Its a fact of life that buttons fall off. This is what you need to know to sew that button back on and get on with your day.
How to Sew on a Button
| Author: Adrian1 | Posted: 02/10/12 | ||
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Introduction (Summary)
Its a fact of life that buttons fall off. This is what you need to know to sew that button back on and get on with your day.
Necessary Things:
- piece of clothing missing a button
- Button
- Sewing Needle
- General Purpose Thread
- Scissors
- Thimble (optional)
Step 1:
Find the button. If you don't have the original button, use the extra button sewn to the clothing or select a similar button in color and size.
Step 2:
Choose a thread. Choose a color that matches the original thread (check the other buttons). Darker is better if you can't make an exact match
Step 3:
Thread the needle. Cut a piece of string about ½ yard long (approximately finger to elbow). Feed the thread through the eyehole and pull it through the needle so that there is an equal length of thread extending from both sides.
Step 4:
Tie a knot. Choose one of the tails of thread and tie a double knot at the end. This knot will stop the thread from going all the way through the button hole when you start to sew.
Step 5:
Position the button. Place the button on top of the material where you want to sew it on. If you can see where the button fell off, line up the button holes with the holes or thread left behind. Hold the button in place.
Step 6:
Check the buttonhole. Close the opposite flap or panel and make sure that the button lines up with the buttonhole.
Step 7:
Push the needle through. Hold the button in place and from under the material push the threaded needle up through the fabric and through one hole in the button. Pull the thread all the way through so the knot is anchored against the material.
Step 8:
Push the needle through the next hole. Push the needle down through the next hole and through the fabric. Still holding the button in place, pull the thread all the way through.
Step 9:
Repeat Steps 7 and 8 until secure. On a 4-hole button you can choose to make an “X†or a parallel lines. Check the other buttons and use the same pattern.
Tips and Tricks:
- Choose a needle that's small enough to easily slide into fabric, but large enough to not bend or break. Use needles with larger eyes if you're using unusually thick thread or multiple thread strands.
- Double thread your needle, if you want to reduce the number of times you have to thread the holes to secure the button.
- Make a place to keep track of the extra buttons that come in baggies with new garments, if they're not sewn into an inner seam somewhere.
Warnings:
- It's easy to poke yourself with the needle. To prevent this use a thimble.
- Don't know what a thimble is and don't much care? Then just be careful!
