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  • Buttonhole fraying on pants, but nice piping details on lining, says Mr. Giardina.

    A Hard-Working Suit Sarah Nassauer 2011

  • Buttonhole stitch takes a little longer to work than blanket stitch (at least for me), because in the way that I make it, I need to change my hold on the needle one more time per stitch (for forming the knot).

    Archive 2009-10-01 a stitch in time 2009

  • Buttonhole stitch takes a little longer to work than blanket stitch (at least for me), because in the way that I make it, I need to change my hold on the needle one more time per stitch (for forming the knot).

    Blanket Stitch vs. Buttonhole Stitch a stitch in time 2009

  • Their liner notes refer to the band Butthole Surfers as “Buttonhole Surfers.”

    Rapture Ready! Daniel Radosh 2008

  • Buttonhole your dream agent in the hallway and ask if you can give a pitch – or if he will squeeze in an appointment for you.

    Author! Author! » Blog Archive » A major milestone! 2006

  • Buttonhole your dream agent in the hallway and ask if you can give a pitch – or if he will squeeze in an appointment for you.

    Author! Author! » 2006 » January 2006

  • Buttonhole row *K2, p2; repeat from *, end kl, AT SAME TIME, working buttonholes across from markers by working a yarn over and then working the next 2 sts together.

    A Passion for Knitting Nancy J. Thomas 2002

  • [Sidenote: Embroidery Buttonhole] (8) The embroidery buttonhole stitch has many possibilities and many variations.

    Textiles and Clothing Kate Heintz Watson

  • _Buttonhole_, also much used for leaves, especially those having light fillings and broad outlines.

    Jacobean Embroidery Its Forms and Fillings Including Late Tudor Ada Wentworth Fitzwilliam

  • III Buttonhole edging with darned centre, centre filled with strands of wool caught down at intervals with double back stitch.

    Jacobean Embroidery Its Forms and Fillings Including Late Tudor Ada Wentworth Fitzwilliam

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