Expanding Sewing Gauge + Buttonhole Spacer
We are delighted to stock this unusual but indispensable tool in our shop! Our expanding sewing gauge allows you to create equally spaced sections on fabric, whether you're trying to determine buttonhole locations or create even pleats. Made from aluminum, it features an accordion-style mechanism that expands to 24", allowing you to create up to 8 equally divided areas. Leave your calculator in the dust and get perfectly spaced details every time!
If you like making garments with buttonholes, this sewing gauge will make your life easier. I have long avoided button plackets - switching them to zippers or snaps - because getting the spacing right and then matching up the buttons was such a chore! Especially if I had to adjust the garment’s length to fit my proportions, making the pattern’s button placement useless to me.
This gauge is simple to use and folds up into a small, flat thing, so it won’t take up space in your sewing kit.
I LOVE this tool for so many reasons. First it works perfectly, easily spacing out the number of buttons/buttonholes without any compounding measurement errors, and keeping the orientation of the buttonhole markings perfectly parallel. Second, as a mechanical engineer, I appreciate the elegant solution using the scissor mechanism. Third, as a dance costume maker, this tool made marking 40 buttonholes on vests a simple task; quickly and easily adjusting for different sizes without having to make individual templates for each. I can't wait to use it again!
This was for my daughter for Christmas. She was excited to receive it and said she now had no excuses for not tackling buttonholes!
I had a similar tool before. It felt flimsy, and when I opened it, the button position indicators were not consistent. This one feels solid, and the distances are consistent. I love it and use it frequently.
I love the idea of this product but was disappointed in its functionality. Over the length of the buttonhole spacer there is a difference in 1/4” in the buttonhole spacing. I want my buttonholes more accurate than that.
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If you like making garments with buttonholes, this sewing gauge will make your life easier. I have long avoided button plackets - switching them to zippers or snaps - because getting the spacing right and then matching up the buttons was such a chore! Especially if I had to adjust the garment’s length to fit my proportions, making the pattern’s button placement useless to me.
This gauge is simple to use and folds up into a small, flat thing, so it won’t take up space in your sewing kit.
I LOVE this tool for so many reasons. First it works perfectly, easily spacing out the number of buttons/buttonholes without any compounding measurement errors, and keeping the orientation of the buttonhole markings perfectly parallel. Second, as a mechanical engineer, I appreciate the elegant solution using the scissor mechanism. Third, as a dance costume maker, this tool made marking 40 buttonholes on vests a simple task; quickly and easily adjusting for different sizes without having to make individual templates for each. I can't wait to use it again!
This was for my daughter for Christmas. She was excited to receive it and said she now had no excuses for not tackling buttonholes!
I had a similar tool before. It felt flimsy, and when I opened it, the button position indicators were not consistent. This one feels solid, and the distances are consistent. I love it and use it frequently.
I love the idea of this product but was disappointed in its functionality. Over the length of the buttonhole spacer there is a difference in 1/4” in the buttonhole spacing. I want my buttonholes more accurate than that.
Extremely well received
Très contente de mes tissus. Je suis tellement contente de votre boutique, vous avez des tissus de qualité.
I can make the most amazing buttons one. Perfect products and great price.
Expanding Sewing Gauge + Buttonhole Spacer
Used to evenly space buttonholes, makes job easy and foolproof
Love it! High quality tool.
Can't believe I've gone this long without this cool tool! Not just for buttonholes - it's a great tool for multiple uses within your sewing tool box!
Love my buttonhole spacer. My sewing life was painful without it!
I love this tool! It makes measuring buttonholes and button placement a lot faster. I use it also for marking when bookbinding. It's a multi use tool that can be used for anything that requires repetitive spacing. A bonus, it doesn't take a lot of space when stored.
The Expanding Sewing Gauge + Buttonhole Spacer does just what it is supposed to do. It seems well made.
Love core patterns! Looking forward to sewing with the beautiful fabric too
This tool is amazing! I can’t believe I never knew about it before now. So accurate for marking buttons and button holes and folds up so it’s very easy to store as well.
Thick metal that feels high quality. I wasn't expecting to find new love in a buttonhole spacer.