Buttonholing second side. After making the fan, turn the buttonhole, and along the second side make the buttonhole stitch of the same depth and evenness as along the first side.
Finishing second end. Practice a bar end. Turn buttonhole so that the end to be finished lies across finger with fan end towards the worker. Make two or three small stitches one over the other to bar the end, these to extend across width of buttonhole stitches. Over these the blanket stitch is to be placed. This is very easy. Look at the picture (Fig. 82) of it on page 138. These stitches are to be taken close together and through the cloth, around the three barred stitches. This makes a firm finish. Point the needle towards the worker and make a straight row of blanket stitches.
Fig. 32.—The pin prevents the button from being sewed too near the cloth and allows space for buttoning the garment.
Sewing on a button. Start with a double thread, and make two stitches one over the other on the right side of the garment. String a button on the needle, to cover starting stitches. Place a pin on top of the button. Sew over it with stitches crossed back and forth through the holes of the button. The stitches should be taken so that the pull of the button will come on the warp threads of the garment. On the wrong side, the stitches should appear in parallel bars lying on the woof or filling thread. On the top of the button, the stitches should cross. Why is it necessary to sew over the pin? Remove the pin and wind thread around the stitches under the button. Finish on wrong side with several finishing stitches.
EXERCISES AND PROBLEMS
- 1. Practice overcasting.
- 2. Practice blanket stitch.
- 3. Practice making buttonhole.
- a. Cutting.
- b. Overcasting.
- c. Buttonholing.
- d. Fan.
- e. Buttonholing.
- f. Bar.
- 4. Practice sewing on one button at home and making one buttonhole.
- 5. Bring to school garments which need buttons. Sew the buttons on.