Brother 888-F42, Operation Manual

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Buttonhole Stitching/Button Sewing
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g
Turn the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) to
check that the needle correctly goes into the two holes
of the button.
If it seems as if the needle will hit the button, remeasure
the distance between the holes in the button. Adjust the
stitch width to the distance between the buttonholes.
h
Start sewing.
Set the sewing speed controller to the left (so that the
speed will be slow).
→
Press (Reinforcement stitch button) to sew
reinforcement stitches at the end of sewing.
• Do not press (Thread cutter button).
i
Use scissors to cut the upper thread and the bobbin
thread at the beginning of the stitching.
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.
j
When you are finished attaching the button, slide the
feed dog position switch, to
(to the right as seen
from the rear of the machine) and turn the handwheel
to raise the feed dogs.
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Attaching a shank to a button
To sew the button with a shank, attach the button with
space between it and the fabric, and then wind the thread
by hand. This attaches the button securely.
a
Place the button into button fitting foot “M”, and then
pull the shank lever toward you.
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Shank lever
b
After sewing is finished, cut the upper thread with
plenty of excess, wind it around the thread between
the button and the fabric, and then tie it to the upper
thread at the beginning of the stitching.
Tie together the ends of the bobbin thread at the end
and at the beginning of the stitching at the wrong side of
the fabric.
c
Cut off any excess thread.
CAUTION
• When sewing, be sure that the needle does not
touch the button, otherwise the needle may
bend or break.
Memo
• The feed dogs come up when you start sewing
again.
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