 - 1/16) NO Buttonholes for heirloom and stretch fabrics 6.0 (15/ 64) 3.0 - 6.0 1.5 1.0 - 3.0 (1/8 - 15/64) (1/16) (1/16 - 1/8) NO The first step in making bound buttonholes 5.0 (3/16) 0.0 - 6.0 (0 - 15/64) 2.0 0.2 - 4.0 (1/16) (1/64 - 3/16) NO Keyhole buttonhole Tapered keyhole buttonhole Keyhole buttonhole Buttonholes in heavyweight or thick fabrics for larger flat buttons 7.0 (1/4) 3.0 - 7.0 0.5 0.3 - 1.0 (1/8 - 1/4) (1/32) (1/64 - 1/16) NO Buttonholes in medium to heavy weight fabrics for larger flat buttons 7.0 (1/4) 3.0 - 7.0 0.5 0.3 - 1.0 (1/8 - 1/4) (1/32) (1/64 - 1/16) NO Buttonholes with vertical bar tack for reinforcement in heavyweight or 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) NO Buttonholes are sewn from the front of the presser foot to the back, as shown below. a a a a a Reinforcement stitching 87

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SEWING THE STITCHES
Utility Stitches
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Buttonhole Stitches
Select the desired buttonhole stitch according to your application and the size of the button.
Buttonholes are sewn from the front of the presser foot to the back, as shown below.
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Reinforcement stitching
Stitch
Key
Stitch Name
Presser
Foot
Applications
Stitch width
[mm (inch)]
Stitch length
[mm (inch)]
Twin
Needle
Auto
Manual
Auto
Manual
Narrow rounded
buttonhole
Buttonhole on light to medium
weight 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)
NO
Wide round ended
buttonhole
Buttonholes with extra space for
larger buttons
5.5
(7/32)
3.5 - 5.5
(1/8 - 7/32)
0.4
(1/64)
0.2 - 1.0
(1/64 - 1/16)
NO
Tapered round ended
buttonhole
Reinforced waist tapered
buttonholes
5.0
(3/16)
3.0 - 5.0
(1/8 - 3/16)
0.4
(1/64)
0.2 - 1.0
(1/64 - 1/16)
NO
Round ended
buttonhole
Buttonholes with vertical bar
tack in heavyweight 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)
NO
Round double ended
buttonhole
Buttonholes for fine, medium to
heavyweight 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)
NO
Narrow squared
buttonhole
Buttonholes for light to medium
weight 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)
NO
Stretch buttonhole
Buttonholes for stretch or woven
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)
NO
Heirloom buttonhole
Buttonholes for heirloom and
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)
NO
Bound buttonhole
The first step in making 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)
NO
Keyhole buttonhole
Buttonholes in heavyweight or
thick fabrics for larger flat
buttons
7.0
(1/4)
3.0 - 7.0
(1/8 - 1/4)
0.5
(1/32)
0.3 - 1.0
(1/64 - 1/16)
NO
Tapered keyhole
buttonhole
Buttonholes in medium to heavy
weight fabrics for larger flat
buttons
7.0
(1/4)
3.0 - 7.0
(1/8 - 1/4)
0.5
(1/32)
0.3 - 1.0
(1/64 - 1/16)
NO
Keyhole buttonhole
Buttonholes with vertical bar
tack for reinforcement in
heavyweight or 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)
NO
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