More shirt

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diff --git a/source/historical_menswear/shirts/1880_shirt/index.rst b/source/historical_menswear/shirts/1880_shirt/index.rst
index 212463e..a8f5d0d 100644
--- a/source/historical_menswear/shirts/1880_shirt/index.rst
+++ b/source/historical_menswear/shirts/1880_shirt/index.rst
@@ -26,12 +26,14 @@ opening and especially collar and cuffs for each era.
 
 I believe that the original instructions assumed that this shirt would
 be hand sewn in the home, but by the 1880s sewing machines in the home
-were most definitely a thing.
+were most definitely a thing (and is mentioned in a later chapter of the
+book).
 
 If you want to use a machine, your options are to sew by machine
 everywhere the instructions say to backstitch and handsew everything
-else, or to sew by machine the backstitched seams and topstitch every
-time the instructions say to hemstitch or applique stitch something; for
+else (this option looks pretty close to a fully handsewn garment), or to
+sew by machine the backstitched seams and topstitch every time the
+instructions say to hemstitch or applique stitch something; for
 historical accuracy buttonholes should still be done by hand, however,
 unless that's not a concern.
 
@@ -42,14 +44,14 @@ Fabric
 ^^^^^^
 
 * About 2 m of linen or cotton shirting fabric;
-* 10 - 15 cm sew-in interfacing for collars and cuffs.
+* 10 - 15 cm sew-in interfacing for collars and cuffs (optional).
 
 Notions
 ^^^^^^^
 
 * sewing thread to match the fabric;
 * buttonhole thread to match the fabric;
-* small buttons.
+* 5 or more small buttons.
 
 Pattern
 -------