Thursday, December 17, 2020

Buttonholes

 


I didn't quite finish sewing my dress yesterday. I still have buttonholes and buttons to do. I don't often make buttonholes, so I had to look up the instructions! There's a special foot and special stitches and dire warnings about the little lever labeled Push that needs to be down for buttonholes and up for everything else:


I have some flowery buttons that fit well with the fabric. Contrasting buttons would also have worked, but I have these in my stash, and enough of them, so they're the ones. 



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  1. crafty cat cornerDecember 17, 2020 at 1:58 AM

    I've made a lot of button holes on the machine in my time but I can honestly say that I dreaded it every time.
    I remember in school we used to stitch them by hand.
    I like that fabric.
    Briony
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  2. Lace-lovin' Librarian ~ DianeDecember 17, 2020 at 3:43 AM

    I dread making button holes! Even with the attachment, mine never look quite right. My Grandma Jones made the most beautiful button holes, but she did all her sewing by hand.

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    1. Jane McLellanDecember 17, 2020 at 4:19 AM

      Luckily the buttonhole is usually more or less covered by the button!

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  3. God's KidDecember 17, 2020 at 4:36 AM

    Pretty buttons!! :)

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  4. muskaanDecember 17, 2020 at 6:14 AM

    I always had mixed results with using the buttonhole attachment until I had the idea to place a piece of tracing/newspaper under the cloth. Improved, though I don't have much use for buttonholing.

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  5. picotsnkeysDecember 17, 2020 at 9:55 AM

    Mom and I sewed a lot of our clothes while I was young before ready-to-wear came in small enough sizes. She happily did all the buttonholes if I took on all the zippers. One year, she even saved up a dress for me to work on when I returned from school for summer break!

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  6. LaviniaDecember 17, 2020 at 2:04 PM

    Wow, buttonholes on the sewing machine sound so complicated! I would faster make them by hand :) The buttons will look very cute on the dress.

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