Brother PC 3000 - Manual (Page 46)

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BUTTONHOLE STITCHING
12: For horizontal holes on blouses or
shirts made from thin or medium fab-
ric
13: For thin or medium fabric
14: For jeans or stretch fabric with a coarse
weave
15: For stretch fabric
16: For suits or overcoats
17: For jeans or trousers
18: For thick coats
1. Mark the positions of the buttonholes on the fabric.
* The maximum buttonhole length is 3 cm (1-13/64") (total of
diameter + thickness of button).
* Thick thread (#30) cannot be used with the “ 14 ” and
“ 15 ” buttonhole styles.
2. Attach presser foot “A”, then pull out the button holder plate
and insert the button.
1 Button holder plate
* The size of the buttonhole is determined by the button inserted
in the button holder plate.
Note
The thread should be passed through the hole in the presser foot,
then be placed under the foot.
3. Raise the presser foot and adjust the fabric so that the red
marks on the foot align with the starting mark for your button-
hole, then lower the presser foot.
1 Mark on fabric for buttonhole position
2 Red marks on presser foot
* After the presser foot lever has been lowered, ad-
just the presser foot so that there is no gap behind
the section that is shaded in the illustration at the
right. Otherwise, the size of the stitch will not be correct. To
adjust the presser foot, push the presser foot towards the back
of the machine as shown in the figure at the left.
Note
Before sewing a buttonhole on your project, practice on a scrap piece of the same type of fabric.
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13 16 17 18 14 15 12
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