I have numerous people enter my store saying something like
" I can't even sew on a push button light switches".
How sad it is that an entire generation has lost out on learning how to do simply the basic abilities of sewing.
Sewing buttons on to clothes doesn't need to be tough. In truth it will take you just a couple of minutes with my fast and easy technique.
Follow these actions and you will have your tungsten carbide buttons 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 indicates you now have an extremely long piece of cotton.
3. Fold the cotton into 2 making sure that completions are even
4. You now have a fold one end and two joins the other end
5. Thread the 2 signs up with into the eye of the needle. If needed to dampen, lick the ends
6. You will now have 4 threads in the needle
7. Knot completion of the four threads. To make a knot I just roll the end of the cotton around my index finger and roll the thread or pull through the hole in the cotton. Cut these off if you have threads past the knot
8. Push the needle through the material going from the ideal side to the incorrect side in the position that the button is going to be. This suggests when you stitch the button on the knot will be below the button
10. Bring the needle back from the incorrect side to the best side that the button will be on.
11. Put the button on to the needle and push the button down on to the fabric, covering the knot
12. Now put the website needle through the opposite hole on the button and back through to the opposite side of the fabric
13. , if you want 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.
A button has been sewn on to your garment and it will have taken you no time at all. Perhaps the first time took you a little bit longer than me, but hey, eventually you will end up being quicker at stitching on buttons.
Always keep your cottons, needles and pins in the very same location. When you require to sew on a button quickly, its great to know where the items are, so you do not lose a stack of time browsing for the needle and thread.
To make a knot I simply roll the end of the cotton around my index finger and roll the thread or pull 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 sew the button on the knot will be beneath the push button light switches.
A copper button has actually been sewn on to your garment and it will have taken you no time at all. Perhaps the very first time took you a little bit longer than me, however hey, eventually you will become quicker at stitching on buttons.