How to Fix a Button on a Shirt
When a button becomes loose or falls off of a shirt, many people bring the garment to a tailor or seamstress to repair it. Save yourself a trip and keep some money in your pocket by following some simple steps and fixing the button yourself. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Purchase thread the same color as the button. If the button is missing, search the inside of the shirt for a spare. If no spare is found, purchase a button as similar in shape and color as the original one.
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Cut a piece of thread several inches long. Insert the thread through the eye of the needle, creating a loop. Pull the thread though until both sides are of equal length.
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Tie a knot on the ends of the thread to prevent it from slipping through the needle when sewing.
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Turn the shirt inside out. Insert the threaded needle into the inside of the shirt where the button will be placed.
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Gently guide the needle through the shirt. Pull the thread all the way through until the knot at the end reaches the shirt fabric.
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Pull the needle and tug the thread 3 or 4 times to make sure that the stitch will hold securely.
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Insert the needle into one of the button holes and guide the button down toward the shirt. Position the button on the shirt where it was originally located.
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Insert the threaded needle into another button hole on the outside of the shirt and poke it through to the inside of the shirt, making a loop with the thread around the button. Gently pull on the needle to ensure that the thread is secure against the button.
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Continue guiding the needle in and out of the button holes until the button is securely attached.
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End on the inside of the shirt and tie the remaining thread into a knot. Be sure that the button is flush against the shirt.
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wecww
Mar 18, 2010
Another way to quick fix a button without sewing is to give U-Fix No-Sew Repair Kit a try. It looks like thread after your done and no one will know you didnt sew it. I have used this many times especially when I am at work.
