Machine buttonhole

A garment buttonhole sewn by machine automatic or four-step stitch—the machine buttonhole form on dress assembly, distinct from [[buttonhole|Buttonhole]] as related cousin and from [[bound-buttonhole|Bound buttonhole]] without machine naming.

How to recognize it

Machine buttonhole shows machine satin-stitch or bar-tack buttonhole with programmed density on RTW garment.

Buttonhole is the related cousin term. Bound buttonhole names a different construction method.

Origin and history

Seam articles name machine buttonhole on garment assembly.[1] Buttonhole documents machine buttonhole construction on cotton.[2] Sewing contrasts machine buttonhole and related finishes.[3] Construction photography documents machine buttonhole reference.[4]

Machine buttonhole reads on tailored and ready-to-wear dress.[2] Machine buttonhole differs from related construction cousins.[1] Contrast with batch-30 lapel construction and collar stand cousins on interior layer finish.[3]

Today machine buttonhole appears on machine buttonhole RTW shirt, blouse production, uniform jacket front, and automated opening assembly in silk and wool.[1][2] Clean finish needs even stitch line.[4] When buttonhole sewn by sewing machine automatic or four-step stitch program—machine buttonhole applies.[2]

Where it is used

Machine buttonhole RTW shirt, blouse production, uniform jacket front, and automated opening assembly.[2]

What is worn now

Editorial styling suggestions from MsDressly—not strict rules.

Machine buttonhole pairs with pressed seam allowance on structured bodice.[2]

How it differs

Buttonhole is related cousin. Bound buttonhole names different finish. Compare gold anchors flat-felled and French.[1]

Expression and impression

Machine buttonhole reads durable, clean-finished, and construction-specific.

Common questions

Machine buttonhole vs buttonhole? Buttonhole is related cousin; machine buttonhole names specific form.[1]

Machine buttonhole vs bound-buttonhole? Bound buttonhole lacks machine buttonhole naming.[2]

Machine buttonhole modern? Yes on machine buttonhole rtw shirt.[2]

Often confused with

Sources

  1. Seam . Wikipedia Joinery methods that connect fabric panels in garment assembly.
  2. Buttonhole . Wikipedia Hand and machine buttonholes including bound and keyhole forms.
  3. Sewing . Wikipedia Hand and machine techniques for joining and finishing textile edges.
  4. File:Love Buttonhole and Sewing Machine (3093605204).jpg . Wikimedia Commons Machine-sewn buttonhole on vintage sewing machine; CC BY 2.0.

Written by MsDressly Editorial

September 28, 2026