How & Why to Hand Sew Buttonholes | Guide to a Bespoke Suit

I want to weigh in on this topic with my own perspectives and learning experiences since I’ve learned buttonholes in only the last few years. I might suggest you also look through the playlist I made of other tailors buttonhole videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPXf7sROHfVuwIKv-jx4491kq5bLtrKGg Watching the others might help to make certain things more clear, since I didn’t just want to repeat word for word what somebody else has already said. Also the Maurice Sedwell sewing on buttons video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgJ_09Rznfg Speeding up buttonhole footage: https://youtu.be/pBsPGcbPg7Q I suggest the best place to buy gimp from Kenton by the meter. http://www.kentontrimmings.co.uk/shop/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=gimp I usually get my buttonhole twist from mac&wallis, but you can also find it from the lining company. ​​https://www.macculloch-wallis.co.uk/p/9925/speciality-threads/mw/italian-pure-silk-thread-tk24-10m I say you won't need more than a 1m length of buttonhole twist for a 22mm buttonhole. An important question that needs to be answered is why tf do we hand sew buttonholes. I say it in the video but I’ll give it to you here as well. In bespoke there is significant hand sewing involved. Most is very subtle, if not downright hidden. Buttonholes are front and centre and having this hand embroidery so openly presented on your jacket simply elevates it. Untrained eyes can still tell the diff