Free Pattern Friday - Bound Buttonholes Tutorial
Bound buttonholes are one of the telling marks of a quality garment. Though rare in the ready to wear marketplace, the home sewist can achieve the look of a couturier garment with the addition of bound buttonholes. And they are not difficult to do either. When I was a girl in junior high school, my friend's mom showed me how to make beautiful bound buttonholes. It was a game changer for sewing since my mom's old White sewing machine only had forward and backward stitches. Today I am flanked by nearly 20 machines that can do all manner of stitches but I still make my buttonholes by hand. This 1952 tutorial from Workbasket is a great guide to achieving success making bound buttonholes. Download here.
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CynicalGirl on Goodsmiths.
Ooh. Good one. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteBound buttonholes look so classy!
ReplyDeleteMy 1930's project right now has bound buttonholes, thank you for the post!
ReplyDeleteI too make all my buttonholes by hand; fell in love with them decades ago. I can't tell you how many machine holes I've ripped out cause I didn't like them, even my expensive Bernina machine can't compete. Thanks for sharing, Mary!
ReplyDeleteI'm still a beginner at this technique, thanks for the post. I need all the help I can get!
ReplyDelete20 machines, and handmade still wins:-) Great info and thank you!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info!
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