Free Step by Step Directions to Sew Bound Buttonholes
By Debbie Colgrove, About.com Guide
Creating the Buttonhole Edges
Folding the Buttonhole Edges
Debbie Colgrove, Licensed to About.com
Using the original button hole line as a guide. Fold the long edges of the patch to meet in the middle of the rectangle, keeping both sides equal.
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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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