How do you sew a button on pants?

Answer 1

The shank is a great button. It relieves stress from the garment and makes buttoning easier. I would place a small piece of fabric on the inside of the garment in the area that the button will be sewn. The weight of the garment and the button will determine the weight of the thread used. Take a stitch or two through the stablizing fabric on the inside of the garment, then bring the needle through to the surface of your main garment. I like to take one stitch there before I put the needle through the shank. Take three or four stitches or what you feel stablizes the shank and then put your needle through the main garment taking your final stitches on the inside of the garment in the piece of stablizer. This will give you excellent hold without so much stress on the front side of your blouse etc. Don't take more stitches than you need through the shank as it tends to look bulky. Good luck.

Answer 2

You can not sew on a button with a sewing machine. You will have to use a needle and some thread.

To sew a button, you need to choose a sturdy thread of the proper color. If it is standard button, I put a straight pin through the fabric just below where the button is attached. This is to prevent the thread from being pulled too tight.

I insert the needle from the back and continue up and down for about a dozen times alternating the holes if there are four. For a fabric button, the process would be to hold the shank off to the side and sew over and under.

Answer 3

In order to sew a button on pants, have a thick needle threaded with strong thread. For a shank button, sew through the pants and through the shank a few times until you think it is secure. For other buttons, copy the pattern of a button you like as you sew through the pants and through all of the buttonholes.

Answer 4

Sewing a button on is not too difficult.