First project: sew on a button
A skill everyone should learn.
Step by step
- Choose thread matching the button or the other buttons on the garment.
- Knot the thread and come up through the fabric and one hole.
- Go down through the opposite hole. On four holes you can sew an X.
- Make several stitches through the holes.
- Finish on the back and tie a few knots.
Watch
How to Sew a Button - for Absolute BEGINNERS (5:08)
By Treasurie · Open on YouTube
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All checked November 1, 2026. We read these; we did not test the products ourselves.