SINGER 413 - Manual (Page 35)

buttonholes
BUTTONHOLE POSITION
Accurate guidelines are essential to keep
buttonholes a uniform distance from the
faced edge of the garment, evenly spaced,
and on the grain of the fabric. For center
closures, place guidelines as follows:
1. Mark the center line of the garment as
indicated on your pattern. This guide­
line 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 ^ inch beyond the center-
line basting of the garment. Hori­
zontal guidelines for the buttonholes
should follow a crosswise thread of
the fabric and, if basted, be longer
than the finished length of the
buttonhole. Determine the length of
the buttonhole (as described below)
and mark ends of each buttonhole
vertically.
• Vertical buttonholes are placed so
that the center-line basting of the
garment is in the center of the button
holes. Determine buttonhole length
and mark ends of each buttonhole
horizontally across the center line
and use the-center line basting as a
buttonhole guide when stitching.
BUTTONHOLE LENGTH
First, decide how long the button opening
must be. Then, add^V inch to the meas­
urement for each bar tack (the closing
stitches at each end of the buttonhole). To
find the length of the button opening, cut
a slit in a scrap of fabric the diameter of
the button you intend to use. Increase
length of opening until button slips
through easily.
Horizontal Placement
on Crosswise Grain
Lengthwise Grain
Buttonhole
Length Guide
Markings
Button
Opening
Button
Opening-
Length of
Button
Opening
Buttonhole
Stitching
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