{"id":9803,"date":"2010-11-13T23:45:05","date_gmt":"2010-11-14T04:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/?p=9803"},"modified":"2016-03-31T02:27:13","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T06:27:13","slug":"buttonholes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/13\/buttonholes\/","title":{"rendered":"Buttonholes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After years of frustration, I can now make perfectly\u00c2\u00a0formed \u00c2\u00a0and\u00c2\u00a0perfectly placed buttonholes.\u00c2\u00a0 Thanks to Embroidery Library www.emblibrary.com<\/a> one of my favorite sites, I no longer grow apprehensive when it comes time for the garment closure.<\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00a0Buttonholes have always caused me\u00c2\u00a0 trouble.\u00c2\u00a0 My quest for success with this necessary garment construction component\u00c2\u00a0began with the buttonhole attachment for my 1968 Kenmore machine and progressed to the 4-step program on my Bernina 930. I hated every one I made.<\/p>\n

Next came the Elna 7000 electronic “eyeball,” and the improved version on my new Elna Diva.\u00c2\u00a0 Still, I tensed up as soon as it was time for buttonholes.\u00c2\u00a0 My Pfaff 7570 gave me no more peace of mind.<\/p>\n

With my first Brother,\u00c2\u00a0my buttonholes were improved, but still a cause for dread.\u00c2\u00a0 Buttonhole apprehension continued to plague me with each machine, the 8500, the ULT series and even to my beloved Brother Duetta 4500.<\/p>\n

With each machine, I hoped \u00c2\u00a0buttonholes would be easy for me.\u00c2\u00a0 Ultimately, I had to admit that the fault was not with any of these fine machines.\u00c2\u00a0 It was always<\/strong> operator error caused by anxiety.<\/p>\n

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Finally, victory is mine!\u00c2\u00a0 Now, all my buttonholes are made on the embroidery side of my machine.\u00c2\u00a0 I purchased a set of buttonholes from\u00c2\u00a0 Embroidery Library<\/em> www.emblibrary.com<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0 They offer several themed sets, from nature to sports, but each collection comes with unadorned buttonholes in 6 sizes, from 3\/8″ to 1 1\/2″.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

Even though the size is identified, buttons vary in\u00c2\u00a0 thickness and I was never certain that a given size would work\u00c2\u00a0perfectly.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0After stitching out many sample buttonholes, I finally made up a color coded sampler.\u00c2\u00a0 In my software, I changed the color of the design to match the color on my sampler.\u00c2\u00a0 Now, I don’t even have to measure the button.\u00c2\u00a0 It is an easy matter to pull out this sampler, pop my chosen button through whichever hole fits, select the matching color from my designs and embroider away.<\/p>\n

Another practice I’ve taken up, is embroidering multiple buttonholes on one sheet of stabilizer.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0After hooping a medium weight tearaway, I embroider as many buttonholes as I can fit in that hoop.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Almost always, I add a basting frame around the buttonhole.\u00c2\u00a0 This holds it in place and allows me to place the next buttonhole nearby.<\/p>\n

The above photo shows buttonholes made on my grandsons’ Christmas outfits last year.\u00c2\u00a0 You can see that several have been made in a single hoop.<\/p>\n

I doubt many of you are as challenged as I am.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0But I hope these tips\u00c2\u00a0will be helpful and time saving for a few of you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After years of frustration, I can now make perfectly\u00c2\u00a0formed \u00c2\u00a0and\u00c2\u00a0perfectly placed buttonholes.\u00c2\u00a0 Thanks to Embroidery Library www.emblibrary.com one of my favorite sites, I no longer grow apprehensive when it comes time for the garment closure. \u00c2\u00a0Buttonholes have always caused me\u00c2\u00a0 … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18,38,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9803"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9803"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35414,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9803\/revisions\/35414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}