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for different kinds of fabric and garments. Learn about
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to be sewn.
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down arrow buttons. When sewing, your sewing machine
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0-50 mm.
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by lifting it, which makes it easier to place the fabric under
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edge. Place the edge of the garment at the middle mark to
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is sewn away from you stabilizing the left buttonhole
column, then the satin column is sewn toward you. This
is repeated for the right column. The bartacks are also
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will show when each part of the buttonhole is sewn and in
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when the buttonhole is complete.
