http://blog.yarn.com/tuesdays-tip-sewing-on-shank-buttons/ Follow Owners Kathy & Steve Through Their Adventures in Yarn And Life Thu, 16 May 2013 21:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://blog.yarn.com/tuesdays-tip-sewing-on-shank-buttons/comment-page-1/#comment-14492 Joetta Devore Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:59:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=13991#comment-14492 I was taught when sewing on a button with no shank to put a straight pin in the first loop to loosen the thread and hold it while sowing the button. After 4 or 5 loops were completed, remove the straight pin and wrap the thread around the loose thread beneath the button. Good way to get consistent loose thread and a lot easier. I learned that in Home Economics class way back in 1959! I was taught when sewing on a button with no shank to put a straight pin in the first loop to loosen the thread and hold it while sowing the button. After 4 or 5 loops were completed, remove the straight pin and wrap the thread around the loose thread beneath the button. Good way to get consistent loose thread and a lot easier. I learned that in Home Economics class way back in 1959!

]]> http://blog.yarn.com/tuesdays-tip-sewing-on-shank-buttons/comment-page-1/#comment-14489 marsha a Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:32:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=13991#comment-14489 instructions very confusing. how about illustrations. instructions very confusing. how about illustrations.

]]> http://blog.yarn.com/tuesdays-tip-sewing-on-shank-buttons/comment-page-1/#comment-14488 Anastasia Vishnevsky Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:29:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=13991#comment-14488 A more accurate title may be, "How to Sew On a *Thread* Shank Button"? A more accurate title may be, “How to Sew On a *Thread* Shank Button”?

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