When sewing on buttons, especially on heavy jackets, use dental floss or 4 strands of thread that has been waxed with beeswax. This will make the button threads much stronger.
By Karole
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>> use dental floss or 4 strands of thread that has been waxed with beeswax.<<
Beaders have found that using dental floss is... not permanent. It degrades over time (so as not to become an environmental problem). Using beading thread (Nymo) or similar will give you a very strong connection-- make sure your fabric is equally tough, though.
To help the "thread cutting the fabric" problem, use a small flat button on the inside of the coat as backing for the coat-button sew down.
In thinner fabrics reinforce fabric with a small square of heavier fabric inside to see they. I like small squares of denim inside where button is sewn. Obviously this is only a goidvideanifbthevdwnum square wont be seen from outside. Oh and a Dab of clears nail polish on top helps too!
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