Mark the following:
- Center of garment
- Buttonhole placements
- 1/8" on each side of buttonhole
- Ends of buttonholes
Free Step by Step Directions to Sew Bound Buttonholes
By Debbie Colgrove, About.com Guide
Markings For A Bound Buttonhole
Markings for a Bound Buttonhole
Debbie Colgrove, Licensed to About.com
Fully mark your button hole placement. Use a running stitch of hand basting or a marking pencil on the interfacing, that will not show through.
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- Basic Pointers for making bound buttonholes
- Markings For A Bound Buttonhole
- Starting the Buttonhole
- Cutting the Bound Buttonhole
- Turning to the Inside
- Creating the Buttonhole Edges
- Hand Baste The Buttonhole Edges
- Machine Sewing & Lining
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