I am not up to hand worked button holes on this jacket for my wife as the fabric is much lighter than I am experienced with so I was planning on doing bound button holes only to learn that they should have been done before the jacket was complete.
Not sure I understand why. Is this true?
That leaves me with machined button holes which would really crud up this tailored jacket.
js
If you look at the way they are made, they are formed in the OUTER fabric, worked from the back, and then the FACING is stitched to them on the inside: after that, the front is finished, and then the garment is lined. As you are going right round the hole with the machine, you want to form them in the front sections before you have sleeves and collar and back and etc bulking up what goes through the machine and distorting things. And while you can get at the back of the cloth to do the work! :)
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I love the look of bound buttonholes! I have always made the first (outer) part of a bound buttonhole before attaching the facing, and I think it makes sense to do it that way because you have less fabric "in the way". However, I have thought about the steps, and so long as you are able to get the marking and stitching done accurately, I suppose you can make them after the garment is finished. (You'll have to open the lining if you have it sewn to the fashion fabric at the hem.) Here are the best instruction I have found:
For me, the most difficult part of bound buttonholes has always been the slashing and hand stitching of the facing/underside. Be sure you practice this entire process a couple of times on scraps of the actual garment fabric to gain proficiency.
Good luck!
Beverly
If you have some scraps of fabric, interfacing and facing, you might try the handworked buttonholes anyhow. You may have to experiment with different weights of thread to get the look you are seeking, but on the other hand you might be pleasantly surprised. After all, many years ago I used to have handworked buttonholes on cotton blouses!!
Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
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My wife recalls the story of Laura, (in the Little House series) who was the local dressmaker's favorite button hole maker.
I guess she didn't have a one step button holer and did it the hard way.
js
If you haven't tried it, don't knock it!!!! :-) :-)
Seriously, try it out on a scrap.
Olwyn Mary in New Orleans
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