How to Sew a Button

With just a needle and a few spools of thread, you can do these simple sewing tasks yourself. Watch as we give you the step-by-step tutorial.

A person positions a button onto a gray knitted sweater, carefully sewing it in place on a clean, white surface.

There are many avid quilters and craft sewers out there, but the number of people who can replace a button or stitch up a small tear has seriously dwindled. Tailor shops will happily do these things for you, but you’ll have to schlep the items to the shop and pay. With just a needle and a few spools of thread, you can do these simple sewing tasks yourself. Watch as we give you the step-by-step tutorial.

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