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Get All Your Buttons in a Row

comments (2) January 18th, 2007     

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Buttons never line up no matter how hard you try.

Buttons never line up no matter how hard you try.

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Ever notice how those squirrelly buttons never line up, no matter how hard you try?!

Here’s a trick: place them face up on a flat surface. Lay transparent tape over the button faces, connecting them in the desired placement. Flip the lot over and put double-sided tape over the bottoms. Slap the buttons in place on the garment, sew right through the tape, and then remove the tape.

Submitted by D. A. Suchyta, DDS, Dearborn, Michigan

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Minimeg writes: I did something similar this week for a larger button pattern. I set out all 100 or so buttons and then put a big piece of contact paper over them. From there I have been lining up the contact paper, peeling off one button at a time and sewing them on. But your way sound MUCH easier!
Posted: 11:25 pm on July 20th
Laurel_Tuohy writes: Did you ever notice how the truly genius things in life are really simple - like this tip!!
Posted: 10:26 pm on June 19th
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