Machine-sewing a button is a different task from making its buttonhole. The steps below follow Brother USA’s answer for a two- or four-hole sew-through button. That answer covers CE1008, CE1100PRW, CE5500PRW, CE7070PRW, CE8080PRW, CP6500, CP7500, CS5055PRW, CS7130, CS8800PRW, HC1850, HS2500, HS9500, SC6600, SC9500, XR1300, XR1355, XR4040, and XR6060. Use this procedure only when your exact model is on that list and its manual matches the controls. It does not establish a shank-button method or a safe button thickness.

Set up and check the needle path#

Measure the distance between the button holes. Raise the presser foot lever, lower the feed dogs with the model’s feed-dog control, and attach foot M. Place the button between the foot and fabric. For a four-hole button, begin with the two holes closest to you; move the button to sew the second pair toward the rear of the machine.

On the listed models, select stitch 46, set stitch width to the measured hole spacing, and set stitch length to the shortest setting. Before using the motor, turn the handwheel toward you and check that the needle enters both holes without touching the button. If it would strike an edge, stop and recheck the measured spacing and width. Brother warns that needle contact can bend or break the needle.

Sew, secure, and restore the machine#

Once both needle paths are clear, sew at low speed for about ten seconds. Use the reverse/reinforcement control to make reinforcement stitches as the Brother answer directs. Cut the thread tails at the starting end; pull the upper thread to the wrong side and tie it with the bobbin thread. Raise the feed dogs again using the documented control before returning to ordinary sewing.

Make a test on a scrap with the same garment layers and the actual button. Check that the button sits flat, the needle clears every hole on every pass, and the threads can be secured on the underside. The support answer does not specify needle or thread choice, button thickness, a shank spacer, or equivalent settings for models outside its list. For a different machine, follow that model’s button-sewing instructions rather than transferring the stitch number, foot, or feed-dog method.

For the separate task of preparing a buttonhole, see the buttonhole setup guide.