How to sew buttons & button-holes with a sewing machine - Beginner level sewing tutorial
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- Опубліковано 3 лип 2024
- This video show how to use a basic sewing machine to sew buttons and buttonholes onto fabric! It's a very simple technique, and only takes a couple of minutes!
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Your very professional you should be a sewing teacher you do it in such a masculine way thank you
Thank you very much for the compliment! Glad you enjoy the way I like to teach :) Hope you're having a great week!
I'm so happy that I found your channel.
GET OUTTA HEEERE! 🤣 This IS AWESOME! I have a Brother SE625 and I didn't even KNOW it had a button foot stopper thing (you just called it, this lever), until you pointed it out!
I bought my first machine on March 10th and this will be my first time sewing on buttons and button holes.
After watching your video - I FEAR NOTHING!!!!! 😂
When I cut buttonholes, I place a pin parallel to the end-bartack on the inside of the hole as a stop to prevent me from accidentally cutting the thread. I've found that I get overconfident when I have multiple buttonholes to cut. As always, another great video - thank you.
That's a really smart idea! I'm probably going to start doing that from now on, its such a bad feeling when you cut too far.
What's funny to me is that, you knew how to make and cut buttonholes... but you still watched this video! Thank you so much for the comment, hope you're having a terrific week!
I have NEVER been so thankful in all my life.
Hopefully you're able to make some great new projects throughout the year!
Thank you for this. You just demystified this whole button thing for me.
You explain the amazing work you do so well you give beginners confidence in enjoying making clothes
I was amazed how easy the buttons were once I followed your instructions. You are very detail oriented and love the fact you get very close up with your camera. Thanks so much.
Wow are a great addition to the sewist education community.
Thank you so much for such a wonderful compliment :)
Awesome job on the tutorial, between the lighting, contrast of material, and quality footage, you're the best
Wow, that's a lot of compliments in one short sentence... I really appreciate such a positive response!
@@TockCustom you deserve it.
@@JD2jr. I seriously appreciate that :) Thank you!
Best tutorials I've seen. Thank you for sharing your gift. Your a wonderful teacher. Best wishes. Prayers UP 💜 🙏🏽 💜
Thank you for making this simple to follow... from a beginner seamstress.
I'm thinking about getting this machine for work especially for the buttonholes. you helped me make my decision
Good choice, I've had a few machines that didn't do a great job with buttonholes, so having a machine like this is a huge asset. Hope you enjoy your new gear!
Oh wow! Thank you so much now I won’t be afraid to do buttons. I always felt intimidated by those. I love all the tutorials I really like how you explain things. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience 👍
I'm so happy these are so helpful! Happy to take some of the fear out of doing buttons, hope you're having fun with some new projects and making some cool stuff :)
Thank you soo much. I followed the button down shirt, my first shirt ever! Your are awesome instructor. Thanks again and again.
You do an impressive job on your tutorials. It's a pleasure to watch and learn from you. Love your pants and shirt!
Thank you very much joy! I don't think I need to mention that I make all my own clothes either lol. Hope you're doing terrific!
pro tip: watch movies at instaflixxer. I've been using them for watching all kinds of movies lately.
@Korbyn Dean Definitely, I've been watching on instaflixxer for months myself :)
@Korbyn Dean Yea, I've been using InstaFlixxer for months myself :D
The only thing I would add is to look into using June Tailor Frey Block instead of the Frey Check. Frey check can dry to be hard and scratchy, not always nice especially on kid’s clothes. Frey block works just as well and does not get hard and scratchy.
Mom would give you an A again💖
I love the doughnut fabric.
Omg there are so many great fabrics out there it's CRAZY! Thanks for watching :D
Tock Custom, thank you for making these amazing videos. I’m a newbie sewer and by watching your videos I’ve learned a lot.
A great video. I hate sewing buttons by hand. I don't think my machine has a button hole setting but i should still be able to put buttons on.
Thanks man, yeah you can use a regular presser foot, but sometimes the button will slide around. It is possible though :)
I am realizing that being self taught means all kinds of errors on my part
Thank you I am learning so much Mr Velvet Voice ! ( respectfully)
I'm self taught as well, which means I've made all the same mistakes you have lol - the idea is to fix your mistakes, and not give up! After a while you're mind and body will smoothly create some terrific projects :)
Thanks for watching, and thank you for the compliment
These are the absolute BEST sewing tutorials of all time!
lol you are WAY to kind! Thank you so much for the support
Agree! I always hand sew the buttons cause ive never known how to do this. Thanks Tock!
No seriously. They’re proper!!!
This man here explains everything step by step so well he has given me confidence enough to go purchase my first sewing machine soon and hopefully make some shirts for my families Christmas
Dude you are just awesome 👌 I can't explain it any other way
I'm new to sewing. Oddly, I had a refurbished Brother machine tucked away. Someone gave it to me years ago. And, once this CV-19 struck, I decided to do something productive and make masks. My SO is an engineer, and he started to 3D print (donating & selling) face shields. I wanted to do my part; find something I could do while stuck indoors and thought of the sewing machine. Since then, I've managed to make some good beginner quality masks for our friends & neighbors & gave a few to our local maker space. Your videos have been EXTREMELY helpful to a beginner like me. They are very clear both visually and with explanations. Keep it up! Thank You!
I'm so happy these videos have been helpful - sounds like you're happy to stay busy and learn some new skills while times are all locked up. Let me know if you have any other questions along the way. Hope you have a terrific rest of the week :D
Thanks. Some stuff i would not have picked up from reading the manual.
Dude, awesome as I was just gonna ask you to show us how to sew buttons. Wasn't even sure a machine could actually attach the button itself. Very cool!!
Also....
hilarious you sipping your drink as the video speeds up, I lol'ed each time. Great video, thanks man!
lol I can't stay away from my coffee! Glad this was helpful! Thanks for the positive comment for sure :)
Great video very well explained as i'm brand new to sewing and being a diesel mechanic this is a new skill set for me. Can't wait to see the shirt tutorial as I've bought a pattern and ordered my material ready to go.
Awesome! I think I'm going to start filming today, should be able to get everything edited and posted in the next couple days. Thanks for the support buddy!
Making buttonholes have been intimidating to me, and each time I have tried the first or second are good but things go downhill quickly. Your video inspires me (nd arms me with details and confident I need to try again,
Thank you. You always make things short and easy to understand. I'm going to be making my first garment today, a pair of pajama shorts, but I wanted to add one of these six foot laces as a tie. I noticed that the store bought pair I have used button holes for the holes instead of eyelits. I want to do that too so there aren't just open holes on my garment to fray.
I've been testing my new ST150HDH by making masks for the vets in my community. It arrived just last week.
Will also be making a better cover for my new machine, pillows, pants, and whatever I can think of to make sure everything works for the first 30 days.
My previous Brother sewing machine (refurbished SQ9185) didn't do very well with the automatic buttonholes. But I learned to make beautiful buttonholes by hand while wishing for the 4-step buttonholes of the more simple models.
Don't know when I will test buttonholes on this new machine. I'm in the middle of creating a garment that has a lot of buttonholes, but the style requires handmade, so more practice for me.
I've been viewing many of your videos last couple weeks. You are popular in reviews - I still remember you as the guy with a lot of stickers on his machine.
This machine hums so nicely compared to my old one that motored along. And feed dogs do their job better so I can sew in a straight line faster. Yippee!
I appreciate the bits of your machine you shared, although your videos geared to any model. It gave me something (previews!) to look forward to when I had not received mine yet. It's a great machine so I am surprised at the lack of youtube tutorials.
Thank you so much for this comment. I've certainly dealt with plenty of machines that were awful at buttonholes (which ruined some big projects) before, so this machine makes me VERY happy with that. Hope you enjoy all of your projects throughout the year! 😊
I'm jealous, I have to do my button holes manually.
THANK YOU 🙏🏻 I couldn't figure out how to do this on my Singer and the instructions weren't clear. I needed this video last night when I was trying to figure it out 😂
Excellent! Happy to hear this was so helpful. Thanks for watching, hope you're having fun making some great new stuff :)
A natural born teacher. To hold forth for an hour with out losing the thread takes talent. (Pun intended)
You're far too kind - I truly appreciate your comments my friend :)
Great help. Thanks
I love that Rasputin came back to life to teach us how to sew and make awesome art
Fantastic job ❤
Fabulous! Great video
Thanks for the tutorial! Great, as always. By the way . . .Love the shirt you are wearing!
Gosh you made that so easy! Thank you!
Thanks for these. You make it look so simple and you explain it well. I appreciate your work on all of your tutorials. I can't wait for more.
You are so welcome! This video, and the video about the "Breast Pocket" are to get ready for the "Button Down Shirt" tutorial I'm working on. So these will just be reference videos for larger projects :)
Thanks for the positive feedback! :)
I liked the button sewing (more than I thought I would - which may show my ignorance!) and the button hole was a really useful learning skill for me. Thank you 🐻😁. I particularly liked the coffee break during the button hole sewing!
I'm very happy this was so helpful. I never work on a project without a full cup of coffee either :)
Awesome tutorial. Thank you!
I just bought my first pattern with button holes and this was the most helpful tutorial I've seen so far!
Oh that's terrific! Very happy this was so helpful :D
Truly one of the better tutorials - clear and understandable- thank you 👏👏👏
Great video thanks
Thank you. I really appreciate your sharing.
Great video and helpful
Perfect! thank you so much
Dude.......... you're the best!
Really simple to follow, thanks so much for the explanation.
OMG ...I love your tutorials...
lol thank you very much! I'm still pretty new to making tutorials, so I really appreciate the feedback :) Hope you have a wonderful week
I'm new to machine use (hand seeing for 30 years) and I'm so so so happy I found your channel! I came for the mask tutorial and stayed and subbed for the awesome style 😉 😊😎
I really appreciate your sub! Happy to hear these videos are helpful to you :)
Best tutorials!!! Thanks !!!!!
Thank you so much Sophie!! Hope you're doing terrific!
Brilliant tutorial! Thank you :)
Thank you so much! This was a simple one, but a good one :)
Great video as always. Dude you are shaming me out of procrastination lol 👊
No shame at all, just because you're seeing my videos doesn't mean I'm not lazy off camera sometimes lol
You explain it so well. Thank you! 👍🏻
You're very welcome! Thank you for watching
I am enjoying your tutorials. Thanks
You're very welcome :D Thanks for watching!
Did you know you are a legend 😬
I did NOT know that lol. I just like helping people out :)
Great video 🙏
Thanks a bunch buddy :)
Thank You So Much for the tutorials. The instructions are clear, concise, and easily understandable! Looking forward to being successful making my first shirt!
You are so welcome! I'm planning on having that video up this week, so hopefully you'll be off making your own custom shirts in no time! Thanks for the comment, and have a terrific week!
Superb video!
Thank you very much :D
Man, I have watched your tutorials so many times and they are always so easy to follow and super helpful! I'm making my first button up shirt with your videos now. All you need to do now is a tutorial on how you made the design on your shirt!! I've been playing with vinyl a lot but i can't figure out the best way to get a good vector out image to cut. Pleasssse help! I want cool monster hunter clothes too!
If you like Monster Hunter, I will make videos specially for you lol. Seriously though, I plan on doing a lot more with that, just been busy as hell this year. Hope you're around to see some of the new stuff when I'm able to post it. Enjoy your projects this year! 😀
@@TockCustom YES!! I can't wait for that! I just completed my second shirt thanks to your videos and i couldn't be more happy with them.
I haven't really tried to sew since home economics at 15 and 16 until the last few years. It's insane how much you can forget. Finding this channel has been a lifesaver. I've learned more in 5 or 6 videos than the last 22 channels I've found. Everyone assumes your a pro or why would we be researching??! Well people like me is why that doesn't work.
Thanks a ton for taking your time out to sew in detail and clarity. It's been a lifesaver.
Now I just need a better sewing machine because the refurbished one I have is crap😩. (Lesson learned)
This comment means a lot to me, seriously! I love hearing that my approach to beginner level videos is actually helpful to people. Hope you're having a fantastic week and having fun with all kinds of new projects :)
@@TockCustom thank you for your reply. BTW I love the shirts you wear and the background. Hilarious.
Do you have a suggestion for a sewing machine to purchase? Mine is a brother at about a 250 price point has lots of features but I've done everything I can to try to work through the bird nest and spiral wrapping of thread on the post that hold threat and breaking. The tension will not stay put. I've done the "test" to check proper tension. I've checked the bobbin, taken advice from a million pros on it and it won't work. It's a refurbished machine.
I am barrowing a Viking I think emerald 118. I love it. I got Google eyes over the epic 2 but whew at the price. Yours is sold out.
I really enjoy watching your tutorials. I couldn't believe how easy it is to sew buttons on fabric. You're a great instructor & I will continue to check out your videos. Thanks for sharing! 😊
Man, I wish my machine was fancy like that. My machine is a stickshift, I have to make buttonholes manually.
lol, does it have a clutch and everything too? Oh do you have to do buttonholes by doing 4 satin stitches in a little box, like the old-school way?
I know you're just pulling my leg, you're obviously a total pro ;)
Yes, exactly.
Nice! 👏🏻
Thank you Christine! Great to hear from you :)
Super great video. To go along w/ a super amazing outfit!
Thanks a ton buddy! Hope you're doing terrific this week!
you're the man
Fist Bump* Thx buddy!
I have just gotten started sewing and I really enjoy your videos. Thank you!
You're very welcome! Let me know if you have any questions along the way :)
Thanks to you I picked up sewing, the videos are really informative and easy to understand. I recently made some pillow covers, and a bag. Keep it up. And I can’t wait for the shirt tutorials.
I'm very happy to hear that you're enjoying getting into sewing! There's going to be a lot of cool projects I do videos on all year, next up is the shirt tutorial! Hope you're having an excellent week :)
Bro!! you explain that so well. I can't wait to get started !!
Thanks a ton! Hope you've been making some great things :)
@@TockCustom Well, I've moved my sewing machine into my living room. I haven't taken it out of the box yet but hey small steps.
I will never hand sew a button again! Thank you!
You are so welcome :) This is so much faster of course!
Since I discovered your content back in the fall you have consistently had the most interesting and best looking content. This one blew me away. I’ve only been sewing since the holidays and was wondering how that presser foot worked. I look forward to seeing that button up tutorial as I really want to do my own shirts too. Oh and that t-shirt rocks!
Thank you so much for this comment! I'm really trying to get better at making videos, so I appreciate you noticing :)
I'll have the Button-Up video posted soon - Oh and I have a video on how I made this T-shirt if you're interested lol
I accidentally saw your videos . I really liked the way You explaining clearly to understand for beginners. I have trouble while doing button hole.. while Stiching suddenly in the middle it get struck with cluster of stiches in one place . How to rectify that. Thanks in advance.
Oh I hate when that happens. Usually thats a good time to change your needle and make sure your tension is set correctly. Since when you do buttonholes you'll end up sewing through more fabric and interfacing, it'll be different than sewing the other parts. Also it can be helpful to not let your machine go at maximum speed during buttonholes if you have issues.
One other thing I though of. My first two machines were very cheap and did a terrible job at doing buttonholes, they always bunched up with thread. My newer/better machines are much more reliable.
Tock Custom Thankyou so much for your reply..I will keep this in mind when I do button hole next time.
Tock Custom
That's me!
Tock: "I'm going to show you how to sew buttons and buttonholes on a *basic* sewing machine"
Tock: uses a digital Brother machine that does everything for you
me: cries on my Singer Standard 😭
How about the large winter outer cover buttons and button holes? Quality coats still have buttons and expensive classic parkas have buttons.
Big jumbo buttons I'd probably just do by hand. I really need to make a "sewing buttons by hand" video for stuff like that and doing shank buttons. I'll add that to my list for sure. Thanks for the heads up :)
I was looking for how to sew on a button, making a shank.
I just had so many questions answered in one video, and I didn't have to ask them, lol
lol, I'm so happy this was helpful! It's funny how such a basic task can seem so complicated until it's explained in a simple way. Thanks again for your continued support!
@@TockCustom very true
I love your videos, they are super helpful for a novice like myself. I’m just wondering what sewing machine you are using here ?
This is a good video but unfortunately my machine is a 20U industrial machine and the market doesn't have accessories for it... Thank you so much though
Yeah, unfortunately not all machines will be able to do this type of task. I appreciate you watching and your positive comment though :)
Maybe I should do a video on hand-stitching buttons soon :)
Love your videos. I have a pe 770. What do I need to start doing my own embroidery designs?
That's a terrific machine, I have the same one. I use PE-Design 11 for creating custom embroidery files, and it works extremely well! It's pricey, but well worth it if you take commissions.
Always call local vendors as there are a lot of scams online for software. Hope this helps!
Any suggestions on where to buy fabric? You always have really cool prints and most places I find are for quilters and women's apparel.
Hey Tock, do you have any vids on beginner sewing machine trouble shooting?
I really don't, those videos are hard to make. There's lots of different machines out there, and many issues can go wrong with many of them in different ways. Plus, I'd have to actually troubleshoot an active defect in order to film a proper tutorial for it... I'm sorry I can't be more helpful. Hope you're able to find a solution to your issue!
@@TockCustom no worries. Thanks for the reply
How do you line them up evenly down the shirt or jacket
I'll show that part when I do the shirt video - but the pattern itself tells you where to put each button and button hole, so it's pretty easy :)
Hi thank you for tutorial is there any chance of doing a collar one like this before the shirt tutorial. Many thanks 😊
The collar will be part of the shirt tutorial! I've already started filming, and it's not as complicated as you might think. I'll do my best to explain it very thoroughly when its finished :)
Thanks again for all your support!
I'm learning using your videos on a really old (but gorgeous) 1950s Brother - could a tight zig-zag in a small rectangle do the job for a button hole?
It totally can, but it will take lots of practice. I've done it, and its possible, but yeah... lots of mistakes until I got it right lol
Did you pre measure the button hole width before setting the stitch width or just eyeball it?
I've wondered about that for a while. neat! what about with older machines? how old of a machine can you get before it no longer works like that ?
If your machine has a Zig-Zag stitch, and you can set the stitch length to "Zero mm" it will be able to work - also you'll need to be able to adjust the width of the zig-zag as well. I'm pretty sure most machines can handle this, even older ones :)
Great question!
Great video as always! Where do you get those cool print fabrics?
Thank you for watching! I get most of my fabrics from Fabric.com or Joann Fabrics. Sometimes SpoonFlower if I need something custom made :)
Great question!
As usual, a great video.
A tip for users of Brother machines (perhaps many others as well): Rather than holding your foot on the pedal for 1-step buttonhole making, just unplug the pedal and use the start/stop button like you do when you wind a bobbin. Then you can walk away and get your coffee from another room, and not just drink it if it's within reach.
Also, for jackets and thick clothing that you're attaching buttons to, I have a similar foot that allows me to sew over a tiny finger which leaves slack when retracted. When doing that, I'll cut the tails extremely long, pull them through the button holes and wrap them around the stitches to hold the loose stitches together and make the button stand more firmly.
Yep, you can use the button if you unplug the machine for sure. Doing a buttonhole only takes about 10 seconds though, so it's no biggie either way.
Thanks for the info on doing a machine automated shank button, I need to get that presser foot!
@@TockCustom It came with one of my older Brother machines. It seems that both my and your foot are called M. The old version had a steel clip that held the button to the foot, so you could lift the foot and keep the button aligned with the needle while adjusting the fabric under it, plus that clear sliding finger. Look for XE2643001. "Shank button", yeah. Thanks! I didn't know the term, but it makes perfect sense.
I still remember the first time I did a 3-step button hole. That was a dreadful process, and my eyes almost popped out of my head when I first saw my machine do the 1-step.
As for pulling the pedal, I've had the mental lapse of lifting my foot and screwing up the process, so I've gotten into that habit. I also will slide the speed selector to slow when I start a buttonhole and then slide it faster when I see it feeding correctly.
0:42 is that Keanu Reeves? 😂
Yep! I friend of mine did a great illustration of him and then made prints and stickers lol
Tock Custom, Brilliant. Love your content keep it up 👍.
Which do I do first, the buttonhole or the button? Thanks
I usually do the button hole first so I can match up the button to the center of the hole. Hope that helps!
@@TockCustom Thank you for the reply
I am a recent new sewer I taught myself how to make face masks by watching hours and days of videos and now I really want to advance to something else that’s fairly simple as I have no sewing skills my question is what is the best user friendly machine you would suggest for a beginner that wants to advance but not have to buy new step up machines once I do advance Don’t laugh but I’m using a Remington 175 machine right now any machine suggestions are greatly appreciated ty
I'd recommend the Brother SE-600 or 625. Extremely reliable machine that will last years, great price, and has the ability to do 4x4" inch embroidery as well. Excellent machine to have fun learning on, and also produce great results at the same time.
I've been using my for 5 years and still love it every day :)
Courageous, surmounting, even indefatigable posts. Now I can sew my own shirts entirely at home, which further validates my theorem, that sweat shop labor is well worth the political fallout...
TOCK i have a singer 132 fearther weight , do you do any thing with theses and do you ever do singers?
My first machine was a singer... and I won't say anything bad about them... but I'll never use a Singer again. They do work, I just prefer other brands
Great help. Thanks