Beautifully hand-stitched buttonholes show an elevated level of care and dedication to a garment. They quietly exhibit the adept hand of the sewer, bear witness to years of training in hand-sewing skills, and reveal an uncompromising level of taste. The stitch taught in the following pages is also called the "tailor's buttonhole stitch" and is sometimes confused with the blanket stitch (which frays easily when used in buttonhole application). The true buttonhole stitch has a twisted knot which strengthens each stitch along the slit, making it sturdier and much more beautiful. Wherever you use hand-stitched buttonholes, this stitch will surround you with the long history of its ancestry and perfection.
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