How to Sew on a Button with Holes Correctly

These are instructions on how to sew on a button with holes so it will stay on your clothing for a long time. If a button does not have a shank (or anchor), one should be added with thread.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Needle
• Thread

1. Thread a needle and tie a knot at the end. Make sure the thread is appropriate for the material that’s being sewed on. A heavier thread is needed for wool coats or jackets.

2. Pull the needle up at the spot where the button should be. If thread was left where the button came off, use that as a guide and then remove it. Pull the needle up through a hole in the button.

3. Use whatever pattern the other buttons have - either a criss-cross or a parallel pattern.

4. Keep sewing in this pattern several times. Make the last stitch with the needle going down into the button hole. Pull the needle up but not through a hole.

5. 

   Wind the thread a few times around the button to form a shank. This is needed to make it easier when the button is pulled through the buttonhole.

6. Working only on the top, push the needle through from one end of the shaft to the other and make a knot. Repeat and cut the thread.

Tips & Warnings

• Keep the thread color as close to the thread in the other buttons.