Take your pencil skirt. |
Close zipper. Then use dressmaker's pin to find button location, so that the pin passes through buttonhole and 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. |
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. |