Making a Buttonhole Stitch by hand

The buttonhole stitch has been used for reinforcing buttonholes for centuries. It looks similar to the blanket stitch and sometimes in books they are used interchangeably. However, the "real" buttonhole stitch is embroidered with a small knot which the blanket stitch doesn't have. Here is the tutorial for the blanket stitch:    • Blanket stitch - the perfect stitch for edges   In other languages, the buttonhole stitch is also called: DE Knopflochstich – FR point de boutonnière, point de festón – IT punto occhiello – ES punto festón – SE knapphålstygn You can find out more about this stitch in this blogpost: https://pumora.com/buttonhole-stitch-... This embroidery stitch tutorial is part of the video series: The lexicon of embroidery stitches. Look for a new stitch tutorial every Sunday! You can find all 206 step by step photo tutorials on my website at https://pumora.com/embroidery-stitch-... Support the Lexicon of embroidery stitches by becoming a Patreon:   / pumora    ▬ materials used ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ • 6 stranded embroidery floss on Etsy: https://tidd.ly/3am0laj * • quilting cotton fabric in off-white on Etsy: https://tidd.ly/2Ys5kB0 * • wooden embroidery hoop on Etsy: http://tidd.ly/2c7bd7d8 * (I used a vintage one, but the new wooden hoops work well, too) • embroidery needle size 5 on Etsy: https://tidd.ly/3pyMbJC * Here is a list of my favorite embroidery tools on Etsy: http://tidd.ly/d6bb8d4d * *affiliate links ▬ Social Media ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ INSTAGRAM:   / pumora_embroidery   FACEBOOK:   / pumora   ▬ Music ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ by Epidemic Sound