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Posted by Anne Donnelly on April 28, 2009, 3:36 am
Joy Beeson wrote:
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>> I often tossed the metal "eye" and made a
>> stitched "bar" of sewing thread -- tacked at both ends to the garment,
>> and buttonhole stitched the length of the "bar" - which was about 1/4"
>> long, IIRC.
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> A buttonholed bar holds up much better if you can find a filament
> thread to make it from. Recently, I found that Guetermann
> "upholstery" thread is filament polyester, and I've had good luck
> making bars from it.
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> I also have some heavy-duty nylon thread, but that is harder to anchor
> securely than the polyester.
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> Joy Beeson
Thanks everyone.
So, it looks like I should be able to get them if I look hard enough.
The ones Richard sugggests look useful so I might try them as well as
learning to stich the bar myself.
Cheers
Anne
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> My Reader's Digest book describes two types of hook and eye - one with a
> round eye and the other with a straight eye. It says that I should be
> using a straight eye for lapped edges.
>
> I can't seem to find straight eyes for sale anywhere (north-east
> England). Is it that my book is out-of-date (1981) and they're no longer
> available? Or do I need to look harder?
>
> Thanks
>
> Anne
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> P.S. I was reminded to ask when I put a skirt on this afternoon and
> discovered that I'd never got round to sewing on the fastener ;-)