Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 192, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1911 — Button Hints. [ARTICLE]

Button Hints.

To sew buttons onto garments so that they will last a long time, thread the needle with strong linen thread, double It and twist it by keeping the knot between the teeth and turning the needle round between your fingers. then draw the thread through a piece of beeswax or a candle. Ttyls is the tailor’s method; the button will hold on as long as the fabric holds together. In sewing on buttons place a pin between the button and the material and then sew on In the usual way, afterward pulling out the pin. The button is then not drawn tight to tbe fabric, so that Id fastening it it goes through tbe buttonhole without dragging at the fabric.