Some sampling of the tailor's cloth, some text and some machine made buttonholes...
No - it has to be hand-stitched buttonholes for those Exhibition pieces - the skill.. the care.. the time and detail are not to be brought to attention any other way...
But there we have it - the skill?! The frustration, the clumsy attempts - oooh - what a challenge!
Ah, but the vintage buttonhole silk twist thread makes up for any of this - the way it slips through needle and lies against the fabric, it is just wonderful!
some stitch which begins to resemble something presentable, when looked at magnified is breathtaking in its revelations! And so another idea has formed too - and more work has followed which links to both the story and some deep issues about clothing production... more another time!
Susi
