Sewing Tip - Fabric swatch with a quick buttonhole to help choose buttons

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Fabric swatch with a quick buttonhole to help choose buttons (Tip/Technique)

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4/24/06 2:06 PM

I cut my swatch of fabric when I'm heading off to the store to buy buttons (as I rarely buy them before the garment is done) and I make a slit in the swatch to mimic a buttonhole. That way I can pop the carded button easily through the slit and get a better idea of how it looks against the fabric.

This is something I've been doing for years, I can't even remember where I read this suggestion, and I find it very helpful. I hope this tip helps someone new!

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	jnamcd said... Neat idea! 4/24/06 5:12 PM
	BjP said... Great tip - sure beats wrestling with that button card! 4/24/06 5:14 PM
	vasallese said... Good idea. But, I have to admit that i have made clothes around buttons I bought, & really wanted to wear. 4/25/06 4:40 AM
	Ann Smith said... I have also been doing this for years and find it a great aide. Unfortunately lately I've been encountering buttons sold incased in plastic. Very annoying as you can't feel or see them as precisely as I would like. 4/25/06 12:23 PM
	Elemenopeo said... What a helpful tip. Thanks. 4/25/06 12:29 PM
	Annie- oh said... ditto all of the above, thanks. 4/25/06 9:07 PM
	said... Great idea, from now on I will do this. Thanks 4/30/06 3:05 PM
	Clynne said... I would have never thought of that! 5/9/06 8:21 AM
	Rhonda in Montreal said... I sometimes as for a snippet of the fabric in the store, cut a slit and play with button choices right there. I LOVE buttons!! 10/15/06 7:59 PM