Well, what secret can be hidden in such an elementary task as sewing on buttons? But if you look at how many modern people Are there any clothes left that are fastened not with a zipper, Velcro or buttons, but with the help of a traditional and centuries-tested, but not always convenient accessory - a button? A couple of decades ago, almost every inhabitant of the planet knew, With 4 holes, two or on a leg, small and large, flat and voluminous - such a task took a few minutes to complete, and the result was always satisfactory.

Mastery must be in everything

Yes, indeed, it takes some effort to attach a small button to its proper place. Some may say that there is nothing difficult about this, but without proper skill and preparation, an attempt to return a lost or torn fugitive to its place may end in failure.

It is important to attach the button symmetrically in relation to the loop; it is necessary to correctly calculate the tension of the thread and make the “leg” so that the fastener does not sag excessively, but is not located too close to the fabric. Aesthetic components, such as neatness, choosing the appropriate color and thickness of thread, and even methods of sewing on buttons, are also important. As you can see, any task, even something as basic as sewing on a button, must be approached responsibly and seriously.

Frightening Amulet

In our age modern technologies and in the mass market, a button has ceased to be something special, people rarely order their clothes from tailors, and therefore choosing a fastener is more of a task for designers at sewing enterprises. And in these organizations, purchasing managers are guided more by the benefits and functionality of the button, but not by its beauty and style. But just a few centuries ago it had much greater significance for a person; it was a talisman, an amulet, an indicator of his wealth and taste.

The more prosperous a person was, the more luxurious buttons he could afford. Nowadays, the majority of such products are made of cheap plastic, although samples made of metal, bone, wood and glass are available in stores, and previously buttons were real works of art. They were inlaid precious stones, covered with gold and silver, engravers applied ornate patterns, images of family coats of arms and symbolic signs to tiny clasps. Moreover, people knew how to sew a button for good luck, prosperity, and love.

The use of a clothing fastener as an amulet has a completely logical explanation. Once upon a time, small bells were attached to things; they were supposed to wake up their owner if someone touched him in his sleep. Such an “alarm” helped to avoid theft, and could even save from death, but over time the bells were replaced by ordinary buttons, although they can still fulfill their deep roots as a talisman.

Aesthetics or something more?

The secret of this consists of several components. People who sincerely believe in higher powers and superpowers of objects around a person convince that in order for such a simple thing to acquire special energy, you need to perform several fairly simple actions.

First of all, it is important to sincerely believe in what you are doing - that is, if you are skeptical about creating an amulet, then there will definitely be no result from it. Secondly, the work must be done independently. When sewing on a button for good luck, or for any other purpose, you need to mentally say what you want. It is not necessary to give the conspiracy any special word form; it must be succinct and significant and contain variations of the phrase: “With a button I sew good luck on myself, and sew away bad luck.”

It is very important to follow a special sequence in making stitches. It is for this reason that it is believed that positive result you need to use a four-hole fastener, but how do you sew on a 4-hole button to achieve your goal?

Such different luck...

For each person, the concept of luck and luck lies in different things, so there is no one universal way to attach a button to clothing. In every specific case stitches the result will be different. Thus, two horizontal parallel stripes in the center of the accessory will help you make friends and gain authority in the team, while the vertical ones will contribute to the development of intuition.

If you are interested in the question of how to sew on a button with 4 holes and thereby enhance your attractiveness or improve your health, then the answer is simple - you need to lay the thread in the form of a cross. Stitches that fix the button on the fabric and have the shape of the Latin letter Z in the correct or mirror position guarantee financial wealth and improved business reputation.

There are several more important points in turning a button into a real amulet. After all, if everything were so simple, then the most ordinary jacket with buttons would give any person a cloudless sky of cash, wealth and love to the grave. The following should be remembered:

• work should be done on days when the moon is waxing;
• It’s better to buy a new button;
• choosing the sample that is made from natural material and I liked it, and you need to attach the amulet not to the first thing you come across, but to your favorite and often worn one.

You can sew the button from the inside out, preferably on the left side - closer to the heart.

Easy fix

So, if everything has become clear with questions of high matters, then you should understand the practical side of the problem, namely, how to sew on a button correctly, do it carefully and, most importantly, reliably.

First of all, you need to prepare the place for future repairs. Ideally, a defect in clothing is noticed at the moment when the fastener is just trying to leave its “native” place. In this case, the button must be carefully cut off without damaging the fabric, the remaining threads must be removed and returned to its proper place.

The classic and most reliable method of sewing is when the stitches form an X on the right side. In order for the work to turn out beautiful from the inside out, the stitches should not be done chaotically, but following a simple algorithm:

1. Secure the thread at the sewing site by making several stitches, one on top of the other.
2. Sew on a button, and the first puncture must be made from the wrong side, bringing the needle out in the upper left hole, and the seam must be completed from the opposite side - in the lower hole on the right.
3. To make a cross stitch, you need to mirror the previous steps - bring the needle and thread from the wrong side to the front side, only this time at the top right, and direct it to the lower left hole.
4. When sewing on a button, do not forget to make a “leg” for it, loosening the thread a little. A match or paper tube inserted between the fabric and the fastener will help to avoid excessive tension.
5. The stitches should be repeated several times (5-10), then secure the thread by wrapping it around the loops on the front side of the product under the button (after removing the match) and making a control stitch through the resulting “leg”.

Beauty is in the little things

All other methods of sewing a button with 4 holes differ only in that the sequence of stitches changes, but the principle and course of action remains unchanged.

When doing such work, you should pay attention to all stages of sewing. When a button comes off, as they say, “with meat”, and a piece of fabric is missing in its place, the product should first be repaired and strengthened. A very small hole can be patched up, but a larger hole can be covered from the inside with a patch. Also, clothing made of leather (jackets, raincoats, sheepskin coats) or fur cannot be done without a patch.

Naturally, before starting repairs, you need to arm yourself with tools and available materials, based on what needs to be repaired. To work with delicate and thin silk, it is better to use a thin needle with a narrow eye; accordingly, the thread should be no thicker than No. 40.

A less delicate sweater with buttons made of knitwear also needs a special approach. But here the difficulties will most likely arise with the choice of thread. It is advisable to use the one from which the product is knitted: both in color and structure. If there is no suitable piece, then you can choose a similar one from the assortment of threads for embroidery or crocheting. Stores also sell special plastic needles with a round tip, which helps to avoid “injury” to the knitwear.

What's easier?

Many people may decide on a whim that working with outerwear is easier than with underwear. They say the fabric is thicker, so you take a stronger thread and sew. But the difficulty of making a coat or raincoat lies not so much in the mechanism of operation or the selection of thread and needle, but in doing it correctly.

It is for outerwear that the presence of a “leg” is a fundamentally important point. Its absence is a guarantee that the button will come off faster; the absence of even a small (1-2 mm) gap equal to the thickness of the floor will create discomfort during buttoning and unbuttoning clothes, the same as an incorrectly made buttonhole. A button that does not fit into the prepared loop, and is also located too close to the fabric, will not stay on the finished product for long.

For large coat buttons, it is best to use strong thread (#20) made of polyester. It is also worth considering that no matter what type of clothing you have to work with, it is best to fold a piece of thread in half. In this case, the piece should not be very short or excessively long - the optimal length is 50 cm. If you take less, there is a risk that the cut will not be enough, and the larger piece will get tangled and curled into knots.

Two in one

Another trick that is most relevant for outerwear is the use of a second button. It is sewn on the wrong side of the product and forms a kind of “sandwich” of upper and lower buttons and material. For this purpose, special button fasteners have been created, sometimes they are also called “counter buttons,” but the simplest flat round fasteners will do just fine.

Their use serves two purposes at once - a more reliable fixation, as well as avoiding deformation of the fabric at the place where the button is sewn, due to the fact that the material does not crumple, does not wrinkle, and knots and threads are hidden on the wrong side of the product.

Technology to help you

Buttons can be sewn on not only in the traditional way - by hand. Owners of sewing machines can use their equipment in this matter. Almost all modern sewing machines, even intended for household needs, and not industrial ones, have a set of feet as standard, including a foot for sewing on buttons. It also comes with a special plate that helps you set up the machine to create loops on the product.

The work of sewing on buttons using a machine should be done using the zigzag stitch at low speed. It is important to select the desired stitch width, equal to the distance between the holes in the button, to avoid chipping the eye of the needle. To perform such work, a regular needle is suitable, unless otherwise required by the fabric. The same goes for threads.

Hello, my dear readers!

Recently, my first-grader son was given an assignment at school: bring fabric, thread with a needle and various buttons. They were taught to sew on buttons, both boys and girls. The son did quite well and received a “5”. I brought home a rag with neatly sewn buttons :), even without loops and knots.

Buttons sewn by my son

And I thought that the ability to sew buttons correctly is very, very useful. And I decided to write about it. I’m sure every mother has to sew on these same buttons from time to time. And if your children are lively, active, mobile and inquisitive, you have to pick up a thread and a needle and return the buttons to their place more often :).

And you and I are also sewing mothers, so we can’t do without sewing on buttons.

And on purchased items, the buttons are often sewn on quite weakly, and they often need to be sewn on again. Otherwise, they will get lost, and you will have to look for a replacement that matches the color and shape, which is not always easy.

Selection of threads and buttons

The threads used to sew buttons must be strong enough so that the button does not easily come off. To check, you can try to break the thread with your hands. If you succeeded, and quite easily, definitely, a button sewn with such threads will also come off easily.

(Out of habit, I check all new threads this way. From time to time I encounter defective threads that break easily, regardless of the thickness and composition of the threads).

The thickness of the threads should correspond to the size of the button and the item on which it is sewn. For example, to sew a button on a summer shirt, you should not use thick threads.

The color of the thread depends on the button itself. If the button is on a leg, the threads are taken to match the color of the fabric. If the button has 2 or 4 holes, match the color of the button.

(Here I am sewing a button not onto the product, but simply onto a piece of scrap material, so for clarity I use white threads).

How to secure thread when sewing on buttons

Here you can and should do without knots. To do this, fold the thread in two folds. We insert the ends of the thread into the eye of the needle. Use a needle to grab several threads of fabric in the place where the button will be sewn on, and thread the thread, but not all the way.

Thread a needle and thread into the resulting loop.

and carefully tighten.

Thread, you can sew on a button.

How to sew a button

It depends on the type of button. It can be with 2 or 4 holes, or it can be on a leg.

A button with holes is sewn on so that there is a small leg underneath it. That is, so that it is not pressed tightly against the fabric. This is necessary to make it more convenient to fasten it.

It is convenient to use a match or a toothpick here. Place a match under the button and sew it on.

On the wrong side, we try to make needle punctures in the same places.

Since our thread is folded in half, it is enough to make 3-4 stitches. For a button with 4 holes, 3-4 stitches for each pair of holes.

Then remove the match from under the button. And we make 6-8 turns of thread under the button. That is, we wrap the thread under the button with the threads with which it is sewn to the fabric.

And we take the thread to the wrong side, where we fasten it.

Fasten the thread

To do this, from the wrong side we again grab several threads with the needle, you can also grab the fabric.

We pass the thread through them, and again insert the needle into the resulting loop.

Tighten the thread tightly.

Thus, we tied a knot, which secured the thread.

For greater strength, you can do this again so that there are 2 knots. Don't be afraid, they turn out very small, neat and unnoticeable.

And one more little secret :). It is better not to cut the thread at this point. It won’t turn out very neatly, and there is some chance that the knots will unravel.

If you are sewing a button to a product, then bring the thread between two layers of fabric. And cut, leaving about 3-5 cm of thread up to the button. These 3-5 cm of thread will remain inside the product and will not be noticeable, either from the front or from the back side. But you can rest assured that nothing will bloom :).

Here I simply sewed a button to a piece of fabric, and brought the thread to the front side, but under the button, and cut it there.

Thus, there are no “tails” left on the wrong side :).

It’s easier to sew a button on a finished leg

We fasten the thread in the same way. And with 3-4 stitches we sew the button behind the leg.

There is no need to wrap the button with threads and make the leg yourself; the button has it ready-made. On the wrong side, we also try to make game punctures in the same places.

Then we fasten the thread in the same way and move it between the layers of fabric. But buttons are never sewn onto one layer of fabric.

And here's something else I found on the Internet:

Perhaps you will be interested. In general, buttons with 4 holes can be sewn on in different ways. You can place stitches in different ways.

Methods for sewing on a button with 4 holes

And you can attach special meaning to this location! For good luck, for attracting money, for success...

As they say, believe it or not :)

Beautiful, strong and neatly sewn buttons to you!

Your Olesya Shirokova

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1. Oksana

   Why not? Excellent MK. Everything is visible, everything is clear. It’s great to teach kids this way. Although children are better as living examples =)
   But where does the meaning of the stitch placement come from? Just curious. Otherwise I want to change the values ​​=)

2. Dana

   Thank you very much for MK!

3. Tatiana

In Rus', buttons on clothes were an item of luxury and prosperity. They were made of copper, gold and silver, and their tailoring was trusted only to the most experienced and famous tailors. Today, the button has become an ordinary part of clothing with which you can fasten a product. Let's consider interesting options neat and beautiful technology sewing on buttons.

To begin, select a button by color, type and size. It should be harmoniously combined with the material. To check whether a button fits, put it through a buttonhole on your clothing before working, and you will immediately feel by the tightness of the fit whether it fits you.

• For fur coats, fur coats, autumn coats and winter jackets choose stronger needles with a larger eye. When working with lightweight material needles with a thinner base are suitable.
• Choosing threads for sewing buttons to outerwear, give preference to reinforced fibers, they are more durable and wear-resistant.
• To attach accessories to a winter or demi-season product, use a button with a diameter of 3 to 7 mm. It must be sewn parallel to the main button, but on the reverse side of the fabric.
• Keep in mind that when attaching accessories to the leg, you need to select threads to match the color of the fabric, and for flat buttons, to match the color of the button.

How to sew a button with two holes

Before sewing, make markings for fastening using a ruler and a piece of soap. Thread a single thread into the needle and secure it in the form of a pair of stitches on the material, then bring the needle to the wrong side. Attach the button and, from the inside of the product, thread the needle into either of the two holes. Make 3-4 stitches, stitching each one. To complete the work, fasten the thread to the back of the material and cut.

How to sew a button with four holes

Thread the sewing thread through the needle, folding it in two layers, and tie a small knot at the end. On the front side of the product, make a small stitch and fasten the thread into a loop, then cut the knot with scissors. Thread the button into the needle and make the first puncture as shown in the photo. For ease of operation, divide the holes into pairs and sew each side with 3-5 stitches. To avoid skewing, sew all holes separately. Finish sewing by bringing the thread from under the button to the front side, then wrap it around the resulting leg 3-4 times. The last step is to pass the thread through the loop, tighten tightly and cut.

How to sew a button on a coat

Select a thick needle and strong thread, then thread it. Make a knot at the end and trim off the excess tail. If necessary, smooth the material with an iron or steamer, and also remove any remaining threads from old fittings. It is very difficult to determine the height of the button stand by eye; to do this, use improvised means - a toothpick or a match.

• Secure the thread to the fabric with one stitch, leaving a knot on the surface that will be closed by sewing later.
• Thread the button through the needle and pierce the wrong side, securing with a stitch.
• Place the button on the needle sequentially - first pull the thread through one hole, then into the second. Connect the fabric and the buttonhole with a second puncture, bringing the needle to the front side.
• Insert an auxiliary object between the main piece and the fabric, as shown in the photo. Make 3-4 connecting stitches.
• When we finish sewing, remove the needle from the wrong side and carefully pull out the auxiliary item. Evenly wrap the stand 2-3 times, tighten the thread and make a loop, cut off the excess.

The magic of a sewn button

What is a button? A common item of clothing these days. And a long time ago, it was the most important magical amulet that scared away evil from a person. Even the word “button” or “button” itself comes from the word to scare, but it can also become your amulet, programmed for wealth and good luck. Would you like to try the magical effect of buttons for yourself? To do this, make your deepest wish and select the sewing method shown below. In the evening, fasten the button to the wrong side of your favorite garment.

Any thing sometimes needs minor repairs. Most often we have to sew on a torn button. There are usually no problems with thin summer and mid-season items. It is much more difficult to do this with outerwear, such as a coat.

What is needed to properly sew a button to a coat?

There are buttons on coats two types: flat, with holes drilled in them, and convex, with a leg-eye or a leg-loop. In order to sew both of them, we will definitely need:

• needle;
• a thread;
• subbutton;
• scissors;
• a thin piece of chalk or dry soap;
• long ruler.

Which needle is suitable?

The bead to which the fasteners are sewn is usually very dense in structure. It consists of at least four layers of face material. In high-quality sewn items, there is also a hot-melt adhesive cushioning material inside (dublerin, non-woven fabric), which helps to keep its shape. The needle that will be used to sew on the button, should be sharp, not too thin, long enough, with a large eye. Otherwise, it will bend, break, or get “lost” in the layers.

Thread selection

The color of the thread should match the button if it has holes and the tone of the coat if it has a leg.

Thickness is not as important as strength. Do not use thread that has been sitting for many years. To see if it's good, try pulling on the end while holding the spool. If it breaks easily and immediately, you can throw it away; if you had to apply some force, feel free to use it.

What is a subbutton?

This is an additional small button that is sewn on the inside of the product at the same time and at the same level as the main one. In this case, the fabric appears between them, and during further use it does not deform in the places where it is fastened. The load on the mount is reduced, making it more durable.

Sew on a button with holes

Important! There should be a play between the smooth button and the fabric that corresponds to the thickness of the coat at the location of the fastener. Otherwise, dents and wrinkles will soon appear around the fittings, and it will be very difficult to fasten the item.

How to sew a button on a leg?

Some types of buttons are already equipped with a foot. They are sewn in exactly the same way as with holes. There is no need to make a column of thread if the leg is in the form of a loop. If it is in the form of a recessed eye, you need to leave a space of 1-2 mm between the button and the fabric. Without it, the button will be tightly grabbed, motionless and will not be able to move freely into the slot. At the end of the work, you need to make a couple of turns around the threads under the button leg, tighten with a loop and secure.

HOW TO PROFESSIONALLY SEW BUTTONS TO OUTER CLOTHES? THE MOST COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS! Of course, the easiest way to sew on a button is to give it to your wife. But, if, by an incredible coincidence of circumstances, you yourself are a wife, then below you will learn so much about buttons and how to sew them on, as you have never known in your life. What types of buttons are there? If you look globally, there are only two types of buttons: Flat (with two, three or four holes). These are the main buttons on a coat, raincoat, jacket or jacket. Sew on using a thread stand (instructions below). It helps avoid loop deformation and makes fastening easier. Flat buttons can be sewn on without a stand, but only for beauty and without functional load (for example, on the vents of jacket sleeves). Buttons "on the leg". They are sewn on without a stand (the function of the stand is taken over by the “leg” on the button). Choosing the right button If you are sewing on a button that has not come off, but want to update the buttons on your outerwear, then take their shape, color and size seriously. Of course, they can be of such unearthly beauty that then “everything is like a fog” and you want to buy it right there and sew it on right away. But it is better to pull yourself together, otherwise the result may be unpredictable. There are only three rules: Buttons must be in harmony with the style and material of your clothes. Therefore, choose the color and shape carefully. Buttons should not be too small or too large. Otherwise, they will either unfasten endlessly and thus be incredibly annoying, or while you are fastening them, you will break three nails, develop two calluses and break the loop. How do you know which size is right? Try it. Take a button that has not yet been sewn on and conduct an “in-and-out” experiment with it. When choosing a button with a stem, evaluate the correspondence of the size of the stem to the thickness of the material to which you will sew. To prevent it from sagging or, conversely, having difficulty fastening it. Choosing the right needle Everything is very simple here: A thick needle is suitable for sheepskin coats, fur coats, leather jackets and a coat. Fine needle – for light cotton fabrics and medium-sized buttons. Choosing the right thread Thread color For leg buttons, the thread should match the color of the fabric. For flat buttons - in the color of the button itself. Thread quality Cotton threads – not the best choice ! You could say eternal. And, of course, the thicker the fabric, the thicker and stronger the thread should be. Thread thickness It is better to use a thread folded in half (a total of 4 folds). This is not so much for the sake of durability, but for the sake of saving you time. Two or three stitches and the button will be sewn on! Thread Length A doubled thread should not be longer than the distance from your elbow to your hand. Otherwise, you will get confused and tired of pulling the needle to the ceiling. A button down is a must! Since we sew buttons to outerwear, we cannot do without a button. A subbutton is a plastic flat button of the simplest shape with round or elongated holes, usually transparent. Sewn on the wrong side, simultaneously with the main button. That is, it was created not for beauty, but for reliability. What is a subbutton for? For “heavy” winter clothes (fur coats, sheepskin coats, etc.) buttons are very important! Because the load on the main buttons is too much. Judge for yourself: either you wrap yourself in a scarf three times and fasten all this beauty on top, then you run with leaps and bounds after the bus, or you just walk, but for a long time, thoughtfully and with long steps. Therefore, the top and bottom buttons suffer especially badly, and all the others - no less. And buttons are what make their life much easier and take the load off significantly. Let's sew! So, we folded the thread in half, threaded it into a needle, tied a knot at the end, and cut off the excess tail. Prepare the fabric. If wrinkled, iron or steam. If you are sewing on a torn button, then get rid of the remnants of thread in the place of its former habitat, everything should be clean. Mark the location of the button. Of course, everything should be symmetrical and even. Sew on a flat button To prevent the fabric in the area of ​​the button from stretching and tearing, you need to sew it on with a small stand of thread. The length of the stand must correspond to the thickness of the side on which the hinges are made. A little trick: To make a stand of thread, you can use a match, a pen refill or a roll of paper of the thickness you need. It sounds scary, but it's easy to do. Bring the needle through the hole in the buttonhole. , unless sewing on buttons is your life's hobby. They quickly wear out and tear. Reinforced threads – and carefully cut the threads with scissors. How to fasten buttons correctly? Yes, yes, even for this banal daily action there are instructions. And those who follow them are 99% likely to forever forget what stretched and torn loops are. The main thing in this matter is not to force the loop. The buttons must be inserted exactly along the buttonhole slot. That is, if the loop is horizontal, insert the button horizontally, if it is vertical, insert it vertically. When unbuttoning buttons, the rule is exactly the same. We inserted it along the loop and carefully pushed the button inside out. That's all! But, of course, sewing on buttons is a task that is better to see once than to read a hundred times. So be sure to watch our video, which will remove all doubts and teach you how to sew on buttons like a pro! Did you like the article? Give it a class! Are you looking forward to a video on the topic? repost!