Comments on: How to Sew On a Button

on 11/11/2008 When sewing a button on a coat, you need to have a shank below the button. The shank takes in account the thickness of the coat. View the video at http://www.englishcut.com/archives/000099.html

on 3/26/2008 I just sewed on a button. I have never sewed anything before, but this made it easy. Just make sure you go through the same holes on the fabric each time and it's easy.

P.S. I taped the button to the fabric so it didn't move while I sewed.

on 3/26/2008 I just sewed my first button ever... also the first time I've ever sewed anything. This walkthrough made it easy. Just go through the same holes each time and it will look perfect.

P.S. I taped the button down to hold it in place.

on 7/30/2007 Theres a video on how to sew on a button. It's a little different than what was described here. Check it out. http://www.metacafe.com/watch/736300/how_to_sew_on_a_button/

on 4/28/2007 You can save the thread by just bringing the need only to a quarter and just by putting a knot at the longer end. When you stich, you should take care to pull by the thread rather then by the needle once the shorter end has came throught the clothe to avoide falling out from the needle.
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on 4/28/2007 You can save the thread by just bringing the need only to a quarter and just by putting a knot at the longer end. When you stich, you should take care to pull by the thread rather then by the needle once the shorter end has came throught the clothe to avoide falling out from the needle.
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on 1/17/2007 (this was easy enough. i wish i could have made it look prettier on the backside, though. it's kind of a mess of thread going in all directions. oh well.)

on 9/5/2006 wondering whether you could help please. Just bought a new sewing machine. Love making shirts, but I always struggle sewing on the buttons, because they always seem to be not quite in the right place, and it puckers at the front. Is there some art of some special way of sewing on buttons. I laid the shirt flat, measured where my buttonholes were to go and then measured where buttons went on the other side, but when I put shirt on a hanger, it is so puckered at the front. Appreciate your help.

on 8/13/2006 I threaded the needle just fine and the button is on there. Remember to leave a little slack and be sure you look where you are sewing on the side that you can't see. I didn't do both of these and the button is a little close to the garment and the back of the sewing looks terrible. Other than that, it was pretty easy. I used this walk through for my first button ever and it worked like a charm.

on 1/25/2006 When I was sewing a button back on a dress shirt, I draped the shirt over my shoulder so I could still look at it without holding it up.

on 11/22/2005 Sometimes if I've bitten the thread off or snapped it, the end will be a little ragged, which hinders getting it through the eye of the needle. I usually find myself clipping it (on a diagonal) before moistening the thread.

on 11/22/2005 Sometimes moistening the tip of the thread before putting it through a hand sewing needle won't help. However, moistening the tip of the needle that contains the eye will help.

on 11/22/2005 If those beautiful metal buttons break the threads that hold them on, try sewing them on for good with dental floss!

on 11/22/2005 Hey, these days, when a button finally comes off, the rest of the garment is usually frayed and ready for the rag bin. Don't waste your time.

on 11/22/2005 This is how my grandmother taught us - After you finish sewing the thread in the buttonholes, wrap the thread two or three times around the thread that's between the button and the fabric to secure it more thoroughly before making the knot.