Button Sewing Tips

• If you’re in the habit of sewing buttons on too tightly, try laying a pin across the top of the button before sewing it on. Once the button has been secured and you’ve knotted and cut the thread, remove the pin from underneath the thread. Now the button has a little give to it.
• Sew a button on once, secure with knots and cut thread. Then sew the button on again. If one set of thread breaks, the other set will hold the button firmly. If it’s a 4-hole button, just sew through two holes. Knot off, cut thread, then sew the other two holes. Same principle applies: when one thread breaks, the other will still hold the button on the garment.
• If a button experiences a lot of strain on a garment, reinforce it by folding a small piece of fabric into a square. Place this fabric square underneath the button and on top of the garment, then sew the button on the garment. The square of fabric should be small enough for the button to completely cover and hide it. This helps reinforce the button. You could also use a smaller button instead of a piece of fabric.
• Once the button has been sewn on, seal the threads by painting some clear nail polish on the top threads of the button and the threads underneath (inside the garment). You could also use waterproof glue that will dry clear.
• If you can’t find a button to match your garment as perfectly as you’d like, try painting an appropriately sized button with epoxy paint in the color you’d like.
• Try dental floss, carpet thread, embroidery floss or fishing line as thread when sewing buttons on garments that are used and abused frequently (such as clothes for camping, hiking, yard work, labor jobs). These are a lot stronger than regular thread and will have a tougher time breaking.

How To Sew On A Button

If you need help with how to sew on a button, check out this video:

See Threading A Needle (#37) for a few tips on how to thread the sewing needle used for sewing on a button (make sure to check out the comment section too).

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