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CHOOSING BUTTONHOLE STYLE AND SIZE

Each buttonholing situation will be different

so you will want to experiment with your

garment, considering fabric and placement of

button. Here are some basic applications:

Built-in buttonholes (described previously)

are ideal for one or two buttons used on

waistband or cuff, or for "belt slots.”

Straight buttonholes are most popular for

everyday sewing — for series of buttons on

dress, blouse, vest, jacket or coat.

Keyhole buttonholes are a variation of the

above, with an enlarged opening at one end

to allow more room for button shank. These

are normally used in tailored vests, jackets,

coats.

Eyelet buttonholes (another variation of

"straight”) most often are used for studs on

skirts or holes for tongues of belt buckles.

Purl-edge buttonholes are made by stitching

a larger straight buttonhole on top of a

narrow one — for a unique look.

Bound buttonholes — made with extra fabric

"hemming” the hole — provide "professional

look" to dresses, jackets, coats and for

contrasting, decorative buttonholes.

Template

Straight

buttonhole

Keyhole

buttonhole

Purl-edge

and eyelet

buttonhole

Bound

buttonhole

O

45195

45196

1'/4--1’/2"

45197

%"-r/i6" -

V/4"-V/e"

45198

Eyelet

45199

A WORD ABOUT BUTTONHOLE WIDTH

The width indicated for each operation in this

section is an approximate setting. You may

need to adjust width to suit your fabric...

experiment!

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