tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262518710925242693.post1724821997227248974..comments2024-02-06T21:27:50.918-06:00Comments on The Old Fashioned Baby Sewing Room: Handmade Buttonholes. Be of Good Courage!!Jeannie B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05622479618143731970noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262518710925242693.post-63600424948719264182017-09-07T12:21:16.217-05:002017-09-07T12:21:16.217-05:00Tried many (!) practice buttonholes for lighter fa...Tried many (!) practice buttonholes for lighter fabrics and ended up using a combination from the old (early 1900s) sewing book and this tutorial. After startching (thanks!) I draw the line in pencil, then make the outline rectangle with very tiny stitches. I make the cut through the middle, but don't overcast as it makes my buttonhole look cluttered. I then make my buttonhole stitches between 1/16-1/8" (3/32"?) apart. Buttonholes look clean, but are sturdy. Islander_58Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958112810888992746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262518710925242693.post-2837901692300733002015-10-15T22:03:51.259-05:002015-10-15T22:03:51.259-05:00Thank You for learn us!Thank You for learn us!Eva PTYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08014718201391692317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262518710925242693.post-43160969683317372782015-10-15T22:03:20.572-05:002015-10-15T22:03:20.572-05:00Thank you for learn us!Thank you for learn us!Eva PTYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08014718201391692317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262518710925242693.post-76915493800812177702011-02-17T22:41:54.090-06:002011-02-17T22:41:54.090-06:00This is great! I think a handmade button hole look...This is great! I think a handmade button hole looks so much better on an heirloom garment than a machine button hole!Cindy Sewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192531572274717848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262518710925242693.post-83639518822853603982010-08-06T15:27:27.809-05:002010-08-06T15:27:27.809-05:00Thank you! That makes it very clear (working the ...Thank you! That makes it very clear (working the night shift last night probably didn't help my comprehension:)Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14019044353220823886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262518710925242693.post-2988846266839642452010-08-06T15:18:20.102-05:002010-08-06T15:18:20.102-05:00Answer to Eileen: I put another picture so you ca...Answer to Eileen: I put another picture so you can see the back of the fabric after I have laid the threads on either of the buttonhole slit. There is only a small stitch taken at the end to travel to the other side.Jeannie B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05622479618143731970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262518710925242693.post-57206196270736707102010-08-06T14:57:46.684-05:002010-08-06T14:57:46.684-05:00I came up with my first (but probably not last!) q...I came up with my first (but probably not last!) question. When laying the threads on either side of the buttonhole, it looks like just a tiny stitch at either end of the button hole to secure it but not stitched through the fabric along the sides. Am I reading this correctly or have a mixed it up? Thank you and thanks also for the VERY fast shipping on my kit!! YOu sent it Saturday and I had it on Monday!Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14019044353220823886noreply@blogger.com