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Textiles and Garment Construction
(ii) Stitch the buttonhole by using zigzag
machine stitch.
(iii) Place a pin across each end of the
buttonhole to prevent cutting through
end stitching.
(iv) Cut the buttonhole opening using
small sharp scissors.
Bound buttonhole: This type of a
buttonhole is mainly used on adult’s
garments particularly outer garments
such as coats, suits and jackets. Bound
buttonholes are less strong as is the case
with worked buttonhole and are not very
suitable on garments that are constantly
washed. Usually bound buttonholes are
made on a single layer fabric backed
with interfacing and neatened on the
wrong side by facing, hem, or using a
backing strip. A bound buttonhole can be
bound with self or contrasting material
in either colour or texture and are often
designed to bring out a decorative effect.
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Procedures for working on a bound
buttonhole
(i) Mark the position and the diameter of
the button on the right side of the fabric
add 3mm to ease the button to pass
through the bound buttonhole. Mark
the line of the buttonhole with tacking
stitches at the beginning and end of
this tacking that makes the length
of the buttonhole so that the length
will be visible on the wrong side.
(ii) Cut a strip of the fabric for binding
long enough to cover the buttonhole
5cm wide and at least 2cm long
than the buttonhole. (Use the
knowledge and skills gained in
Chapter 3, to cut a strip for binding).
(iii) Baste the strip to the right side
of the garment so that the centre
of the strip is directly over the
tacking that marks the length of
the buttonhole. Place the right side
of the strip against the garment.
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