BOUND BUTTONHOLE
A bound buttonhole provides a professional tailored touch to women’s dresses, suits and coats.
116. Bound Buttonhole
Buttonhole Foot (F)
1. | Cut a patch of fabric 2.5 cm wide, 1 cm longer |
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| than the finished buttonhole. |
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| Baste a patch so that the center line of patch |
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| will align with the center line mark of buttonhole. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| a. Right side of fabric |
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| b. Wrong side of patch |
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2. | Lower the buttonhole lever and sew buttonhole. |
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| (See previous page) |
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| Machine will sew the buttonhole in the order as |
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| shown and stop automatically after sewing. |
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3. | Press the thread cutter button and raise the |
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| presser foot to remove the fabric. |
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4. | Carefully cut through the center of buttonhole to |
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| within 3 mm of each end. Cut diagonally to |
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| each corner as shown. |
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| Remove the basting. |
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5. | Draw the patch through the opening to the |
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| underside. |
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6. | Turn the fabric and pull the patch through the |
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| buttonhole rectangle. |
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| Press the patch. |
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| c. Wrong side of fabric |
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| d. Right side of patch |
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7. | Turn the patch and press the side seam |
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| allowance. |
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8. | Fold each side of the patch to form pleats that |
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| meet at the center of the buttonhole and cover |
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| the opening. Press the patch. |
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9. | Turn the fabric to right side and baste along the |
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| center of each fold. |
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| a. Right side of fabric |
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