The new dressmaker; with complete and fully illustrated instructions on every point connected with sewing, dressmaking and tailoring, from the actual stitches to the cutting, making, altering, mending, and cleaning of clothes for ladies, misses, girls, children, infants, men and boys (1921)
Butterick Publishing Company · New York [etc.] The Butterick Publishing Co · leaf 115
d so that the button requires a resting-place,as in a cuff or belt, use the buttonhole with the round end.(111. 229.) Buttonholes are stranded to prevent the edges fromstretching. Bring the needle up at one end of the liuttonholeand, allowing the thread to lie along the edge of the cut onthe right… … , 228. Buttonhole withBar at Both tnds BUTTONHOLL5, LYELET5, BUTTONS. PATENT FASTENERS, ETC. 113 If the material is inclined to fray, overcast the edges before working the buttonholes.To make the stitch, place the buttonhole over the forefinger of the left hand, holding itin position with the thumb…
Dressmaking · Sewing
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