How To Sew
A Button
Sewing a button is a fairly
easy job. Almost anyone can learn how to sew a
button.
To start with, you have to
select buttons that go well with the garment.
Buttons can be of two main types: sew through
(with two or four holes) or shank (with a
pierced protrusion on the back side). Basic
(plain) buttons can be used for securing
clothes. Designer buttons beautify apparel in
addition to securing them.
After selecting the buttons,
you need to find a thread matching the garment.
A needle and a pair of scissors are also
required. Once all the equipment is close at
hand, you can begin sewing. First of all the
thread has to be inserted into the eye of the
needle. Take a double strand of thread, tie a
knot at its end and then insert the thread into
the needle.
The second step is to locate the position on
the garment where the button has to be sewn.
Two things have to be kept in mind - there
should be equal distance between different
buttons and the buttons should be parallel to
the corresponding buttonholes. Insert the
needle with the thread at the ascertained
position from the backside of the garment such
that it appears on the front. Make a couple of
stitches on the fabric without the button.
These stitches will provide an anchor to the
button. Place the button over the stitches. If
it is a sew-thru button, make 3-4 stitches
through each pair of holes fastening the button
to the garment. Thereafter encircle the
stitches under the button with the thread twice
or thrice in order to secure the button to the
fabric. For a shank button the procedure is
slightly different. The button is fastened to
the garment by running the thread through the
hole in the shank. As with the sew-thru button
the shank button has to be secured to the
garment by winding the shank with the
thread.
After the button is secured
to the garment the final step involves securing
the thread to the garment by making a few small
stitches under the button and then tying a
knot.
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