Sewing a round buttonhole or eyelet
cycler1729
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Hi – I’ve done a search and looked in my machine’s manual and I don’t see the answer anywhere so I’m hoping that someone on this board will know.
I want to sew a round buttonhole or eyelet by machine and I know that I’ve done it before – I just don’t remember how or see any instructions for it. (I’ve got an older Brother – not computerized but it has about 15 stitch choices.)
I suppose that if necessary I’d be able to use the smallest regular buttonhole as a square but I’d really love for it to be round.
I’ve considered sewing it by hand but I am really bad at decorative stitching.
Thanks!
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How does your machine usually sew buttonholes? Mine has a eyelet buttonhole picture and I just hit that picture. If you don't have one, I guess you would have to find a stitch that looked like it and stitch, and then scoot over and reverse. I wish I could help you.
My machine has a buttonhole attachment but that's just for long or normal buttonholes. I know that there is a way to use another stitch but I don't remember how.
i have finished edges of various shapes on appliques etc by using the standard zigzag stitch. chose your width and set the length to zero; guide it forward by hand
I'll try to summarize the description given in Secrets for Successful Sewing (p.81)by Weiland: take the presser foot off, use a straight stitch, make the upper thread tension very tight and the lower one very loose, and drop the feed dogs. Using free-motion, stitch in a circle slightly outside the hole. The tight upper thread draws the loose bobbin thread up like a handmade buttonhole stitch.
I haven't tried this, but I think a short zigzag done free motion in the same way would work, too. However, unless you have to do an awful lot of them, it seems that using a needle and thread to make buttonhole stitches might be a lot easier to learn.
Sew a little circle with a zigzag stitch with the stitch length set almost at zero. Try different widths of zigzag until you get the look you like. You will have to sew a few stitches and then left the presser foot and turn the fabric to keep it going in a tight circle. You might try drawing the circle first or give yourself something to stitch around, like a little sequin.
i would add to sew around a marked circle first, and cut after stitching to avoid rippling in the spots where you're on the bias.
Thanks for all of your responses! I'm sure that now I'll be able to figure it out.
Susan
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