Bound Buttonhole - Singer C440 Instruction Manual

Sewing

BOUND BUTTONHOLE

A bound buttonhole provides a professional touch to tailored
garments like suits, coats and jackets.
29. Bound buttonhole
Buttonhole Foot
1. Cut a patch of fabric 2.5 cm (1") wide, 1 cm (1/3") longer
than the finished buttonhole.
Baste a patch so that the center line of patch will align with
the center line mark of buttonhole.
a. Right side of fabric
b. Wrong side of patch
2. Lower the Buttonhole Lever and sew buttonhole. (See
previous pages)
Machine will sew the buttonhole in the order as shown and
stop automatically after sewing.
3. Raise the presser foot to remove the fabric.
4. Carefully cut through the center of buttonhole to within
3mm of each end. Cut diagonally to each corner as shown.
Remove the basting.
5. Draw the patch through the opening to the underside.
6. Turn the fabric and pull the patch through the buttonhole
rectangle.
Press the patch.
c. Wrong side of fabric
d. Right side of patch
7. Turn the patch and press the side seam allowance.
8. Fold each side of the patch to form pleats that meet at the
center of the buttonhole and cover the opening. Press the
patch.
9. Turn the fabric to the right side and baste along the center
of each fold.
a. Right side of fabric
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