MASTER YOUR BUTTONHOLES: 9 tips for perfect results

Buttonholes are usually the last step in garment making process and if they don't turn out right - it can ruin the entire look and mood. Luckily, there are quite a few things we can do to improve the look of the buttonhole, no matter what sewing machine is used. Here are 9 tips that will help you sew better buttonholes!
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VIDEO PARTS:
00:00 Intro
00:22 TIP No.1: use interfacing
01:37 TIP No.2: use stabilizer
02:40 TIP No.3: try different threads
04:56 TIP No.4: make test stitches
07:02 TIP No.5: try different buttonhole shapes
08:28 TIP No.6: try corded buttonholes
09:37 TIP No.7: cutting buttonholes
10:40 TIP No.8: sizing buttonholes
11:22 TIP No.9: spacing buttonholes
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[@agcons]

In the early 1980s, after ruining too many buttonholes with either a seam ripper or scissors, I went to the hardware store and bought a 1cm wide wood chisel. From a builder's supply store I begged a very small piece of hardwood from their scrap bin to serve as a cutting base. There had to be a lot of us doing this because a few years later the buttonhole cutter appeared on the market.

[@WVDoxieMom4760]

Thanks for a great lesson. I have been sewing for 50+ years and I learn something from each video!

[@patriciaingraldi4719]

I stopped using the chisel and started using a one-sided razor blade. It makes a very clean cut, but you do have to be precise and careful not to cut past the bar tack at the ends. . I also stopped using wood as my base and started using cutting mat. I love my button holes now.

[@jacquelinelmiller]

EMBROIDERED BUTTONHOLES?!?!?!! Wait, what! This was a fantastic video, but that tip alone was worth watching the whole thing! I had no idea that there were decorative embroidered buttonholes!!

[@kenishaheath2348]

How did you know I needed these tips?? 😂 thank you!

[@Julija_Gobere]

Sounds like perfect timing!😅

[@stephanielaakson8960]

Well another "duh" moment! I did not realize I can adjust this automatic feature on my machine!! I actually have an old old machine with a buttonholer attachment that makes fabulous buttonholes that I pull out when making them instead of using my newer machine. I also kind of fold the opened buttonhole open so that I can trim any threads really close. Very Carefully lol😉. Thank you, have a fabulous today!

[@Julija_Gobere]

If I need to trim any extra thread - I like to do it on folded open buttonhole, too!🤗

[@solarwinds-]

Wow great tip on the gold metal thread. I didn't know a sewing machine would sew with that. I'll try it. Thanks you, you're so sweet.

[@Julija_Gobere]

I use Mettler Metallic thread - it has a great shine and comes in a few different metallic colors. Works well for decorative seams🤗

[@Ellsped10]

Thanks for the video! Even though I knew some of these tips but I keep forgetting to use them!😅 it was a great reminder and I will save this video for constant reminder! 😊❤❤❤

[@luciatat4084]

I cannot believe the amount of things I learn from you and your channel! I am so excited to use all this information I’ve learned from you! 😊 so happy I’ve found your channel!

[@oskarmolly]

Thanks for this video, now hopefully my buttonholes will look better and more professional. Did you get a new sewing maching? I have the Singer Heavy Duty, and my son got me the Singer Patchwork as a gift and I have a very old Viking and a Singer Overlock, that sounds very noisy to me.

[@karenglynn5226]

Amazeing tips for the dreaded buttonhole task. Love the garment insert! You are truely a professional in your craft and an excellent instructor.😊😊😊😊

[@Julija_Gobere]

Thank you for such kind words❤️

[@gageiger]

Can't wait to try these tips!! BTW, I hope you don't mind me saying how beautiful your hair and eyes are. Simply stunning!!

[@HumanFellaPerson]

I use a fresh razor blade to cut my buttonholes. I guard one end with a pin so I don't cut through the stitches.

[@SewingandCaring]

ahhhhhh, I use a four-step buttonhole (by choice I prefer using it with a gauge and chalk) and my buttonholes have always seemed tight, and this explains why.

[@blackhannahofficial]

This is a great video. I just put buttons on a project and thought my placement was centered, but it was offset. I will definitely pay more attention to the lines on the foot to get proper placement. Greatly Appreciated 🤗

[@m.b.ortega544]

After ripping fabric with a seam ripper when making a buttonhole 🤬, I only use small embroidery scissors. I have so much more control over the cutting now. Lesson learned the hard way!

[@Julija_Gobere]

Buttonholes can really be fragile, and any mistake is so hard to fix, especially when buttonhole is opened🫣

[@ivywells2909]

I use a seam ripper for button holes because it's hard for me to use embroidery scissors and I don't have the chisel. I place pins horizontally across the ends of the button hole to block me from cutting into the stitches.

[@nkhmiel]

interfacing!!! That's what I didn't use and why my bh were ugly. I have to redo them by hand.

[@Jude_B]

Thank you Julija, you've boosted my confidence - again! The detail you provide in these small chunks is easier to absorb and refer back to 😊

[@Julija_Gobere]

Glad to hear the video was helpful!🤗

[@joanoconnor3896]

Thank you for these great tips. I will use them for my next project.

[@elsafischer3247]

Thank you for this tutorial

[@daleodberg6714]

Very interesting, thank you.

[@iagonizante]

thank you so much julijia, this video got me excited about sewing buttonholes again lol. I akso use embroidery scissors to open them, i find it so scary when people use the seam ripper, it feels so risky!

[@india1422]

If I use a seam ripper I put a pin just in front of the bar tack. Then if I slip the pin stops the ripper ripping through the end

[@OAPoler-kv1vw]

I bring the bottom bar of the seam ripper up before the end of the button hole before starting to cut to prevent going too far. I feel safer doing that than using scissors.

[@tinamcnalley2575]

I tend to be just this side of OCD regarding personal safety. 50+ years of sewing, every buttonhole opened with a seam ripper, never messed one up. Bought a chisel a few years back, but have yet to use it. (Now I've probably just jinxed myself. Need to be extra careful on next project.)

[@ewomazinoonoriode450]

Thanks for the tips ❤

[@Julija_Gobere]

Hope these tips will be helpful!🤗

[@india1422]

Is the sewing machine new to yo? I seem to recall you had an industrial plus a Singer. What made you upgrade?

[@Julija_Gobere]

Good eye!😁 I still use industrial, but it’s straight stitch only, so I cannot use it for buttonholes. For domestic sewing machine, I’m currently partnering with Brother and testing a few new-to-me machines. This particular one is computerized CS10s, which has one-step buttonhole and a few different styles of buttonholes🤗