Do-it-yourself jeans button repair

Buttons on jeans are usually made in the form of a metal rivet. This, of course, protects such a button from quick detachment, however, if such a rivet has come off, this sometimes constitutes a real problem. Not only can you not sew such a button with a needle and thread, but they often do not just come off, but literally “with meat”, which, of course, also complicates the process of repairing a denim fastener.

Learn how to return the button to its place and repair the damage to your favorite trousers - in this article!

If the button that has come off is not lost, it's already good, you can take it with you to the store to show it to the consultant and buy exactly the same one. If the button is lost, you need to measure the length and height of the buttonhole: such measurements will give you at least an approximate understanding of which button, what diameter and height you will need to acquire.

If the rivet button just flew off, without damaging the fabric of the jeans, and both parts of the button are available and not damaged, take the button leg, insert it into the button hole on the jeans waist (the place where it fell out). After that, you need to attach its metal hat to the leg of the button, then turn the jeans over, pressing the button hat to a horizontal hard surface, and hit the leg with a hammer, hammering it into the hat. The blow should be clearly directed, but not strong, so as not to deform or damage the button.

If the button flew off "with meat" and the fabric of the jeans belt itself is damaged, then first you need to put a patch "on the wound". Using a patch cut from a piece of denim (preferably the same as your jeans), completely cover the damaged section of the belt on both sides and sew several times on a typewriter or by hand. Then we do the manipulation with the installation of buttons-rivets on the leg on the belt.

In the event that you are unlucky with these metal buttons or you just don’t like them, you can try matching your jeans with a regular button. Correctly sewn, they hold for a rather long time, are easier to fasten and in case of an "accident" they are easy to replace. My only wish: be careful about the size when buying such a button - it must be precisely matched to the size of the buttonhole. Buttons that are too small will not keep the jeans buttoned up, especially if the model is not loose at the waist. A button that is too large will cause daily discomfort.

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Despite the fact that the denim buttons themselves, and their attachment to the finished garment, are very durable, nevertheless sometimes such buttons "fail".

Most often this happens with buttons that are located on the waist line and are subject to increased stress there.

How to change a button on jeans?

1. The button is about to "break out with the meat" and fall off. And it also keeps, as they say, on parole.

2. From a button on a fixed leg, the interior of which is filled with shock-resistant plastic, a carnation fell out of its own accord from the "hard life".

4. The main part of the floating leg of the denim button has come off the additional movable part.

Here are the main types of breakage that happen with denim buttons.

5. Yeah, here's another thing! By chance, in a fabric store, you caught the eye of the unearthly beauty of a denim button. And you immediately realized that her presence on your jeans will make them more fashionable, brighter and, in general, they will become like new. But, on jeans there is an old button and is clearly not going to "retire".

However, it doesn't matter. Knowing the rules for installing jeans buttons, described in several previous articles, jeans buttons that have become unusable or unloved can be easily replaced with new ones.

I would like to remind you that the easiest way, manually, at home, is to install denim buttons with a fixed leg, on a stud with a circular notch.

Therefore, when choosing a new denim button, it would be good to take this into account.

If the button does not fall out completely, and its parts that are firmly seated remain in the material, then you can remove them with side cutters.

Farther. We look at the state of the hole for the button. If it is not very broken, then you can install a new button in the same place. You can read how to install a denim button on a double stud here. Read about installing other types of denim buttons here.

If the hole, as they say, is torn apart, the insides stick out from it, then you need to patch it up a little with threads that match the color. And the place for the button must be moved a little further, at least 5 mm towards the narrowing of the belt volume, and a new button must be installed (as in this or this article).

But, alas, in the overwhelming majority of cases, there is no way to transfer the button to another place, although it is located very close by. Pants and so back to back.

You can, of course, use a denim button with a stud in the form of a tube. Such carnations are somewhat wider than their counterparts, all-metal, smooth and notched.

And they should fit tightly into the hole on the product left over from the previous carnation.

But what about a situation when you could not buy this kind of denim button?

This means that the hole in the material needs to be properly sewn up, leaving, all the same, a small hole for a new stud.

And install a new button in the same place. But before that, from a piece of leather, plastic or some other dense material, cut the round pieces twice as wide as the head of the carnation and place it on the wrong side under the head of the carnation.

Thus, the head of the carnation will have additional areas to cling to the material more tightly.

Well, here, and they learned to put jeans buttons at home, and to replace those that have fallen into disrepair.

I hope that a small series of articles on denim buttons will be useful for those who "surf" the "waves" of the Internet in search of just this information.

Do you know how to cover a button with fabric? Not? Come read about it in the next article.

Bye everyone! Best regards, Milla Sidelnikova!

Figuring out how to fix a button on jeans is not as difficult as it seems at first glance. Denim trousers are usually fitted with durable metal rivets. They are able not to come off for a long time, but if the trouble still occurs, do not rush to get upset. You can repair the product at home.

First you need to assess the damage. It happens that a rivet button does not just fly off, but breaks out "with meat". As a result, a hole remains on the belt, which will need to be sewn up. To do this, cut out a small patch from a patch of denim similar in color to your trousers. We close the damaged area on both sides and sew it well. This can be done manually or on a typewriter.

If the metal rivet from the jeans is not lost and both parts are preserved, you can reuse the product. Otherwise, you will have to buy a new button to fix your pants. They are inexpensive and are sold in any sewing store - consultants will always help you to find a suitable copy. The kit itself consists of a cap and a leg. The hat of the button can be one-piece or one-piece. As practice shows, the first option is preferable, since it breaks less often.

If you don't want to put rivets on your jeans, you can use a regular button that is sewn with threads. This simple option will help you fix your pants quickly and save time.But for reliability, it is still recommended to purchase a special metal rivet for jeans.

To fix a button on jeans, you will need: pliers, a hammer, a patch, a block of wood, and an awl. All manipulations should be carried out in a well-lit room. If you want to alter the button to another place, making the belt looser or tighter, cut the leg with pliers and remove it from the inside out. If there is a hole in the fabric, sew a patch there or darn it neatly.

Then follow these steps:

• ⦁ Determine on the waistband where the new metal button will be located. Mark it with chalk or a bar of soap.
• ⦁ At the attachment point, make a puncture with an awl, placing a block of wood under the material.
• ⦁ Stick the leg into the back of the denim.
• ⦁ Place the head of the button on the leg and tap it gently with a hammer.
• ⦁ Pull the button on the cap and make sure that it is firmly connected to the leg.

If the new metal button is too large, you will need to trim the buttonhole slightly. This can be done with a regular knife or scissors. If the button is too small, the buttonhole can be narrowed by hemming it on one side.

To remake a button on jeans, we recommend choosing a flat head rivet. There are also rounded options in stores, including those decorated with rhinestones. However, they can fall apart when tapped with a hammer, and work will have to start over. If you do not want to repair pants yourself or you do not have the necessary tools at hand in your arsenal, you can entrust this business to professionals. In the atelier, specialists will quickly mend a hole in the fabric and easily install a new metal button.

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Nothing lasts forever under the moon, including denim buttons. The button itself is safe and sound, but the attachment point has come apart or the fastening stud has broken off, and the button has fallen out. It's good that I didn't get lost. Let's help your favorite denim button to return to its place.

Option A: Denim button with a stable cast metal leg.
The base of the denim stud is broken off.

Clamp the button with pliers and carefully drill out the remains of a denim nail with an electric drill.
Drill Ø 2mm.

Result - removed the remnants of cloves

The denim button is ready to be reinstalled.

Attention: You should not use this method of removing a denim stud on buttons with a broken leg, get the following result:

Buttons on a broken leg can only be repaired with an electric drill.
Further installation in the above described way.
We also drill denim buttons made of cast metal with a through hole,
and, depending on the diameter of the inner hole, we install either on the holniten part or on a tubular denim-holnitenny stud
The fact is that when crimped, these parts increase in volume and firmly fix the denim button.
In the absence of these parts, you will have to use a simple denim stud. or This is not desirable, since it does not guarantee a firm fixation of the denim button.

Through hole denim buttons made of thin metal are difficult to repair. You need to very carefully drill the hole so as not to touch the walls of the button.
You cannot clamp the button itself tightly, so as not to damage it. Etc. Therefore, in most cases, it is easier to install a new button than to restore an old one. But if it becomes necessary to restore an old denim button, then you will successfully cope with this task.
Note: For the convenience of work, purchase side cutters with the flattest cheeks, such as in the photo. Unfortunately, basically, on sale side cutters are such side cutters, with a deep notch. You will have to remove excess metal on the grinding wheel and make the surface of the side cutter flat.

- Often there is a need to rearrange denim buttons.

For example: in order to reduce the volume of the cuff of the jacket or increase (decrease) the volume of jeans in the belt. Carefully remove the button, being careful not to damage the fabric. If the denim carnation does not want to be pulled out, we bite it, then we drill out the rest of the carnation. We punch a hole in the place of the marking, install the button. We close the place of the previous installation of the denim button with a matching cap of the color and size.

How often have you had to change a button on your jeans? A button is such a small detail in clothes, but at the same time the most necessary one. It plays the most important role in the suit - the function of the fastener. And when a button on jeans comes off, it immediately causes a lot of inconvenience. As always, everything happens at the most inopportune moment - when you are in a great hurry. And at this very moment it seems that the whole world has collapsed! Try to react correctly to the situation and fix the problem yourself. Now I will tell you how easy it is to do this.

You will need:

• Hammer
• Jeans button (button + stud)

On jeans belts, mark the location of the button:

If the stud of the previous button remains in the fabric, try pulling it out with pliers.

Then take a stud of a new button and pierce the belt from the wrong side with the tip, so that the stud comes out on the front side at the control point.

Take the button and turn it over with the hat down. Use the point of a stud to aim exactly at the hole in the button.

Attention! Place a soft cloth under the button to prevent damage to the surface of the button.

Next, take a hammer and hitting the base of the stud several times, carefully hammer it into the button hole until the end.

Attention! This procedure is best done on a flat and solid surface. For this, the floor is better suited.

Check the quality of the work done and the functionality of the fastener.

The jeans button is ready!

In such a simple way, you will quickly cope with the trouble and cheer yourself up. A little advice for the future, if there was no spare button in the jeans kit, then try to get it in advance. So that in case of an unforeseen situation, she was always at hand.

I wish you success!

P.S. If you liked the article, then leave your comments!

Best regards, Maria Novikova.

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Installing denim buttons manually at home using improvised means. Types of buttons for jeans

How to manually install a denim button on jeans? How to remove a button on jeans ?

Sizes (diameter) of denim buttons: 14mm, 17mm, 19mm, 20mm, 22mm, 25mm, 26mm, 30mm, 40mm. (It matters when selecting a button for a buttonhole on a product)
Depending on the type of denim button, it is installed on a special denim stud:
a) with a circular notch,

b) smooth all-metal,
c) metal smooth tubular
Denim nails made of aluminum are more suitable for manual installation, try to use only them. They are easy to process and are not inferior in strength to steel ones.

- Types of denim buttons and how to install them.

The installation is made from the front side of the button on a metal surface.

3. Denim buttons on a broken leg

4. Denim buttons on a broken leg with a hole:

5. Buttons on a double stud:

A distinctive feature is the solid bottom of the button leg.

Which is then pierced with a double denim stud. The carnation antennae are then folded towards each other.
The main disadvantage of this type of buttons is that one of the antennae-studs of the fastening often breaks off.
It is not difficult to install manually: With an awl we punch two holes on the back of the button.
We pierce the fabric with a nail, put a button on it and bend the tips of the nails with a narrow screwdriver inside the button.

Remove the remnants of a denim button:

A typical case. On jeans with a broken button on a broken leg.
The property of this type of buttons is to jump off the core under increased load.

Removing the remnants of a button. We remove with a side cutter or pliers in one motion.

Attention: fittings can be installed qualitatively only in an atelier or workshop on the appropriate professional equipment.

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So, your jeans have lost on the idea of ​​\ u200b \ u200bthe most necessary part, or rather buttons, which is called differently rivet button... Without which you simply cannot put on jeans, as they will fly off you instantly. Unless you wear suspenders in addition to jeans.

So what do you do with your favorite jeans? Throw out and take others?

But they are still wow, and you are used to them, and you are comfortable in them. So do not rush to part with them, but take your jeans to your regular Clothing repair, where you will quickly and inexpensively put a button rivet to your own delight. And if you can fix this little nuisance yourself, then the flag is in your hands.

So then read a small manual for repairing a button rivet on jeans.

By themselves, rivet buttons on jeans rarely come off. There may be several reasons for this. Either you have become thicker, or the button is of poor quality.

So, we start repairing the rivet button. For this we need three things. The rivet itself, the hammer and not crooked hands.

We take with us the torn off button and go, for example, to a store where they sell accessories and consumables for repairing clothes. There you buy the same rivet button or similar. I hope your man has a hammer at home, so you won't buy it.

Yes, and there is still a moment. If button rivet flew off without damaging the fabric on the jeans, then there will be no problems with the repair. Just take a new rivet button you bought, it consists of a leg and a hat. Insert this leg into the hole from where the old rivet button flew out. Insert the hat into it, turn over the jeans and lay the hat on a hard surface. Then you hit the leg with a hammer, thereby hammering the leg into the cap. And voila. Your favorite jeans are back in service.

Well, what if an old rivet button flew out with a piece of denim? And who ruffled you so?

Then in this case, insert only the leg for now and darn the fabric around it.

Then you do the same as described above. You can also watch the video.

That's all the repairs to restore the riveted buttons on jeans. Good luck and success in repairing your clothes.

Hello, dear readers of the cutting and sewing site my.housecope.com/wp-content/uploads/ext/1941 - "Sewing circle". The question of how to change a button on jeans is generally not worth it. Although, if you know how to remove a button from jeans, then the material in question will be relevant in this case. By the way, buttons are removed from jeans with ordinary pliers, or, more correctly, with side cutters. Moreover, it is not at all necessary to resort to brute male power. In the example, the old button is not removed from the jeans. So why and how to put a button on jeans?

The question "why" is simple. Then, so as not to suture jeans while reducing the volume of the belt and hips. It is assumed that the weight loss happened, but did not take on a frightening form. In this case, another button on the belt will not help. A radical change in the size of jeans will help. And then there is the option of voluminous hips and a narrow waist. Rather, their ratio. In this case, jeans often bulge sadly at the back at the waist. The second button will solve this problem too. Bulky hips in themselves also mean that jeans will stretch faster after washing, and will begin to slip after a couple of days.

Of course, a belt can be used when wearing jeans. But he can only make it worse, only by emphasizing this bulge, which everyone will stare at;). Many belts are found very uncomfortable and are looking for other solutions.

The proposed solution to the problem of jeans, which bulge at the waist at the back, is also as economical as possible.

1. jeans
2. hammer
3. special denim buttons, also called "bolts"

The buttons for jeans themselves can be bought in salons selling accessories or in online stores. Buttons that were bought in the photo on Aliexpress. Here is the link .

Be sure to make sure that the new button matches the size of the loop pierced on your jeans. The sizes of the buttons to be installed often vary widely!

This operation is performed on worn jeans. Washed and shrunken jeans will not give the correct result.You can simply put on jeans and, by lowering the loop past the first button, bring them to the place where the jeans, which is called "sit down". After the location is determined, a mark is put. You can not get the loop. In the case of an increase in the waist, no one bothers to install a denim button closer to the edge of the belt.

The anchor that comes with the button installation kit now pierces the inside of the jeans waistband.

How to replace a button on jeans?

If you have new, not previously used iron rivet buttons at home, then feel free to start replacing. Pull out the old parts from the button, then push a new button into the hole and put a hat on it on top, fasten the hat with a hammer, not tapping hard until it is fixed. If there are no new buttons, then you can sew on the usual one or take it to the workshop.

It is very difficult to do this at home. If you want to rivet a metal button, it's best to take your jeans to a workshop.

I once sewed on a regular one instead of such a metal button. It turned out very well)). You can choose an original button that will look even better than the previous one!

There are helpful video tips on how to replace buttons on jeans. Although nevertheless, if there is no experience, then it is better to contact the master. They also put buttons in all the stores that sell jeans, but they will not always agree to do this if the buyer comes with his old jeans. And they repair their goods

My dad repairs this himself without any problems. He, too, cuts the rivet leg with metal cutters, and then with a screwdriver carefully picks out the edges of the rivet parts remaining on the fabric. Then he sews up the hole in the jeans after the removed parts. And very close to the sewn-up place, he puts a new rivet, so stronger than in the old place.

In fact, there is nothing complicated. It is important to have a spare button. The old button must be cut or knocked out so as not to damage the hole under it. We put the new button in the same way as the old button was. Further, it is advisable to put the front side of the button on a wooden surface, and hit on the back with a hammer. A wooden surface is needed so that the front side of the button is not deformed and not scratched by impact. The blow must be accurate.

To attach a button to jeans, you must first remove the remnants of the broken button without tearing the adjacent fabric, which is not always easy. Having installed a new one in the hole from the old one, you need to tap from the back side with a hammer, until the button is fastened, and you're done.

To make it easier to understand how a button works, you can see how a denim button is arranged inside:

You need to take nippers, have a bite or break the leg of an old button. Get her out. The main thing is that the fabric in this place is strong. If not, the new button can be shifted slightly. Pierce a new hole with an awl.

Take a new button, insert it. Put the front part on a piece of wood. If it flattens on metal.

Rivet slightly with a hammer, trying with a twitch. Knock off the front side.

When the button on my jeans fell off, I could go to the atelier and change the button, but the service turned out to be quite expensive for me. In the end, I went to the store and bought just a metal button for jeans and I just didn't sew it in place of the old one, and such a button holds much stronger than the one that was before.

And here is another video of how you can change a button on jeans.