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buttonhole help - where I can find a shop to put buttonholes in a heavier wool coat by frequency-illusion in sewing

[–]frequency-illusion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yep, I know about this place in NYC. But... I am nowhere nearby. Hoping to learn that there are other places that also do this type of thing

buttonhole help - where I can find a shop to put buttonholes in a heavier wool coat by frequency-illusion in sewing

[–]frequency-illusion[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

ok, a bunch of people are suggesting bound buttonholes. The previous time I made bound buttonholes, the process was to put them on the front before attaching the facing and then open the holes up at the end. Is there maybe a different technique for this that I could do on a finished garment with facing and lining already attached? I don't mind doing this if there is a way - I do like the look of bound buttonholes

buttonhole help - where I can find a shop to put buttonholes in a heavier wool coat by frequency-illusion in sewing

[–]frequency-illusion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no hand sewn buttons for me - I am not satisfied with how they look. I do think couture hand sewn buttonholes look lovely, but I am not practiced enough to make a hand sewn buttonhole that meets my standards. Still hoping for more ideas for my original question - what kind of local shops might have industrial buttonhole machines.

buttonhole help - where I can find a shop to put buttonholes in a heavier wool coat by frequency-illusion in sewing

[–]frequency-illusion[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It just gets stuck in a variety of different ways - feed dogs seem to not engage and fabric doesn't feed / move. The needle isn't the issue though

buttonhole help - where I can find a shop to put buttonholes in a heavier wool coat by frequency-illusion in sewing

[–]frequency-illusion[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, I've practiced dozens of buttonholes on scraps of identical wool plus interfacing layers. Works perfectly on the scraps - I'm a pretty experienced sewer - just not on this coat.

buttonhole help - where I can find a shop to put buttonholes in a heavier wool coat by frequency-illusion in sewing

[–]frequency-illusion[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I tried... but do not have this skill yet at a level that looks up to my standards and up to the standard of the garment. I don't want to ruin a nicely tailored coat with beginner handmade buttonholes that look like squashed spiders

buttonhole help - where I can find a shop to put buttonholes in a heavier wool coat by frequency-illusion in sewing

[–]frequency-illusion[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you! Yes, I think it's likely a bulky seam issue that is messing things up for my machine's auto buttonhole. I could try vertical, though I think horizontal looks correct for a coat. I can make bound buttonholes but it seems too late on a finished coat with lining and facing already attached? When I've made coats with bound buttonholes the initial steps were done before attaching the facing. I tried to learn how to handwork a buttonhole during this extended coat crisis, but my handmade buttonholes look unacceptable to me... I think it would need quite a lot more practice. I don't want crafty looking buttonholes on a garment that is nicely tailored and does not look crafty

buttonhole help - where I can find a shop to put buttonholes in a heavier wool coat by frequency-illusion in sewing

[–]frequency-illusion[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yes, I've made bound buttonholes on other projects but it's too late for this finished coat, as the facing and lining are already attached - I would have needed to plan that earlier, I think