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GARMENT CONSTRUCTION TIP
Foolproof Buttonhole Sizing

To find the perfect buttonhole size to fit a button, wrap a piece of narrow twill tape around the button (including the shank if there is one) and mark the length. Half that length is the buttonhole size.


-- Louise Cutting


Adapted from "Sleuthing the World of Ready-to-Wear," Threads magazine, December 2002/January 2003 (#104), p. 50; photo: Sloan Howard.

© 2003 The Taunton Press, Inc.


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