12.06.2015

Sew pencil skirt with lining. Step 16, how to sew a shank button on the underlap of the waistband?

(See previous step 15, how to create a buttonhole on the overlap of the waistband?)


How to sew a shank button – see pictures below. Please Note: Click on photo to see a larges size.
Take your pencil skirt.

Close zipper. Then use dressmaker's pin to find button location, so that the pin passes through buttonhole and waistband.

Then remove overlap of the waistband. 

The pin should be left in the underlap of the waistband.

The first step to strengthen the thread in the waistband. Do not remove the pin yet. 

Here you can see closer.


Strengthen the thread. It's much better, 
and there is no need to tie a knot for sewing thread.


Several times strengthens the thread in the fabric.

Several times strengthen the thread in the fabric, so that the thread can strongly stick.
Then remove pin. 

Well, already be strong enough.

Closer can be better seen.

The final step, you must create a loop. Then push out the needle through the loop.

Then push out the thread through the loop.

You can help a little with the hand. 

Then pick up the shank button, and pull the needle through the button leg. 

Closer view as it looks.

Then several times sew a button on a waistband.

Button sewing.

Button is sewn.

Button is sewn.

Buttons strengthening. The first step.

Buttons strengthening. The second step.

Buttons strengthening. The third step.

View from the side.

The last step. Again, establishing a loop, and push the needle through the loop.

Then several times establishing a loop, and push the needle through the loop.

Well here, it looks sewn  shank button.

Cleanly worked. A place where sewn button,View from the other side. 

 Now you can close
 skirt waistband..


Closed waistband, view from inside.