Knowing how to sew on a button can save a lot of frustration, not to mention money. If a button has just popped off your favorite coat or shirt, then there’s no sense in throwing it away. It can ...

Create an "X" guide. With the double-threaded needle, sew an "X" on the location where you will be securing the button to the shirt. Use the distance between the button holes as a rough length for ...

1. Take twelve inches of thread, knotted securely at one end, and thread your needle. Make a single stitch in the shirt in line with the row of buttons, about ⅛ inch long, and then make another ...

If your button fell or popped off, here's a quick step-by-step guide for how to sew it back on by hand with a needle and thread. No tailor necessary!

Make Do And Mend - Your Guide To Looking After The Clothes You Already Own. If you're anything like us, you have a pile of cardigans, coats and shirts with missing and loose buttons, that have ...

Needed: Button. 1 to 5 minutes (or less). Sewing needle. 2 feet of thread (max). Scissors. Difficulty: easy Erin Bried knows what intimidates people. “I’ve talked to so many powerful me… ...

For as long as I can remember, I've been sewing buttons back onto shirts for my dad and three brothers. It used to be easy when we lived in the same house. But as us kids have grown up and moved ...

You might think sewing is not the manliest thing to do, but relying on someone else to do it for you is even more emasculating. You never know when you’re going to be on your own and need this skill ...