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Free Step by Step Directions to Sew Bound Buttonholes

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Machine Sewing & Lining

Machine Sewing

Machine Sewing

Debbie Colgrove, Licensed to About.com
  • With right side up,fold the right side back to expose the slit and original stitches. Stitch directly on these stitches.
  • Repeat for the other side of the buttonhole.
  • Working from the right side, fold back the ends, to expose the triangle of slit fabric. Tug back as far as possible, and stitch on original stitches. * Repeat for the other end of the buttonhole.
  • Press
For the lining
  • Sew an identical rectangle as you marked on the fabric layer, but just in a layer of lining.
  • Slit as you did the buttonhole and fold back all fabric to the stitches.
  • Hand stitch the lining into place around the buttonhole.

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