Buttonhole Stitching/Button Sewing
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Buttonhole sewing
The maximum buttonhole length is about 28 mm (1-1/8 inches) (di thickness of the button).
Buttonholes are sewn from the front of the presser foot to the back, as shown below.
a
Reinforcement stitching
The names of parts of buttonhole foot “A”, which is
used for sewing buttonholes, are indicated below.
a
Button guide plate
b
Presser foot scale
c
Pin
d
Marks on buttonhole foot
e
5 mm (3/16 inch)
a
Use chalk to mark on the fabric the position
and length of the buttonhole.
a
Marks on fabric
b
Pull out the button guide plate of buttonhole
foot “A”, and then insert the button that will
be put through the buttonhole.
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