SINGER 814 Stylist - Manual (Page 37)

buttonholes
BUTTONHOLE POSITION
Accurate guidelines are essential to keep
buttonholes a uniform distance from
faced edge of garment, evenly spaced,
and on grain of fabric. For center closures,
place guidelines as follows:
1. Mark center line of garment as in­
dicated on your pattern. This guideline
can be hand basted and should follow
a lengthwise fabric thread.
2. Mark a position guideline for each
buttonhole.
® Horizontal buttonholes are placed to
extend 1 /8 Inch (3 mm) beyond center-
line basting of garment. Horizontal
guidelines for buttonholes should
follow a crosswise thread of fabric and
if basted, be longer than finished length
of buttonhole. Determine length of
buttonhole (as described below) and
mark ends of each buttonholevertically.
© Vertical buttonholes are placed so that
center-line basting of garment is in
center of buttonholes. Determine
buttonhole length and mark ends of
each buttonhole horizontally across
center line and use center-line basting
as a buttonhole guide when stitching.
Horizontal Placement
on Crosswise Grain
BUTTONHOLE LENGTH
First, decide how long button opening
must be. Then, add 1/16 inch (2 mm) to
measurement for each bar tack (closing
stitches at each end of buttonhole). To
find length of button opening, cut a slit In
a scrap of fabric the diameter of button
you intend to use. Increase length of
opening until button slips through easily.
Vertical Placement on
Lengthwise Grain
_L.
Buttonhole
Length Guide
Markings
Button
Opening
Button
Opening-
Length of
Button
Opening
Buttonhole
Stitching
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