Brother LX-3125 - Manual (Page 34)

UTILITY STITCHES ——————————————————————————————————————————————————
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Button sewing
Buttons can be sewn on with the sewing machine.
Buttons with 2 or with 4 holes can be attached.
a
Measure the distance between the holes in the
button to be attached, and then select the
appropriate zigzag stitch (2, 3 or 4) according
to the following table.
b
Attach the button sewing foot “M”.
c
Place the darning plate on the needle plate as
shown below.
d
Place a button between the presser foot and
the fabric.
• When attaching four-hole buttons, first sew
the two holes closest to you. Then, slide the
button so that the needle goes into the two
holes toward the rear of the sewing machine,
and then sew them in the same way.
e
Turn the handwheel toward you
(counterclockwise) to check that the needle
correctly goes into the two holes of the
button.
If the needle hits the button, return to step
a
.
f
Start sewing.
• After sewing for about 10 seconds at a low
speed, press and hold down the reverse
sewing lever to sew a few reinforcement
stitches.
g
Pull the fabric to the left side of the machine,
and then cut the upper and lower threads,
leaving a length of 15 cm (6 inches).
h
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.
Use scissors to cut the upper thread and the
bobbin thread at the beginning of the stitching.
Distance between holes
Number
of dial
1.6 mm (1/16 inches) 2
3.2 mm (1/8 inches) 3
4.8 mm (3/16 inches) 4
● When sewing, be sure that the needle does
not touch the button, otherwise the needle
may bend or break.
CAUTION