Buttonholes

Convenient Buttonhole Services Delivered: Simply Send Us Your Garments, We’ll Handle the Rest.

THE SERVICE

Send us your garments, plackets, or panels, and we’ll expertly complete the buttonholes before posting them back to you. We machine sew a variety of buttonhole styles, including:

Straight
Keyhole fishtail
Keyhole bartack
Lapel

The process is as follows:

Notify DMButtons of your order via email (info@dmbuttons.com) or text (07990702046) so we can prepare.
Prepare your order following the guidelines below.
Send us the garments and the necessary details together using our ORDER FORM.
We will then complete the buttonholes according to your instructions.
After completing your order an invoice will be emailed to you.
You can pay the invoice via phone or bank transfer.
Once payment is cleared, we either send your garments back or notify you for collection.

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HIGH-RISK GARMENTS – we do not buttonhole leather, pleather, piped lace, wadded, brocade, netting and sheer, knit, pleather nor PVC/plastic finishes. We may not buttonhole lightweight, jersey or other stretch fabrics.

PREPARATION

It is essential that items are marked correctly along with the button and clearly written instructions using our order form. If you need a specific colour also send the thread.

Buttonhole Marking

straight buttonholes = mark on the FACE SIDE (outside) with chalk or light pencil in a line or dots
keyhole and lapel hole = mark on the WRONG SIDE (inside) with chalk or light pencil in a crucifix to show the direction and where the eye will sit.

“Thread tacks can be used although best in a tonal colour as they may need to be picked out after”

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NO PINS IN THE GARMENTS/FABRIC

Buttonhole Thread

Bring your own thread for a better colour match.

straight buttonholes = 1 spool of 120 weight, ideally Gutermann 120

keyhole and lapel hole = 2 spools of 70 weight, ideally 2x Coats Tre Cherchi 40 or 2x Gutermann Mara70

Helpful thread stockists: William Gee, London Trimmings, or locally MacCulloch & Wallis

“Buy the correct SPOOL for the corresponding buttonhole”

Buttonhole Checklist

garment marked correctly – see instructions above and T&Cs clause 5.
send a swatch of fabric for testing – approximate size A5
complete and send an ORDER FORM inside the package.
fuse thin or stretchy fabrics (organza, lightweight silks, leather/PU, PVC, jersey and knitted are unlikely to be suitable for buttonholes)
loosely tack facings around the buttonholes to avoid facing slippage.
attach or enclose a button(s) for buttonhole sizing reference.
if sending threads to check they are the correct weight – see details above

Buttonhole Sizing

“We make the buttonhole to fit the button”

Bring your button to get an accurate buttonhole size. Our machines do not work in metric units, we will need to see the button to get the correct size. The charts below show the available sizes and the approximate millimetre equivalent.

COST

Our Buttonhole postal service is charged for the Buttonholes + Return delivery.

Buttonholes are priced per garment/ panel / pattern piece minimum charge, up to the quantity of 10 buttonholes. More than 10 buttonholes on the garment/ panel / pattern piece will be charged at a unit price per buttonhole.

straight buttonholes – minimum charge per unit = £6.00 / 10+ holes per unit = +£1.00 per hole. For example, a garment/panel with 13 straight buttonholes will be £9.00
keyhole fishtail – minimum charge per unit = £7.00 / 10+ holes per unit = +£1.00 per hole. For example, a garment/panel with 12 fishtail buttonholes will be £9.00
keyhole bartack – minimum charge per unit = £8.00 / 10+ holes per unit = +£1.00 per hole. For example, a garment/panel with 12 bartack buttonholes will be £10.00
lapel hole – minimum charge per unit = £8.00 / 10+ holes per unit = +£1.00 per hole. For example, a garment/panel with 12 lapel style buttonholes will be £10.00

Tailored gents suit jackets are charged at the keyhole rates, this will include one lapel hole at the same price.

Return Delivery

There are 2 return postage options:

DMButtons Postal. Priced by weight and size. See the guide prices below.
- one garment up to 1kg – minimum charge = £13.50. Additional items +£1 per item
- one garment up to 2kg – minimum charge = £17.50. Additional items +£1 per item
- over 2kg – Price On Request
Personal Courier. Alternatively, you can arrange your own courier for collection by coordinating with David in advance. Courier collection hours are Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 12 PM.

Turnaround time depends on delivery receipt and current workload. We strive to process orders promptly and will post them once buttonholes are completed and payment is cleared. For our postal buttonhole services, it is recommended to allow at least one week from the day we receive your items to the return of your completed order.