Learn How To Sew On A Button

Whether you are a girl, boy, man or woman, learning some handy quick fixes that help you to go about your day is very useful. One of those quick fixes means you need to learn how to sew on a button.

Who hasn’t had this happen? We all will be planning for a big event, have our favorite shirt all set to wear and then discover a button has either come off or is about to.

If only we knew how to sew on a button quickly, we could quickly fix it and wear what we’ve planned.

Because this is so common and making the repair is not at all difficult, it is a task we should all master.

Keep A Sewing Kit And Spare Buttons Handy

Always be sure that you have a sewing kit and extra buttons on hand at all times.

Many shirts come with spare buttons. You should make it a habit of ripping off and saving buttons from any clothes you throw away.

If you have a shirt with an unusual color or design on the button, then order those to have them on hand when you need them.

In a pinch, it may be enough to pick a color that is as close to the others as you have. Either way, having a basic kit and extra buttons is the first step.

Ready Your Thread

Once you have the button you are going to use, the next step will be to pick a color thread that is suitable for both the button itself and the garment you will be wearing.

Thread Your Needle

Take the thread and put it through the hole at the top of the needle.

Knot it so that the thread is secure to the needle.

Steps To Sew Your Button

• You will want to either go by eye or use a ruler to help, but you will need to position the button so that it is at equal distance as the other buttons are. You will also want to make sure that the new button is parallel to the other buttons if it is to look nice.
• Place the point of the needle at the back side of the shirt or garment and puncture it, pushing the needle through the clothing and the first hole in the button.
• Take the needle from the front of the clothing and position it in the next hole with the point of the needle going first and again puncturing through the garment, but this time from the front.
• You should now have a loop in two holes. If this is a two-hole button, you will repeat the process again as you did. If this is a four-hole button, you will put the needle’s sharp point from the backside of the garment and push it through the front and through the next hole.
• Then do just as you did last time from the front, only going through the fourth hole. Repeat this process a few times until the button is secure. Then, finish with the needle in the backside.
• Cut the thread loose from the needle and tie a good knot to secure the button, and that is it. You now know how to sew on a button.