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Textiles and Garment Construction

Procedures for working on buttonholes Procedures for working on a worked
The procedures for working on buttonholes buttonhole by hand
vary depending on the method to be used. (i) Keep the button in place, mark
The choice of the buttonholes to be used the diameter of the button, and
will depend on the weight of the fabric add 3mm to ease the button to
used and the uses of the particular garment pass through the buttonhole.
or an article. The workers ability may
also affect the choice of the buttonhole (ii) Draw a line to connect the two marks
to be applied in making garment. (two pins) then tack around the

Worked buttonholes: The worked marked buttonhole.
buttonhole can be worked by hand or
machine. These types of buttonholes
are worked on the right side of the C F
garment. They are supposed to be made diameter of
on the overlap section of the garment in
line with the buttons on the underlap. button
Buttonhole with two square ends, are cut
in a vertical direction where there is no
strain on a buttonhole. The button will
remain at the centre of the buttonhole
when fastened. It is commonly sewn
on loose fitting garments such as shirts (iii) Cut the buttonhole using a
and blouses. A buttonhole with one sharp pair of scissors or a seam
round end and one square end; are used ripper. Cut straight to a thread
whenever there is sufficient strain to pull following the marking line in the
the button to one end of the buttonhole. same direction as the strain of the
fastening.
Buttonhole with two round ends;
is rarely used unless there is likely
to be strained at both ends of the
buttonhole. Refer to Figure 4.10
showing shapes of worked buttonholes.

(iv) Pass a needle with a thread between
two layers of a fabric and bring
up in position for the first stitch.

Figure 4.10: Shapes of worked buttonholes

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