Having discussed my fear of buttonholes in a recent Thready Sewing Social and receiving lots of support and advice, I have made a start 😳 This is 5 years after I started making my own clothes, so it’s long overdue! I’m making the Matchy Matchy Perfect Puff Sleeve Blouse. I already have 4 of these, but none of those have the button front. So far it’s all cut out and the button plackets interfaced. The fabric is a very lightweight cotton voile, so I’ll use some tear away stabiliser under the stitching. Otherwise, my machine will certainly eat it. I will be visiting it again in a little while and will add some photos then.
Anniehen
· 18 hours ago
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My First Make With Buttonholes 😳🫣
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SewHayleyJane
· 16 hours ago
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This is fantastic Annie, I'm so excited to see how you get on and really pleased we were able to give you the little nudge you needed!
Anniehen
· 15 hours ago
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Here are early images (prior to stitching). Turns out the (specially purchased) tear away stabiliser is a nightmare. I used it and it didn’t tear away from the stitches at all. I had to stitch another line, then pull out the original line of stitches to remove the stabiliser 🙄 So I’m back to tissue paper. I’ll need to use it for all seams with this as the fabric is so fine.
SewHayleyJane
· 9 hours ago
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🫣 oh no!!
The fabric is beautiful, where is it from?
Anniehen
· 6 hours ago
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Sarah’s Simple Life Fabrics. She retired last year. I spent far too much at her little shop. I miss it!
LaTrica
· 6 hours ago
I tried stabilizers in the past and didn't like them. The tear away wouldn't tear away. I tried the wash away but didn't want to wait until the project was ready for the washing machine. So I just dipped the seams in water to remove them. Made the entire project stiffer.
This seems good so far. Are you doing the buttonholes manually or with a buttonhole stitch?
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