One-step Buttonholes ; Presser ; Twin - Page 135

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One-step Buttonholes 

With one-step buttonholes, you can make buttonholes appropriate to the size of your button.

Stitch

Stitch name

Presser 

foot

Applications

Stitch width 

[mm (inch)]

Stitch length 

[mm (inch)]

Twin 

needle

Auto

Manual

Auto

Manual

Narrow rounded 
buttonhole

Buttonhole on light to medium 
weight fabrics

5.0

(3/16)

3.0 - 5.0

(1/8 - 3/16)

0.4

(1/64)

0.2 - 1.0

(1/64 - 1/16)

NO

Wide round ended 
buttonhole

Buttonholes with extra space for 
larger buttons

5.5

(7/32)

3.5 - 5.5

(1/8 - 7/32)

0.4

(1/64)

0.2 - 1.0

(1/64 - 1/16)

NO

Tapered round 
ended buttonhole

Reinforced waist tapered 
buttonholes

5.0

(3/16)

3.0 - 5.0

(1/8 - 3/16)

0.4

(1/64)

0.2 - 1.0

(1/64 - 1/16)

NO

Round ended 
buttonhole

Buttonholes with vertical bar 
tack in heavyweight fabrics

5.0

(3/16)

3.0 - 5.0

(1/8 - 3/16)

0.4

(1/64)

0.2 - 1.0

(1/64 - 1/16)

NO

Round ended 
buttonhole

Buttonholes with bar tack

5.0

(3/16)

3.0 - 5.0

(1/8 - 3/16)

0.4

(1/64)

0.2 - 1.0

(1/64 - 1/16)

NO

Round double ended 
buttonhole

Buttonholes for fine, medium to 
heavyweight fabrics

5.0

(3/16)

3.0 - 5.0

(1/8 - 3/16)

0.4

(1/64)

0.2 - 1.0

(1/64 - 1/16)

NO

Narrow squared 
buttonhole

Buttonholes for light to medium 
weight fabrics

5.0

(3/16)

3.0 - 5.0

(1/8 - 3/16)

0.4

(1/64)

0.2 - 1.0

(1/64 - 1/16)

NO

Wide squared 
buttonhole

Buttonholes with extra space for 
larger decorative buttons

5.5

(7/32)

3.5 - 5.5

(1/8 - 7/32)

0.4

(1/64)

0.2 - 1.0

(1/64 - 1/16)

NO

Squared buttonhole

Heavy-duty buttonholes with 
vertical bar tacks

5.0

(7/32)

3.0 - 5.0

(1/8 - 3/16)

0.4

(1/64)

0.2 - 1.0

(1/64 - 1/16)

NO

Stretch buttonhole

Buttonholes for stretch or woven 
fabrics

6.0

(15/

64)

3.0 - 6.0

(1/8 - 15/64)

1.0

(1/16)

0.5 - 2.0

(1/32 - 1/16)

NO

Heirloom buttonhole

Buttonholes for heirloom and 
stretch fabrics

6.0

(15/

64)

3.0 - 6.0

(1/8 - 15/64)

1.5

(1/16)

1.0 - 3.0

(1/1 - 1/8)

NO

Bound buttonhole

The first step in making bound 
buttonholes

5.0

(3/16)

0.0 - 6.0

(0 - 15/64)

2.0

(1/16)

0.2 - 4.0

(1/64 - 3/16)

NO

Keyhole buttonhole

Buttonholes in heavyweight or 
thick fabrics for larger flat 
buttons

7.0

(1/4)

3.0 - 7.0

(1/8 - 1/4)

0.5

(1/32)

0.3 - 1.0

(1/64 - 1/16)

NO

Tapered keyhole 
buttonhole

Buttonholes in medium to heavy 
weight fabrics for larger flat 
buttons

7.0

(1/4)

3.0 - 7.0

(1/8 - 1/4)

0.5

(1/32)

0.3 - 1.0

(1/64 - 1/16)

NO

Keyhole buttonhole

Buttonholes with vertical bar 
tack for reinforcement in 
heavyweight or thick fabrics

7.0

(1/4)

3.0 - 7.0

(1/8 - 1/4)

0.5

(1/32)

0.3 - 1.0

(1/64 - 1/16)

NO