how to Replace buttons

Step 1

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Thread a needle with a colour matching your button and tie a triple knot a few centimetres from the end.

Step 2

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Bring the needle through your fabric right side to wrong side where you want the button to go. Bring it back through to the front near the original hole.

Step 3

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Grab your button and thread through both holes so that it sits flat against the fabric.

Step 4

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Push the needle back through the fabric from front to back under the button.

Step 5

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Bring the needle to the front and repeat steps 3 and 4 until the button feels strongly attached.

Step 6

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Keep your stitches close together at the back to ensure a neat finish.

Step 7

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Once it’s attached, finish with the needle at the front of the fabric.

Step 8

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You should now have two loose threads at the front.

 

Step 9

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Wrap the end you’ve been sewing with around the button several times to ensure it isn’t flush against the fabric and has wiggle room.

Step 10

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To secure the wrapped section, thread the needle through the middle one last time.

Step 11

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Tie the two loose ends together two or three times and trim off any excess thread.

Step 12

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You should now have a new button!

 

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