Buttonholes And Buttons; Garment Preparation - Singer 1280 Instruction Book

6. Buttonholes
and Buttons
Garment Preparation
Buttonhole Position
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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