How to Sew Buttons and Buttonholes: a beginner skill builder

Sewing for a Living breaks down how to sew buttons and buttonholes, a core skill that lets you add both functional and decorative closures to your handmade clothes.

Buttonholes intimidate a lot of beginners, but after a few they become second nature. Practice on an interfaced scrap first so your real garment comes out crisp.
– Mayra

What you will want on hand

• Assorted sewing buttons – a stash means the right size is always on hand
• Buttonhole presser foot – for even, repeatable machine buttonholes
• Seam ripper – opens finished buttonholes cleanly

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