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Textiles and Garment Construction

(viii) Press the finished buttonholes in Press studs with sewing holes
place.

Activity 4.2

Make a worked buttonhole sample and
keep it in the portfolio (b)

Press-studs

These are used to fasten gap where there
is no strain. These type of fastenings are
in different sizes and styles and consist of No sew
two sections. One section supports a knob
and the other section the socket which
is deep enough to provide a hole into
which a knob fits. A knob and a socket
fit tightly into each other when pressed (c)
appropriately to close the opening.
The knob is half with the raised surface,
it is applied on the wrong side of the
overlap when sewing, and the cap
(socket) is the half with the hollow in the No sew snaps
centre and applied on the right side of
the under lap when sewing. Some of the Figure 4. 11 (a), (b) & (c): Variety of press
press-studs do not need sewing, they only studs
require a punch machine/tool to poke Procedures for attaching press-studs
hole on the fabric and then a hummer is
used to push the snap together. Refer to The following are procedures for attaching
Figure 4.11. Press-studs are suitable for studs.
garments such as jackets. When attached (i) Mark the position, space them
to the garment they are inconspicuous. evenly for the studs on the wrong
side of the overlap (underneath).

(ii) Pin the closure together in order
to locate the position for socket
(a) (knob) section 3mm from the edge.

(iii) Press the overlap with an iron until
the ball makes an imprint on the
under lap.

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