Dear Jack,

Did you overcast the edges of your buttonholes before you stitched
them? If not, it's more difficult to get them to look the same on both
sides. I make hand buttonholes all the time for my dolls, so the
fabric is much easier to work with than your heavy stuff. However, if
you use a single thread of a matching color, rather than your
buttonhole twist, to overcast first, then make the buttonhole with the
twist, you will have reined in all the little fuzzies. Try to insert
the needle in the same line of fibers along the edge. It takes a
little practice, but the overcasting works.

Teri