Singer 1280 - Buttonholes and Buttons; Garment Preparation

6. Buttonholes
and Buttons
Buttonholes
can
be
made
easily
with
the
manual
four-
step
method.
Before
sewing
on
ea
garment,
always
make
a
test
buttonhole
duplicating
the
number
of
thicknesses
of
fabric
anc
interfacing
if
f
appropriate.
Garment Preparation
Buttonhole Position
Accurate
guidelines
are
essential
to
keep
buttonnoies
ata
uniform
distance
from
the
edge
of
the
garment.
evenly
spaced,
and
on
the
grain
of
the
fabric.
1.
Mark
the
centre
line
on
the
garment.
This
guideline
can
be
made
by
machine
or
hand
basting
or
using
tailors
chalk.
Be
sure
that
the
space
from
the
centre
line
to
tne
inished edge of tne garment is at leas! equa: to
three-quarters
the
diameter
of
the
button.
With
thi
spacing.
the
button
wil
not
extend
beyond
the
ecge
when
the
garment
is
buttoned.
Make sure that the centre line marking follows a
ae tabric thread.
A. Centre line
B. Buttonhole
C. Finisned Edge of Garment
D. Diameter of Button
2.
Mark
a
position
guideline
for
each
buttonhole.
as
tal
buttonholes
B
are
placed
to
extend
3mm
(1/8 inch) beyond the centre line Aof the garment, as
shown.
so
that
the
buttons
will
be
in
the
centre
of
the
figure
when
the
garment
is
fastened.
Honzonial
Duttonnoie
guidelines
shoud
follow
a
crosswise fabric thread
e
Mark
the
norizoma!
outtonhole
guideline
tor
each
bunonnole
it
shouid
be
longer
than
the
finished
jength of the butonhoe
e
Mark
the
starting
point
lor
each
buttonhole
gmm
IB
inch)
beyond
Ine
centre
ine
(see
diustration).
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