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Skills Workshop Buttonhole Wheel

Now, we know what you’re thinking. Nothing in the picture above looks like a buttonhole, so what’s with the name? Well, Buttonhole Wheel actually has a very similar appearance to Buttonhole Stitch – a technique traditionally used to secure buttonhole edges. The key difference between the two is that the Wheel version uses Blanket Stitch to form wedges, semicircles and full circles. And, you can also use it to create shell-like spirals (shown above). We’ll show you how to do just that in four simple steps over the page and use your

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