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Textiles and Garment Construction

(iv) Stitch the entire strip in position. (vii) Pin in position and tack all-round the
Keep the stitching 3mm away buttonhole. Pushing the strip through
from the tacking but do not stitch to the wrong side to fix the binds.
beyond each end of the tacking.

Pin first
then tack
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(viii) Reinforce the strip in place with small
(v) Cut through the strip and garment running stitches.
from the centre and to within 3mm of Running stitches Note position
the corners and carefully snip into the to hold bind to of turning at
sides and end
turning of garment
corners without cutting the stitches. of buttonhole

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In addition, you can use a machine to make
stitches around the buttonhole on the right
(vi) Turn the strip through to the wrong side on the edge of the seam. Use fish-bone
side, wrapping the strip closely tacking to draw the edges of the buttonhole
over the edges and lay the strip together.
flat on the wrong side. Pull the Basting
ends well over the wrong side. Fishbone holding hem or
facing in place
tacking

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