TSG:Buttonhole Stitch
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BUTTONHOLE STITCH
Other names
Handworked Buttonhole Stitch
Directions
Work from right to left. Bring needle out to the front side near the textile edge at 1. Loop thread to left, then down to right. Insert needle from the reverse side at 2, keeping looped thread under both point and eye of needle. Pull needle through and place the purl (knot) on the top edge. Repeat.
Comments
This stitch is sewn on a textile edge. It can be used as a covering for the slit of a buttonhole when stitches are spaced very closely together.
Possible uses for this stitch
Closing Slits
Finishing and Stabilizing Edges
Finishing and Stabilizing Warp Ends
Reinforcing Selvedges
See also
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