Buttonholes are holes in fabric that are paired with functional buttons (as opposed to decorative buttons) that serve as fasteners. In Clothing and Fashion design, a button is a small plastic or metal disc- or knob-shaped typically round object usually attached to an article of Clothing A fastener is a Hardware device that mechanically joins or affixes two or more objects together Buttonholes may be either made by hand sewing or automated by a sewing machine. A sewing machine is a textile machine used to stitch Fabric or other material together with Thread. A buttonhole may be replaced by a loop of cloth or rope, such as in a Mandarin button. A textile is a flexible material comprised of a network of natural or artificial Fibres often referred to as thread or Yarn. A rope is a length of Fibers twisted or Braided together to improve strength for pulling and Connecting. A frog (sometimes referred to as a Chinese frog) is an Ornamental Braiding for fastening the front of a garment that consists of a Button and

The etymology of the term buttonhole came from buttonhold (originally a loop of string that held a button down). Folk etymology is a term used in two distinct ways A commonly held misunderstanding of the origin of a particular word a False etymology.

Contents 1 History 2 Aspects of buttonholes 3 Types of buttonholes 3.1 Hand stitching 3.2 Machined stitching 4 References 5 See also

History

Buttonholes for fastening or closing clothing with buttons appeared first in Germany in the 13th century. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. ^[1] They soon became widespread with the rise of snug-fitting garments in 13th- and 14th-century Europe.

Aspects of buttonholes

Buttonholes often have a bar at either end. This is a row of perpendicular hand or machine stitching to reinforce the ends of a buttonhole.

Traditionally, men's clothing buttonholes are on the left side, and women's clothing buttonholes are on the right.

Types of buttonholes

Hand stitching

• A plain buttonhole, by far the most common type. In plain buttonholes, the raw (cut) edges of the textile are finished with thread in very closely spaced stitches (if made by hand, often the buttonhole stitch). A textile is a flexible material comprised of a network of natural or artificial Fibres often referred to as thread or Yarn. This article is about the fiber product For the type of joke see Shaggy dog story. Buttonhole stitch and the related blanket stitch are hand- Sewing Stitches used in Tailoring Embroidery, and Needle lace -making When stitched by hand, a slit is made in the fabric first and the result is called a worked buttonhole.

Machined stitching

Sewing machines offer various levels of automation to creating plain buttonholes. A sewing machine is a textile machine used to stitch Fabric or other material together with Thread. When made by machine, the slit between the sides of the buttonhole is opened after the stiching is completed.

• A machine-made buttonhole is usually sewn with two parallel rows of machine sewing in a narrow zig-zag stitch, with the ends finished in a broader zig-zag stitch. A sewing machine is a textile machine used to stitch Fabric or other material together with Thread. A zigzag is a Pattern made up of small corners at variable angles though constant within the zigzag tracing a path between two Parallel lines; it can be described (One of the first automatic buttonhole machines was invented by Henry Alonzo House in 1862. Henry Alonzo House ( April 23 1840 - December 18 1930) was an American inventor who developed machinery and processes that have had Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday )

• A bound buttonhole, which has its raw edges encased by pieces of fabric or trim instead of stitches. Trim or trimming in Clothing and Home decorating is applied ornament such as gimp, passementerie, Ribbon, Ruffles

• A keyhole buttonhole is a special case of a thread-finished buttonhole that is normally machine-made due to the difficulty of achieving it by hand working. It is characterized by a round hole at the end of the slit to accommodate the button's shank without distorting the fabric.

Keyhole buttonholes are most often found on tailored coats and jackets. A coat is a long garment worn by both men and women for warmth or Fashion.

References

See also

• Zipper
• Belt

zipper (data structure A zipper ( English: zip fastener or zip) is a popular device for temporarily joining two edges of fabric.

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