I used to hate button holes…. They always puckered.. then I started of thinking of them as being embroidered, so I would put the button holes in an embroidery hoop, to hold them as I worked the stitches.. my hoops are very adjustable so can work with most thicknesses of layers of fabric.. I have always loved crochet button loops.. I have several antique fine lace crochet hooks I inherited from my great grandmother.. often my button loops look like tiny pieces of lace. However.. I have never made historical garments.. mostly I modify thrifted garments and embroider, bead and crochet on them…. I’m an old (65) hippie..
@@mylouiethe3rd …. my daughter has often said I need to do videos of me modifying thrifted clothes . My button hole method is mostly just embroidery and often incorporated in the embroidery of the button hole placket. My Daughter is working on having RUclips channel and has asked me to do videos of me doing my Hippie Granny thing.. My Button hole method will definitely be part of that.
That buttonhole cutter is a chisel. It's used in wood working as well. And with the chain loop button fastener. That is the chain stitch for crocheting, like the basis for blankets, scarfs and sweaters. Very good tutorial.
my grandma used to work loop buttonholes to use as "eye" on hook and eye closures for she said it looked neater and flatter. Great tutorials, thank you very much
The chain stitch button loop…🤯 It’s just finger crocheted…Brilliant!! I’ve done the others before, and I’ve even finger tatted button loops, but it never occurred to me to crochet them. I’ve definitely found a new favorite! Thank you for sharing. 🤩 My favorite closures to date in terms of aesthetics, are tatted frogs (if you’re wondering what those are, think of the knot closures on traditional Chinese clothing), or lace edging creating rings for buttons incorporated into the motifs. The buttons were beads or pearls with a little tatted cage around them in a matching motif opposite. Definitely decorative, but oh so pretty!
Extremely helpful tutorial. I only ever made one attempt at a handmade button hole. I did not baste. I used normal thread and just a blanket stitch not a buttonhole stitch. Fail. So now I feel confident about giving it another go.
Wonderfully helpful, thanks Cat! I have also found that hooks and eyes with false buttons on the outside is a nice option, and I've seen this done on some of my 1800s extants. Those sneaky Victorians haha.
If there is one thing I hate in sewing its doing buttonholes. I made a vest a couple years ago and my machine wouldn't make them. It was having tension issues, so I did them by hand. If I thought I hated doing them by machine, I hated doing them by hand even more. Even with following Bernadette Banner's tutorial I struggled to wrap my mind around them. Your tutorial helped clear up the confusion. Idk why I didn't think of doing button loops. But if I hand known I could chain stitch loops, I would have! Thanks for the tips. 😉❤
Been there...My backup machine has tension issues and doesn't "do" buttonholes. I do know how to make a template (post it notes) and do it with a zigzag. ...Still a pain...Bound buttonholes...Great on the front-terrible on the back... I really need to get my good machine into the shop-It has a lovely 1 button buttonhole...
@@pmclaughlin4111 my back up machine needs to be serviced and ironically I just got my regular sewing machined serviced only to have my daughter jam it for me and my husband bend a break the part that keeps the bobbin casing in place. Worse yet Singer discontinued the millennial series which means I can't get the $6 part for my machine. 🤦🏼 oh well guess who is getting a new sewing machine this black Friday.
The crochet loop is useful for so many things! Buttons, an eye for a hook, a bra strap loop (add snap), belt loop, a tack between layers of a skirt to keep everything moving as one, etc. I second the comment below to use a crochet hook if you have one. It makes it faster and easier. Great video.
I've been doing buttonholes and button loops for years, and I picked up some good tips! Thank you. I do recommend using a crochet hook to make your chain loops faster. You can also single crochet around your thread loops instead of buttonhole stitch to make it go faster.
If it works, who cares if it's the 'correct way'? Thank you very much for sharing your way of doing things in such detail and explaining different options for closures!
The button hole cutting tool is a chisel, used in woodworking - I do a little bit of woodworking and carpentry but I don't know much about sewing, and I was surprized to see it being used in a sewing contxt and it is an great idea! I'drecommend tryin to use a hard wood board though, as it allows the chisel to cut a little bit cleaner (more cuttting, less tearing). And sometimes if you buy new chisels they aren't really sharpened, so maybe it's handing them to a woodworking friend to get them sharpened (and if they are good at sharpening, you might also get them to sharpen the fabric scissors:)
I make armour (steel plate battle armour and sometimes other metals for fantasy armour) and we use chisels to cut slots for buckles in the leather straps that hold all the metal onto a body :)
I appreciate the tutorial. Thank you so much for taking the time to make it. Be sure that when you stitch the cord/ribbon/loops down that the thread goes securely through them. I've pulled out quite a few by accident! If you don't want to buy special thick thread for buttonholes and are good at threading needles, you can quadruple your thread, and use that to make button holes (or, even loops). It's a little pesky, but I have been doing it for decades. As Sara said, the chisel is for woodworking (they make them for carving masonite and stone). I think they are called "cold chisels" & sold in hardware stores. I've never heard of a chain stitch to make a loop. How very clever! (People use it for all sorts of things, including tucking up thick power cords for stage productions)
I often use double, triple ++etc. threads of regular thread because that’s all I have to work with. I agree it can be extremely pesky! But it allows me to customize the color to my taste , or the particular project. I’ve never used wax🫤, didn’t know that was a thing. but I’m going to try it next time and I bet it will help tame the pesky threads that want to tangle😊
I HATE machinestitching buttonholes. Perhaps because I really never learned how to do them so I allways för mine by hand and are pretty fast at it. For fun, me and my mother had a little competition a couple a years ago... 50 button holes and buttons. She made her by machine and I did them by hand. I won. Not because the machine is slower, or mom is slow, but because I didn't need to refresh any bobbin or change foot on a machine. And I must say, hand made button holes accually last longer and can take a whole lot of more beating than machine done ones. Great tutorial btw. ❤️
Thank you so much for this! I've been stressing all day about how to make a button closure for my cloak and that chain stitch carrier was exactly what I needed 😁 I'll definitely be coming back to this video ❤️
Thank you so much!! Exactly the kind of instruction I was looking for 🪡😊 Seriously, excellent presentation and easy to follow! I’m not an avid seamstress, don’t even own a sewing machine, but I like to “re-invent” my clothes from time to time by hand. Your suggestions for alternatives to traditional button holes - I’m so glad for the inspiration because I can do that!! And now I know how to embellish my old clothes with out ruining them! Excellent video
the last tape/cord version is amazing! I've been wondering how people do this as i've been cutting and sewing single loops and it REALLY takes FOREVER! This is such a useful tutorial, thank you!
Fun fact, that chain stitch is used by some surgeons to tie off stitches. That's how I originally learned it (in medschool), and I use the stitch quite frequently to tie down a seam when sewing now. Just 3 chains or so, then thread the little chain between your fabrics. (Because I have trouble trusting a single knot when securing a seam)
I'm totally going to try this out on a next blouse! I can keep the buttons on an underlap, even if the loops don't go on an overlap, so it won't gape open. I could even use an open lace for the loops! You have opened my eyes to new possibilities :)
Thanks so much for these alternatives! I have been trying to figure out how to swap out zippers on modern patterns for buttons without having to change the cut of the pattern piece/create overlay. These loop ideas are exactly what I needed! Very good tutorial, and I love the use of the chain for these, that will definitely be my go-to!
This was very helpful, I get a bit turned around by my buttonhole foot and I wasn't too confident in handsewing buttons so this was a very enlightening video, thank you~.
I have a small-handled chisel that belonged to my Grandmother - rounded end, probably able 4" long in total, little bit of stapled carboard to hide the edge. My guess is it was a Singer make because there's also a matching tracing wheel. Because it's a small and handheld it's more of a matter of leaning into the fabric with an even pressure - and yes, absolutely have a hard piece of scrap underneath. The chisel needs to be sharpened on a regular basis - Rex Kruger has some great videos on sharpening. _My suggestion_ would be to look at someplace like Lee Valley for a small hand-held chisel set; it's the closest equivalent. (& nope, not sponsored) - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
Thanks for these suggestions, it's one more option for the coat I just made where I didn't allow enouhg overlap for big butons... and also, ideas on stuff I can do with finger loop braiding!!!
something I’ve seen on a ton of 1930s-1940s garments (at least from the USA as this wasn’t allowed under British rations) that have half buttons and half snaps or all snaps with buttons over top to look cute
Thank you for the tutorial. Your demonstrations were clear and well explained. I've also seen a variation on the last method used in place of lacing holes or rings as well.
the chain stitch button loop, is crocheting without a hook. You can get tiny little steel crochet hooks for lace that you could use to make a button loop in seconds. I also like them for mending and such.
I've learned to make the loops in a different way. I double up the thread and use an embroidery needle. The thread 🧵 has to be quite long. Then I anker it with a knot, create a loop and hand crochet the needed length of the loop and fix it in the fabric. This works for belt loops too.
This video may give me the confidence to actually start doing buttonholes (or loop alternatives). I've been trapped in zipper + hook and eye land for years.
Something I’ve noticed is that for hand-bound buttonholes, the direction of twist in the thread really matters. My actual buttonhole twist threads are all Z-twist thread and twist tighter as I work the knot in each stitch, whereas a lot of my other silk thread (especially silk embroidery threads) are S-twist, and become looser and messier as I work, at least as someone who works all my buttonholes right-handed, and clockwise around the hole.
Ooh! You have a small copy of one of the pictures I have! The lady with the long hair in the white dress with blue bows is apparently Mrs Rimsky-Korsakov, the wife of the famous composer. I love that picture. 🤗
Have you tried a dime chain link with a crochet hook? Would be faster and less of a pull and maneuver You can even do a crochet edge stitch with a pointed head for the around the openings
Something is up with my machine and the button hole function speeds down the second side for some reason. Not interested in getting it serviced (again, b/c I'd rather put the $$ to a new machine) so thank you for reminding me how to do them by hand and showing the alternatives!
And if you are handy with your (small) crochet hook, you could crochet onto the fabric and make a decorative edge at the same time. Of course for that to be possible your fabric's weave needs to be on the looser side.
I'm wanting to make some cushion covers. Not sure how I'll close them. I have zippers, but buttons seem like they could be simpler to deal with. Velcro is another option. I might need about 20 buttons if i go that way.
I hate sewing button holes, but am great at making sure the buttons won't come off! Took my brother 30 min to remove 1 button on a wool coat I made him. 😆
I used to hate button holes…. They always puckered.. then I started of thinking of them as being embroidered, so I would put the button holes in an embroidery hoop, to hold them as I worked the stitches.. my hoops are very adjustable so can work with most thicknesses of layers of fabric.. I have always loved crochet button loops.. I have several antique fine lace crochet hooks I inherited from my great grandmother.. often my button loops look like tiny pieces of lace. However.. I have never made historical garments.. mostly I modify thrifted garments and embroider, bead and crochet on them…. I’m an old (65) hippie..
That is a genius idea
@@katheriner10 .. thanks 😊
You need to your own video showing this method
@@mylouiethe3rd …. my daughter has often said I need to do videos of me modifying thrifted clothes . My button hole method is mostly just embroidery and often incorporated in the embroidery of the button hole placket. My Daughter is working on having RUclips channel and has asked me to do videos of me doing my Hippie Granny thing.. My Button hole method will definitely be part of that.
Me too. I hate button holes, may be I will change my mind;))
That buttonhole cutter is a chisel. It's used in wood working as well. And with the chain loop button fastener. That is the chain stitch for crocheting, like the basis for blankets, scarfs and sweaters. Very good tutorial.
my grandma used to work loop buttonholes to use as "eye" on hook and eye closures for she said it looked neater and flatter. Great tutorials, thank you very much
Lovely information. Remember that sewing is an artform long taught by friends or family, one on one. There was no “right way.”
The chain stitch button loop…🤯 It’s just finger crocheted…Brilliant!! I’ve done the others before, and I’ve even finger tatted button loops, but it never occurred to me to crochet them. I’ve definitely found a new favorite! Thank you for sharing. 🤩
My favorite closures to date in terms of aesthetics, are tatted frogs (if you’re wondering what those are, think of the knot closures on traditional Chinese clothing), or lace edging creating rings for buttons incorporated into the motifs. The buttons were beads or pearls with a little tatted cage around them in a matching motif opposite. Definitely decorative, but oh so pretty!
Extremely helpful tutorial.
I only ever made one attempt at a handmade button hole.
I did not baste. I used normal thread and just a blanket stitch not a buttonhole stitch. Fail.
So now I feel confident about giving it another go.
You saved my ass so bad the other day!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sending you blessings tenfold for all generations down the line!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wonderfully helpful, thanks Cat! I have also found that hooks and eyes with false buttons on the outside is a nice option, and I've seen this done on some of my 1800s extants. Those sneaky Victorians haha.
If there is one thing I hate in sewing its doing buttonholes. I made a vest a couple years ago and my machine wouldn't make them. It was having tension issues, so I did them by hand. If I thought I hated doing them by machine, I hated doing them by hand even more. Even with following Bernadette Banner's tutorial I struggled to wrap my mind around them. Your tutorial helped clear up the confusion. Idk why I didn't think of doing button loops. But if I hand known I could chain stitch loops, I would have! Thanks for the tips. 😉❤
Been there...My backup machine has tension issues and doesn't "do" buttonholes. I do know how to make a template (post it notes) and do it with a zigzag. ...Still a pain...Bound buttonholes...Great on the front-terrible on the back...
I really need to get my good machine into the shop-It has a lovely 1 button buttonhole...
@@pmclaughlin4111 my back up machine needs to be serviced and ironically I just got my regular sewing machined serviced only to have my daughter jam it for me and my husband bend a break the part that keeps the bobbin casing in place. Worse yet Singer discontinued the millennial series which means I can't get the $6 part for my machine. 🤦🏼 oh well guess who is getting a new sewing machine this black Friday.
Wow the chain stitch worked wonderfully! Thank you!🎉
I actually REALLY needed this video. I love this so much
glad I learned about thread thickness. I would have never thought to use chisels....
The crochet loop is useful for so many things! Buttons, an eye for a hook, a bra strap loop (add snap), belt loop, a tack between layers of a skirt to keep everything moving as one, etc. I second the comment below to use a crochet hook if you have one. It makes it faster and easier. Great video.
I've been doing buttonholes and button loops for years, and I picked up some good tips! Thank you.
I do recommend using a crochet hook to make your chain loops faster. You can also single crochet around your thread loops instead of buttonhole stitch to make it go faster.
If it works, who cares if it's the 'correct way'? Thank you very much for sharing your way of doing things in such detail and explaining different options for closures!
This was super helpful! I definitely want to try the chain stitch button loops for an easy closure option :)
Thanks for the recommendations. I actually own the same book and went to my library to follow along.
the second loop is kinda like a hand crochet, really interesting!
Those are called chisels. This was a very thoughtful video to make the effort to make. Thank you.
The button hole cutting tool is a chisel, used in woodworking - I do a little bit of woodworking and carpentry but I don't know much about sewing, and I was surprized to see it being used in a sewing contxt and it is an great idea! I'drecommend tryin to use a hard wood board though, as it allows the chisel to cut a little bit cleaner (more cuttting, less tearing). And sometimes if you buy new chisels they aren't really sharpened, so maybe it's handing them to a woodworking friend to get them sharpened (and if they are good at sharpening, you might also get them to sharpen the fabric scissors:)
I make armour (steel plate battle armour and sometimes other metals for fantasy armour) and we use chisels to cut slots for buckles in the leather straps that hold all the metal onto a body :)
I appreciate the tutorial.
Thank you so much for taking the time to make it.
Be sure that when you stitch the cord/ribbon/loops down that the thread goes securely through them. I've pulled out quite a few by accident!
If you don't want to buy special thick thread for buttonholes and are good at threading needles, you can quadruple your thread, and use that to make button holes (or, even loops). It's a little pesky, but I have been doing it for decades.
As Sara said, the chisel is for woodworking (they make them for carving masonite and stone). I think they are called "cold chisels" & sold in hardware stores.
I've never heard of a chain stitch to make a loop. How very clever! (People use it for all sorts of things, including tucking up thick power cords for stage productions)
I often use double, triple ++etc. threads of regular thread because that’s all I have to work with. I agree it can be extremely pesky! But it allows me to customize the color to my taste , or the particular project.
I’ve never used wax🫤, didn’t know that was a thing. but I’m going to try it next time and I bet it will help tame the pesky threads that want to tangle😊
I HATE machinestitching buttonholes.
Perhaps because I really never learned how to do them so I allways för mine by hand and are pretty fast at it.
For fun, me and my mother had a little competition a couple a years ago... 50 button holes and buttons.
She made her by machine and I did them by hand.
I won. Not because the machine is slower, or mom is slow, but because I didn't need to refresh any bobbin or change foot on a machine.
And I must say, hand made button holes accually last longer and can take a whole lot of more beating than machine done ones.
Great tutorial btw. ❤️
This was sooo informative! I now have the confidence to try hand stitched buttonholes😅You are a brilliant instructor! Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for this! I've been stressing all day about how to make a button closure for my cloak and that chain stitch carrier was exactly what I needed 😁 I'll definitely be coming back to this video ❤️
Thank you so much!! Exactly the kind of instruction I was looking for 🪡😊
Seriously,
excellent presentation and easy to follow!
I’m not an avid seamstress, don’t even own a sewing machine, but I like to “re-invent” my clothes from time to time by hand.
Your suggestions for alternatives to traditional button holes - I’m so glad for the inspiration because I can do that!! And now I know how to embellish my old clothes with out ruining them!
Excellent video
the last tape/cord version is amazing! I've been wondering how people do this as i've been cutting and sewing single loops and it REALLY takes FOREVER! This is such a useful tutorial, thank you!
You can also get tapes with the loops.
Especially if it’s a wedding dress with 30+ of the to do
I love buttonhole stitch which up to now used when embroidering. The way you did this was difficult again, certainly helpful and fun to watch. Thanks.
Fun fact, that chain stitch is used by some surgeons to tie off stitches. That's how I originally learned it (in medschool), and I use the stitch quite frequently to tie down a seam when sewing now. Just 3 chains or so, then thread the little chain between your fabrics. (Because I have trouble trusting a single knot when securing a seam)
Very kind of you sharing your ways with clear instructions.
So helpful! If you feel moved to make more tutorial videos I will definitely watch them.
Those are great alternatives. I always thought the loops would be harder, but now I'll have to give them a try. Thanks!
I'm totally going to try this out on a next blouse! I can keep the buttons on an underlap, even if the loops don't go on an overlap, so it won't gape open. I could even use an open lace for the loops! You have opened my eyes to new possibilities :)
Thank you for this, very helpful and I really appreciate that you did things properly all the way through, with all the details
Thanks so much for these alternatives! I have been trying to figure out how to swap out zippers on modern patterns for buttons without having to change the cut of the pattern piece/create overlay. These loop ideas are exactly what I needed! Very good tutorial, and I love the use of the chain for these, that will definitely be my go-to!
That chainstitch carrier loop could be even easier with a small crochet hook. It is the basic crochet chainstitch
This is what I was going to say. It's basically crochet
0.5 or 0.25 mm hook works really well.
Thanks for the lovely tutorial. It was clear and concise!
My buttonholes are THE WORST, whether I do them by hand or on the machine... Thank you for the tutorial! No more ugly buttonholes for me :)
I like all the different options very much. Thank you.
loved this video, Cat! Would love to see more videos like this along with your regular content.
This was very helpful, I get a bit turned around by my buttonhole foot and I wasn't too confident in handsewing buttons so this was a very enlightening video, thank you~.
Try using a thin crochet hook for the second type of loops instead of your fingers.
Love your videos!
Cool idea!
Love the one you did by hand looping. Thiswas vary helpful .
I have a small-handled chisel that belonged to my Grandmother - rounded end, probably able 4" long in total, little bit of stapled carboard to hide the edge. My guess is it was a Singer make because there's also a matching tracing wheel. Because it's a small and handheld it's more of a matter of leaning into the fabric with an even pressure - and yes, absolutely have a hard piece of scrap underneath. The chisel needs to be sharpened on a regular basis - Rex Kruger has some great videos on sharpening.
_My suggestion_ would be to look at someplace like Lee Valley for a small hand-held chisel set; it's the closest equivalent. (& nope, not sponsored)
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
Thanks for these suggestions, it's one more option for the coat I just made where I didn't allow enouhg overlap for big butons... and also, ideas on stuff I can do with finger loop braiding!!!
Thank you. great video for hand sewn buttonholes, just what I needed today x
Thank you Cat, this was super useful! I really like the singer technique!
I super love and appreciate this so much! Clearest view I've seen explaining a buttonhole stitch and love the alternatives as well
This is very helpful and i especially like the last method, thank you so much.
What a cool tutorial!! Thanks so much for all of your effort!!
Alternatives are always awesome!
Great ideas! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for this, it's very helpful to be able to compare the alternative methods, and see the effects altogether.
something I’ve seen on a ton of 1930s-1940s garments (at least from the USA as this wasn’t allowed under British rations) that have half buttons and half snaps or all snaps with buttons over top to look cute
Thank you for the tutorial. Your demonstrations were clear and well explained.
I've also seen a variation on the last method used in place of lacing holes or rings as well.
Thank you. Enjoyed the tutorial.
the chain stitch button loop, is crocheting without a hook. You can get tiny little steel crochet hooks for lace that you could use to make a button loop in seconds. I also like them for mending and such.
Thank you for taking the time to do this!! Very helpful!
I've learned to make the loops in a different way. I double up the thread and use an embroidery needle. The thread 🧵 has to be quite long. Then I anker it with a knot, create a loop and hand crochet the needed length of the loop and fix it in the fabric. This works for belt loops too.
This video may give me the confidence to actually start doing buttonholes (or loop alternatives). I've been trapped in zipper + hook and eye land for years.
This was super useful! Thank you!
This was very helpful thank you!
Thank you so much for the tutorial, especially the button loop! Very helpful, can't wait to try them!
Loved this. Very nice tutorial and will be trying these out in the future.
Very helpfull, I've used some of those ideas, need to put the rest to a test.
Not lazy…you are working smarter not harder 😊
Thank you for this. You are very natural on video.
This is such a useful video, thank you so much for making
I think is a great video. I too learn by doing things myself mostly…so it is fun to see how others do stuff
Thanks! Its so practical and useful!
Something I’ve noticed is that for hand-bound buttonholes, the direction of twist in the thread really matters. My actual buttonhole twist threads are all Z-twist thread and twist tighter as I work the knot in each stitch, whereas a lot of my other silk thread (especially silk embroidery threads) are S-twist, and become looser and messier as I work, at least as someone who works all my buttonholes right-handed, and clockwise around the hole.
This is a great tutorial!
Thanks for this. It was extremely useful!
Ooh! You have a small copy of one of the pictures I have! The lady with the long hair in the white dress with blue bows is apparently Mrs Rimsky-Korsakov, the wife of the famous composer. I love that picture. 🤗
Oh and thanks for the very helpful video.
Thank you so much! I know how to sew but noone taught me how ti do buttonholes!
Very useful tutorial!
this was lovely--thank you!!
Excellent video, thank you
very nice video. that chain stitch is crochet stitch. getting a tiny crochet hook will speed that process by 200%
Have you tried a dime chain link with a crochet hook? Would be faster and less of a pull and maneuver
You can even do a crochet edge stitch with a pointed head for the around the openings
Love your idea!
I may have to try the chain stitch on a button loop for something knitted. (I don’t sew.)
Thank you, this tutorial is really great :)
Thank you this was very helpful,💖
Something is up with my machine and the button hole function speeds down the second side for some reason. Not interested in getting it serviced (again, b/c I'd rather put the $$ to a new machine) so thank you for reminding me how to do them by hand and showing the alternatives!
Had an idea. Use a very small crochet hook to make a long chain stitch. Apply to garment like your ribbon or tape loops.
Very cool idea!!
And if you are handy with your (small) crochet hook, you could crochet onto the fabric and make a decorative edge at the same time. Of course for that to be possible your fabric's weave needs to be on the looser side.
this was very useful, thank you :)
Your third loop technique is actually crocheting a chain.. Nice.
I'm wanting to make some cushion covers. Not sure how I'll close them. I have zippers, but buttons seem like they could be simpler to deal with. Velcro is another option. I might need about 20 buttons if i go that way.
Please can you tell me the name of the book that includes the chainstitch carrier? Really useful tutorial, thank you, Cat
Your shirt is AMAZING 😍 where can I get a pattern for your shirt? 😍
Very good tutorial! What was the name of the book you used for the chain stitch carrier?
It’s the Singer Sewing Book, but it’s an old edition from the 70s! Not sure if it’s included in modern editions :)
So helpful. Thank you :)
Where do you find silk buttonhole twist? I've been looking for a while and I'm having a really hard time finding any for some reason
The chain can also be made with a tiny crochet hook.. if you happen to have one or know someone who crochets :)
I hate sewing button holes, but am great at making sure the buttons won't come off! Took my brother 30 min to remove 1 button on a wool coat I made him. 😆
I'm stitching a blouse in red and the front buttons are black. I'm putting the loops. Do loops hv to be in black or red? Appreciate yr reply.
Very good one!
Like the buttonhole alternatives.
Thank you for this tutorial!
The chain stitch carrier loop works really well as a lingerie shoulder strap guard.
You have the most beautiful hair in the world.