Buttons with
four holes are sewn either parallel or crisscross.
Place the button where you
would like it to go. Knot the end of your thread.
Hold the button in place. From
under your garment bring up your needle through all layers of fabric and
interfacing then through a hole in the button.
Because you brought the needle
up from under your fabric, the knot will be on the wrong side of your
garment.
Bring the needle down the
other hole in the button. Repeat this process until your button is nice
and snug.
Repeat this process several
times until your button is nice and snug.
If your button has a shank
attached to it you can put your needle to the wrong side of the garment
and tie a knot and you are done.
If your button does not have a shank you
will need to make one.
Bring your needle up to the pretty side of
the fabric but do not go through a button hole. Stay as close to the
button as possible. Notice the needle on the right hand side of the
photo.
Add a shank by winding at the
base of the button round and round.
Continue winding until you
have a shank the same size as the button width.
After finish winding, bring
the needle down to the wrong side of the garment and knot it.
