buttonholes

Yeah. You can make a bound buttonhole. It's a facing type of thing as opposed to a stitched kind of thing.

You can also use Chinese frogs or toggles if your garment style will lend itselt to that type of interpretation.

Thanks, I ha ve not done a bound one for years, will try some samples as the thick fabric is not responding only with a very stiff interfacing inbetween the fabric and the interfacing which is not exactly what I wanted and will look out for some navy frogs but they are hard to get in UK Liz

"Mel>> Anyone got any tips for sewing buttonholes in very heavy fabric like coat

If you like the idea of frogs, you can make your own.

How about these: