Buttonholes

Some time ago I completed four buttonholes and needed to make two more before the task could be crossed off my 'Projects to Complete' list.

I cut the felt out using a paper template and layered them over each other:

Punching small holes through the felt, each was threaded onto a piece of wire:

The wire was then twisted at the back:

If the wearer does not have a buttonhole, I wanted a nice finish to the stem so that it could be pinned on. To do this, I used a soft plastic covered wire and twisted it around the other wire:

 Some stitching detail on the leaf completes each buttonhole:

My little collection: