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GARMENT CONSTRUCTION TIP
Put a Bead Behind That Button
When the stitches securing a button must go through to the reverse side of a facing or placket, you want the stitches to be perfect. Here's an elegant trick; it works on tailored, couture, or artsy garments, particularly vests, jackets, or tunics when the front is worn open.
Sew a button in place as normal. For the last two passes of the needle, sew a small bead (about 1/16 to 1/4 in. diameter) over the stitches on the inside of the garment. I usually match the bead to the fashion fabric, but you could use a wildly different color as an accent.
-- Gail Abrams
Adapted from Tips department, Threads magazine, June/July 2002 (#101), p. 14.
© 2002 The Taunton Press, Inc.
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