Brother XT37 - Manual (Page 40)

SEWING BUTTONHOLES AND BUTTONS — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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If the left side is too open, turn the buttonhole
fine-adjustment screw with a large
screwdriver in the
“–” direction.
If the left side is too tight, turn the buttonhole
fine-adjustment screw with a large
screwdriver in the
“+” direction.
• This adjustment ensures both sides of the
buttonhole are the same.
Sewing buttons
1
Measure the distance between the
buttonholes and mark the fabric. Then
adjust the stitch width so that it is the
same as the distance between the holes in
the button.
2
Raise the presser foot lever, and then slide
the feed dog position switch to
(see
page 13).
3
Turn off the machine.
4
Change the foot to the button sewing foot
“M”.
5
Turn on the machine.
6
Put a button between the foot and the
fabric and make sure that the needle enters
the holes without hitting the button. If it
hits, see step
1
.
7
At a slow speed, sew about 10 stitches.
CAUTION
8
Pull the upper thread at the end of the
stitching to the wrong side of the fabric,
and then tie it with the bobbin thread.
X Use scissors to cut the upper thread and
the bobbin thread at the beginning of the
stitching.
9
When you are finished attaching the
button, slide the feed dog position switch
to
(see page 13), and turn the
handwheel to raise the dogs.
Memo
● The feed dog position switch is normally set
to the right side.
● The feed dogs come up when you start
sewing again.
Stitch
Name
Pattern
Stitch
Length
[mm
(inch)]
Stitch
Width
[mm
(inch)]
Foot
Zigzag
Stitch
F
(1/64)
Any
Button sewing
foot “M”
3
● Make sure the needle does not hit the
button during sewing. The needle may
break and you may be injured.