Turkey Tracks: February 15, 2011
How to Sew On a Button
A friend told me recently that s/he wanted to learn to sew on a button.
We meant to sit down so I could demonstrate. There are a few tricks.
But, the internet is a wonderful thing for this kind of information. Here’s a terrific video showing exactly how to sew on a button, including the bit of information I would have included about creating a thread shank between the button and the material about equal to the thickness of the material that the button will be handling.
I would also note that sometimes, if I don’t want to see a knot on the inside of my jacket or sweater or whatever, I will start sewing my button on from the front side, so the knot is hidden. I also, like the demo here, return to the front side to clip off my thread, but, first, I do a quick knot into the thread shank to doubly secure the thread.
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