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Is hand sewing buttons by yourself hard? No! This article provides step-by-step instructions for how to sew a button on your shirt or clothes.

Good Morning!!! Can you believe that this is the last week of January...already! A couple of weeks ago, we took a look at welt pockets and gained a lot of inspiration. Well, bound buttonholes are nothing more than tiny welt pockets. The problem with bound buttonholes though is that they are small, fidgety and just down right scary to put into a garment that you've worked so hard on. Well, be sure to scroll on down as I have listed some wonderful tutorials and even a tool that makes the…

Vintage button guide with valuable info on different types of antique buttons. Learn how to test vintage buttons to see what they're made from and how to safely clean and care for them.

Save some dough by taking care of loose or missing buttons yourself; there’s no need to pay the dry cleaner to put them back on for you. All you need is a sewing kit and five minutes of concentration to do it RIGHT, so they’ll stay put and work well. And if you think you already know how to do this, you might want to read up on it anyway, unless you already know about the toothpick trick, and the proper direction to stitch your buttons… ThreadButtonNeedleScissors 1.

I'm making a jacket which calls for non-functional buttons over snaps and since the garment will be worn such that the male side of the snaps may show, I really wanted to cover them. I couldn't use the standard method for applying the self fabric (gathering the fabric behind the snap with a running stitch) because my fabric (heavyweight water-resistant twill) is way too thick. As a matter of fact, the fabric was so thick that I couldn't cover both halves of the snap pair, so I opted to leave…

Great for your best friend's wedding in the sun, or stay indoors these holidays and look superhip! This 100% heavy weigth biolinnen dress has pleats that fall down beautifully. This dress is super easy going, wear it with a belt around your waist and look classy and timeless, wear it without and look hip and mod! It's a robin's egg blue and the beading is dark aqua. www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15282140

Perfect examples of how to embellish kids clothing. Find inspiration in the different ways you can embellish their clothes. From lace to shadow-applique.

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