I've been doing the buttonholes slowly throughout last year. I'd been avoiding making the buttons until I found a source of small wooden discs the size I wanted. Turns out that making covered buttons is not as tricksy as it seems and has provided me with something to do while home with the flu for most of this week. The end result is, I now have a watchcoat complete with buttons and buttonholes.
The buttons are made from wooden discs (about the size of a 10 cent coin) covered in the same fabric as the coat. Because the fabric is wool and rather thick the shank of the buttons is fairly wide, but it doesn't seem to affect how the buttons do up or sit when done up.
The button holes were hand done (in button hole stitch of course) using a matching wool thread.
Only remaining thing to do is decide if I want to put a stay tape in at the back or just let it be belted in.
I plan to make another watch coat in the future, but probably not before Festival. I have promised to help my fabulous stunt double make one before Festival so she does not freeze.
3 comments:
you can always take your fabric to the button shop in Newtown and the nice people will make coverd buttons for you.
Or, you know, you can do it the authentic way :-)
I love the coat. The colour, buttons, everything. Makes me think I have to get off me bum and re-finish my Viking coat.
Hugs
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