Anyone got any tips for sewing buttonholes in very heavy fabric like coat weight wool or artic fleece. I don't want zips Liz
buttonholes
Jun 12, 2007
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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.
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