Bullonholes And Buttons; Garment Preparation - Singer Merritt 2404 Instruction Book

6. Buttonholes
and Buttons
Buttonholes can be madeeasilywith the manualtour-
step method. Before sewing on your garment. always
make a test buttonhole duplicating the number of
thicknesses of fabric and interfacing if appropriate.
Garment Preparation
Buttonhol~
Position
Accurateguidelines are essential to keepbuttonholes
at a uniform distance from the edge of the garment.
evenly spaced, and on the grain of the fabrico
1. Markthe centre lineon the garment. Thisguideline
can be made by machineor hand basting or using
tailor's chalk.
Be sure that the space from the centre line to the
finished edge of the garment is at least equal to
three-quarters the diameter of the button. Wilh this
spacing. the buttonwill not extend beyond the edge
when the garment is buttoned. .
Make sure that the centre line marking follows a
lengthwise fabric thread.
A.
Centre Une
B. Buttonhole
C.Finished Edge of Garment
O. Diameter of Buttori
2. Mark a positíon guideline for each buttonhole.
Horizontal buttonholesB are placed to extend 3mm
(1/8inch)beyond the centre line
'A
ot the garment. as
shown. so that the buttonswill be in the centre ot the
figure when the garmentts fastened.
. Horizontal buttonhole guidelines should follow a
crosswise fabric thread.
• Mark the horizontal buttonhole guideline for each
buttonhole. lt should be longer than the finished
length ot the buttonhole.
• Mark thestarting point for each buttonhole 3mm
(1/8 inch) beyond the centre line (see iIIustration).
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