How to sew a button for beginner sewists
Published on August 12, 2019 By EmmaHand sewing buttons is such a simple technique, even if you’re a beginner, and a skill you can use time and time again. Yet, knowing how to sew on a button the right way is important, if you want them to stay on! We’re going to share our little tricks with you with this easy, step-by-step guide to sewing on a button.
1: Thread your needle
Draw the thread all the way through until both ends meet and tie in a knot. This will make your thread doubly strong.
![Threading needle to sew a button](https://content.prod.lovecrafts.co/lovecrafts/90bb592fd55b2e0ef3f65b487100fbf105611e2f_st-vol.2-38.jpg?auto=compress,format)
2: Attach button
Hold the button in place, insert the needle into the back of the fabric, and draw up through one of the buttonholes.
![Attaching button to a fabric](https://content.prod.lovecrafts.co/lovecrafts/45b9afbe778a6ed27a533ef1c8630b1da902b01d_st-vol.2-69.jpg?auto=compress,format)
3: Make some space
Hold a pin across the top of the button, and secure in place with a stitch. You don’t have to do this, but it creates a bit of give in the thread to allow you to get it through the buttonhole nice and easily.
![Secureing the button in place](https://content.prod.lovecrafts.co/lovecrafts/9eacba41c66f0280c0ba2d49d3e012e58540c04f_st-vol.2-48.jpg?auto=compress,format)
4: Sew
Pass the needle through the fabric and back through the buttons holes eight times.
![Sewing the button onto fabric](https://content.prod.lovecrafts.co/lovecrafts/42eed6123e593249bdba96a9ed698946a48931f8_st-vol.2-70.jpg?auto=compress,format)
5: Strengthen button
Insert the needle into the fabric and bring it out just behind the button. Now wrap the thread around the stitches eight times.
![Strengthening button](https://content.prod.lovecrafts.co/lovecrafts/1132fffe47d67863dd5f3c5ff6c5dca2aaf2cfb2_st-vol.2-54.jpg?auto=compress,format)
6: Fasten off
Bring the needle back to the back of the fabric, and tie off.
![Fastening off to finish sewing a button](https://content.prod.lovecrafts.co/lovecrafts/c99dd74d81128e668ef30c703d089e9d38df1f90_st-vol.2-61.jpg?auto=compress,format)