Thursday, August 10, 2017

Buttonhole Eyelet Tutorial

Wow, I am not good at keeping up with this blogging thing. So today I'm going to show you all how to do buttonhole eyelets.

Materials:
Small sewing scissors
Medium - heavyweight fabric
Size US 6 knitting needle
Size US 10 knitting needle
Sewing needle and embroidery thread



1. First mark out, where you want your eyelets. I like them to be an inch apart.


 2. After you mark out the holes, use your scissors to make a starting hole. Do this slowly so you don't lose your grip and accidentally make a rip in the fabric.


3. After the hole is made use the size 6 needle to make the hole bigger. Keep working it through until the whole needle can go through. Repeat with the size 10 needle.





4. When the hole is big enough, sew around it with whip stitch and 3 strands of embroidery floss.


5. After the whip stitch, go around the whole with buttonhole stitch, keeping the stitches close together.



6. You're done!