Sewing a Button with a Thread Shank
Making a small thread shank will ease fastening and unfastening the button.
The required materials are:
- Button
- Thread
- A straight pin or toothpick
 Step 1: Start to sew the button on as usual, but before you pull the first stitch taut, slip in straight pin (or toothpick) between the button and the fabric. |
 Step 2: Sew the button on as usual, making 4 or 5 passes through the holes. |
 Step 3: Remove the pin and bring the needle up very close to the thread, but not through the button. |
 Step 4: Wrap the thread around the slack several times. Then push the needle back to the wrong side of the fabric and knot it. |
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