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Tutorial: Sewing Buttons onto Crochet Garments….

It goes without saying….adding buttons to your crocheted garments gives them the finishing touch. A simple piece of work can instantly come to life with the addition of a few adorable buttons!

I like using vintage buttons best. If you have a local thrift store or even an antique store, you’ll find buttons are actually cheaper there than at your run-of-the-mill fabric supply venue.

When it comes to crocheted garments, as opposed to knit ones, you’ll find that there is alot more bulk to get in the way when it comes down to the business of adding buttons to the equation.

Alot of pulling, tugging and stretching of the garment when you button and un-button leads to a misshapen garment in no time flat.

This tutorial will show you the easiest way to add buttons to your piece and keep it in it’s best shape possible.

Tutorial: Button down the hatches!

Supplies:
Sewing needle
Thread
Same number of safety pins as you have buttons.
Scissors

Step 1: Mark your button placements with safety pins. Push the pin down at the bottom of the button hole and bring the pin back up at the top of the button hole.

Step 2: Unbutton. Leave safety pins in place.

Step 3: The safety pin acts as a guide for your sewing needle. As you sew on the button, be sure to sew over the safety pin as well. This adds just enough slack in the thread after the button has been sewn on and the pin has been removed.


Pay careful attention NOT to remove the saftey pins until AFTER you’ve finished sewing on the buttons and you’ve already tied off the thread.

Step 4: Knot the thread and trim. (If you prefer, you can weave both ends of thread into the garment until they disappear.)

Step 5: NOW, remove the safety pins.

Enjoy the fruitage of your (extremely easy) labor and rest assured, those pretty buttons aren’t going anywhere!

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4 responses to “Tutorial: Sewing Buttons onto Crochet Garments….”

  1. Pretty buttons! So you don’t use yarn to attach your buttons. Too bulky? Too stretchy?

    Do you double up your thread, or use heavy weight thread? Your thread looks very thick. Could you use unwaxed dental floss?

  2. I have used yarn in the past and tested it for strength and I find, no matter what yarn, it just pulls it’s way out of the buttons. Thread just holds better, hands down.
    Yes, I double my thread and I use regular sewing thread. I definitely wouldn’t suggest the dental floss for the simple fact that when you think about when you use it in your teeth, it frays and splits~not something you want getting tugged on incessantly.
    I always use the double thread technique because I have to make fewer passes through the button that way. And I also knot the two ends of thread high up, leaving a good three inches, so that when I’m done sewing through the button, I have plenty of thread to tie off/knot with.
    Maybe I should do a needle threading tute, next??? 🙂

  3. Kalurah! I just miss you like crazy. Cannot wait to start talking with you again and peeking in on your sweet and beautiful life. Thanks for hanging in there with me: )

    love and hugs