Adjusting the buttonhole width – Brother PC 6500 User Manual
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Add together the button diameter and its
thickness, and then set the plate to the calculated
value.
Example: For a button with a diameter of
19/32" (1.5 cm) and a thickness of
25/64" (1.0 cm), the scale should be
set at 1" (2.5 cm)
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Thickness [25/64" (1.0 cm)]
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Diameter [19/32" (1.5 cm)]
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Button guide plate
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Scale
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Diameter + thickness [1" (2.5 cm)]
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13/64" (0.5 cm)
Odd-shaped buttons that do not fit into the button guide plate
Adjusting the stitch length of the buttonhole
Press the STITCH ADJUST key, and then use the STITCH
LENGTH keys
and
to adjust the stitch length of the
bar tacks.
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Pressing STITCH LENGTH key
lengthens the bar tack
stitch length.
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Standard buttonhole stitch length
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Pressing STITCH LENGTH key
shortens the bar tack
stitch length.
Note
If the fabric does not feed (for example, because it is too thick),
press the STITCH LENGTH key
to increase the stitch
length.
Adjusting the buttonhole width
Press the STITCH ADJUST key, and then use the STITCH
WIDTH keys
and
to adjust the width of the
buttonhole.
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Pressing STITCH WIDTH key
increases the width of
the buttonhole.
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Standard buttonhole width
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Pressing STITCH WIDTH key
decreases the width of
the buttonhole.
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