How to Sew A Button

With a Shank

There are three types of Buttons

• Buttons with two holes

• Buttons with four holes

• Buttons with a hard shank

• For Buttons without a shank we will create a thread shank

Purpose of the Thread Shank

Thread Shank Allows for:

Thickness of Fabric under the button

Ease of movement

There are two Basic buttonholes

Horizontal &

Vertical

Placing your Buttonfor a Horizontal

ButtonholePlace your buttonhole

over the area where you are going to put your button

Make sure it is exactly in place

Make sure the mark is on the outer edge of the buttonhole

Make a mark through the buttonhole on the lower layer

Placing a Button for Vertical Buttonholes

Place the top over the bottom exactly in place

A Vertical Buttonhole is only slightly different from a horizontal one

This mark will be in the center of the buttonhole

Make a mark through the buttonhole onto the lower layer

Button Placementon a

Patch Pocket

Horizontal Buttonhole on a Patch Pocket

Buttonhole must be sewn on pocket before pocket is attached

Always sew buttonhole before sewing button

This mark will be in the center of the buttonhole

Make a mark through the buttonhole onto the lower layer

Before you begin Stitching the Button

OnApply Beeswax to

your Thread.This will:

make thread stronger make it more wire like (so it doesn’t tangle easily)

Stitching the Button On