Garment & Textile · Stitch
Stitch — Buttonhole
Closely spaced zigzag forming a finished slit for a button.
Origin
Global
Era
Modern
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Industrialist View
Keyhole (jeans), round-end (shirts), eyelet (suits). Industrial machines: Juki LBH, Durkopp 558.
Tailor & Garment-Worker View
Stitch density 40–80 stitches/cm. Cut thread tail, or use gimp thread for raised buttonhole.
Construction & Use
Hand-worked buttonhole = couture mark of excellence.