I have numerous people enter my store saying something like
" I can't even stitch on a push button station".
How sad it is that an entire generation has actually lost out on discovering how to do simply the standard abilities of sewing.
Sewing buttons on to clothing does not need to be tough. In truth it will take you simply a couple of minutes with my quick and easy technique.
Follow these steps and you will have your buffalo horn button on in no time at all.
1. Pull the thread from the reel and pull out to arms length
2. Now take out another arms length of cotton This implies you now have a long piece of cotton.
3. Fold the cotton into two making sure that completions are even
4. You now have a fold one end and 2 joins the other end
5. Thread the 2 joins into the eye of the needle. If necessary to dampen, lick the ends
6. You will now have four threads in the needle
7. Knot the end of the 4 threads. To make a knot I just roll completion of the cotton around my index finger and pull or roll the thread through the hole in the cotton. If you have threads past the knot, trim these off
8. Press the needle through the fabric going from the best side to the wrong side in the position that the button is going to be. This suggests when you sew the button on the knot will be below the button
10. Bring the needle back from the wrong side to the right side that the button will be on.
11. Put the button on to the needle and press the button down on to the fabric, covering the knot
12. Now put the needle through the opposite hole on the button and back through to the opposite side of the fabric
13. , if you desire to come back through one more time you can or you can knot off by putting the thread through itself and pulling the thread Do this twice and cut the thread.
Ok, so there you have it. A button has been stitched on to your garment and it will have taken you no time at all. Welllll. Possibly the first time took you a little longer than me, however hey, eventually you will become quicker at stitching on buttons.
Always keep your cottons, needles and pins in the same location. When you require to sew on a button quickly, its great to understand where the products are, so you don't squander a load of time looking for the needle and thread.
To make a knot I just roll the end of the cotton around my index finger and pull or roll the thread through the hole in the cotton. Press the needle through the fabric going from the best side to the incorrect side in the position that the button is going to be. This means when you snap button sew the button on the knot will be beneath the button snap pull tester.
A big button mobile phone has been stitched on to your garment and it will have taken you no time at all. Maybe the first time took you a little bit longer than me, however hey, eventually you will become quicker at sewing on buttons.