Card 24 · Dressmaking
Buttons and buttonholes by machine.
Buttons and buttonholes can be fitted on a domestic sewing machine with a buttonhole foot and a button sewing foot. Your machine needs special settings, so check its manual. Watching a video demonstration is the best way to learn.
- Buttonhole foot
- Button sewing foot
Try it!
☐ Practise sewing a buttonhole on your sewing machine.
☐ Sew on a matching button, by machine or by hand.
Top tip: Machine sewing on buttons is fiddly. You can hand-stitch them instead.
