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elizabeth_mnMy HB's breeches are almost done, but I've been stalling for a week because I was waffling about the buckles.
The J.P. Ryan pattern is designed to be worn with breeches buckles at the knees, but I just cannot figure out how you are supposed to use them. It looks like they just clip on; you don't sew them in like a modern prong buckle. It's too much of a mystery to gamble on.
Plus they are expensive; $25 per pair and up (okay, maybe I am just cheap). So it's taken me this long to decide to just go with buttons. I REALLY hope I can find some in the stash that will work, because I am so sick of dropping more cash on buttons than on fabric. And I'm just not up for making my own thread buttons this time.
The J.P. Ryan pattern is designed to be worn with breeches buckles at the knees, but I just cannot figure out how you are supposed to use them. It looks like they just clip on; you don't sew them in like a modern prong buckle. It's too much of a mystery to gamble on.
Plus they are expensive; $25 per pair and up (okay, maybe I am just cheap). So it's taken me this long to decide to just go with buttons. I REALLY hope I can find some in the stash that will work, because I am so sick of dropping more cash on buttons than on fabric. And I'm just not up for making my own thread buttons this time.
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Date: 2013-04-15 03:01 pm (UTC)