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 mark with a facing piece, cut to extend one-half inch beyond the mark at all points. Mark the buttonhole on the facing piece. Stitch either side of the mark, and square across the ends, running the stitching one-eighth of an inch from the mark at all points. Slash centerway between the stitchings to within one-eighth of an inch of the ends. From these points slash diagonally to the corners. (See Fig. 53.) Turn the facing through the slash onto the wrong side. At the ends of the buttonhole the facing will fall into two small pleats. Stitch across the ends of the buttonhole again, stitching the facing to the triangular portion which was formed by slashing diagonally to the corners. (See Fig. 54.)