- 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
- 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.
