Buttons, Button Holes, and Finishing Touches for the Costume Store

First, I slipstitched the welt pocket,

then the point straps,

the flap backing,

the waistband,

herringbone stitched the buttonflap,

slipstitched the calf strap,

Adjusted the strap so a buttonhole could be sewn in so that the strap wouldn't be so thick:

trimmed the seam,

and flipped it back around,

tacked,

and slipstitched the strap.

Then I practiced making buttonholes on my machine until I got the right size:

and marked the button placements on my shirt using a reference photo of the original shirt:

then sewed the buttonholes, cut them open and tacked the button placements

and did the same for the breeches:

Here are the breeches on a mannequin:

And the shirt: