179279 576 House & Garden Housekeeping Stains & Laundry true Mon, 11 May 2009 18:32:37 -0700 /system/videos/2/79/92/17/179279.flv house, home, sewing, clothing, shirt, Buttons, laundry, missing, needle, thread How To Sew a Button By Hand http://www.howcast.com/videos/179279-How-To-Sew-a-Button-By-Hand http://www.howcast.com/videos/179279-How-To-Sew-a-Button-By-Hand/edit approved 122 640 360 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=179279"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=179279" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 9 michaelrsanchez http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/179279/Picture_7_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.png 1724 false false false 69012 0 20 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/179279/20.jpg Select a button & thread Select an appropriate button and matching thread for the article of clothing.

]]> 69013 1 24 Tip Check to see if the manufacturer included extra buttons.

]]> 69014 2 28 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/179279/28.jpg Thread your needle Cut a suitable length of thread with scissors (12 to18 inches is generally enough), and thread and knot your needle.

]]> 69015 3 36 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/179279/36.jpg Position the button Position the button and check to make sure it lines up with the buttonhole.

]]> 69016 4 40 Tip If you are replacing a button, look for tiny holes in the fabric left by the previous button, and put your new button there.

]]> 69017 5 48 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/179279/48.jpg Make first stitch Make your first stitch by inserting the needle into the back of the fabric (where the knotted end won’t show) and through one of the holes in the button. Be sure to pull the thread completely through on each stitch to keep it from bunching up.

]]> 69018 6 60 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/179279/60.jpg Place a pin or a toothpick Take a pin or a toothpick, and center it on top of the button. This will create space between the button and the fabric, so that later the button will slip easily into the buttonhole. For now, hold the pin in place with your finger.

]]> 69019 7 72 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/179279/72.jpg Secure pin with stitch Insert the needle through the next hole, into the fabric, and all the way through. This stitch will now hold the pin in place.

]]> 69020 8 81 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/179279/81.jpg Make next stitch Insert the needle back up through the fabric and into the first hole. If you have a four-hole button, stitch up through a new hole. Pull the thread all the way through.

]]> 69021 9 90 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/179279/90.jpg Repeat Keep repeating these stitches until the button is secure. This will usually take eight complete stitches.

]]> 69022 10 96 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/179279/96.jpg Tie off thread On your last stitch, end with a double knot on the back side of the fabric.

]]> 69023 11 102 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/179279/102.jpg Remove the pin Now cut the excess thread and remove the pin. Gently pull up on the button to create space for the fabric.

]]> 69024 12 109 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/179279/109.jpg Button it up Button up your refurbished article of clothing with pride.

]]> 69025 13 113 Fact Buttons were invented more than 3,000 years ago, although they were originally worn as decoration.

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