How to Sew a Button on a Suit

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Choose a button that suits your suit.

   Make sure that it is the right shape, length and colour.
   
   If a button has just fallen off then you can sew it back on again.
   
   If you cannot find the missing button, choose a button that looks like the rest. the same colour amount of holes etc.
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   Step 2: Mark out the place you need to sew the button onto

   Mark a cross about three quarters of the size of your button. , Find something the same colour as the suit.
   
   Also make sure that it is the same thickness as the rest of the thread on the suit. ,,,,,,
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   Step 3: with a light pen or pencil.

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   Step 4: Choose your thread.

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   Step 5: Get a needle and thread it with your thread.

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   Step 6: Sew a couple of times through the cross until the thread is secure.

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   Step 7: Put a button hole through the needle and sew.

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   Step 8: Keep sewing through each hole until the button is very secure.

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   Step 9: Tie a knot at the underside of the suit.

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    Step 10: Cut off any remaining threads.

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