All of my hand sewn buttonhole advice.
Blog post:
https://vincentbriggs.blogspot.com/2023/11/buttonhole-tutorial-video.html
My buttons & buttonholes playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBB7SEIPXv6zIjYIOH-G6YKqw4ApwH_gL
Other buttonhole videos.
Fort Ticonderoga has an old video on a basic buttonhole:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ladhbfRl6_0
And a corded half open one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhFproKcDU8
Neal Hurst (tailor at Williamsburg) has several short videos which I won’t link individually, but you can search “buttonholes” on his channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@nealhurst8949/search?query=buttonholes
Nicole Rudolph’s video is not specifically 18th century, but a good one to watch regardless:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6C4DUW0bho
Silk Buttonhole twist:
https://burnleyandtrowbridge.com/collections/threads/products/silk-buttonhole-twist?variant=31835891040343
Haven’t bought any of these Very Expensive ones but they have so many colours:
https://www.superiorthreads.com/thread/buttonhole-silk-twist/c/60-212
Timestamps.
00:00 - Intro
00:46 - Supplies
01:52 - Measuring & marking
04:29 - Cutting & overcasting
06:54 - Basic buttonhole
13:37 - Decorative false buttonhole
15:41 - Half open
16:30 - Linings
19:48 - Shortcuts
20:35 - Outro
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