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.
@solarwinds-11 ай бұрын
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_Gobere11 ай бұрын
I use Mettler Metallic thread - it has a great shine and comes in a few different metallic colors. Works well for decorative seams🤗
@luciatat408410 ай бұрын
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!
@HumanFellaPerson10 ай бұрын
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.
@blackhannahofficial11 ай бұрын
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 🤗
@Ellsped1011 ай бұрын
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! 😊❤❤❤
@WVDoxieMom476011 ай бұрын
Thanks for a great lesson. I have been sewing for 50+ years and I learn something from each video!
@stephanielaakson896011 ай бұрын
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_Gobere11 ай бұрын
If I need to trim any extra thread - I like to do it on folded open buttonhole, too!🤗
@ivywells290911 ай бұрын
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.
@karenglynn522611 ай бұрын
Amazeing tips for the dreaded buttonhole task. Love the garment insert! You are truely a professional in your craft and an excellent instructor.😊😊😊😊
@Julija_Gobere11 ай бұрын
Thank you for such kind words❤️
@kenishaheath234811 ай бұрын
How did you know I needed these tips?? 😂 thank you!
@Julija_Gobere11 ай бұрын
Sounds like perfect timing!😅
@oskarmolly11 ай бұрын
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.
@gageiger10 ай бұрын
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!!
@nkhmiel11 ай бұрын
interfacing!!! That's what I didn't use and why my bh were ugly. I have to redo them by hand.
@india142211 ай бұрын
Is the sewing machine new to yo? I seem to recall you had an industrial plus a Singer. What made you upgrade?
@Julija_Gobere11 ай бұрын
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🤗
@patriciaingraldi47195 ай бұрын
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.
@m.b.ortega54411 ай бұрын
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_Gobere11 ай бұрын
Buttonholes can really be fragile, and any mistake is so hard to fix, especially when buttonhole is opened🫣
@jacquelinelmiller10 ай бұрын
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!!
@joanoconnor389611 ай бұрын
Thank you for these great tips. I will use them for my next project.
@iagonizante11 ай бұрын
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!
@india142211 ай бұрын
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-kv1vw11 ай бұрын
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.
@tinamcnalley257511 ай бұрын
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.)
@daleodberg671411 ай бұрын
Very interesting, thank you.
@elsafischer324711 ай бұрын
Thank you for this tutorial
@Jude_B11 ай бұрын
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 😊