Made a dress out of some oil-tanned garment leather.
It buttons down the front with some screwback conchos.
Buttonholes: Do I have to finish them? Holes are cut from doubled-over leather (I folded back the edge so as to reinforce by the extra layer of leather), and are approximately 1 1/8" for 1" conchos.
They seem to be holding up so far (no additional tearing, except for one possible where the brand was on the animal but I'm not so sure if it ripped a little or if that was paranoid imaginings). You can't really see the holes themselves; I only want to finish them if it would actually improve the durability and/or functionality of the garment.
If I should finish them, what should I do? I already cut them, so is buttonholing out? Also, I don't know that my machine can do buttonholes (I have a Brother some model or other, and a Necchi Supernova ca. 1960s). I don't really know what options are left to me since I already cut the holes.
Thanks in advance!
-Katie-
