How to sew buttons on without making a knot first

Is it news to you that you can sew buttons on without making a knot first? And there’s an easy way to do it. Keep reading on for a new hack from Vikisews tailors.

1. Thread a double thread through a large-eye needle. Insert the needle into the fabric at the button X-mark, passing the needle through the thread loop that you have on one end. That’s how you secure the thread in place without having to tie a knot.
2. Pass the threaded needle through the holes in the button and then through the fabric again, right where you inserted it for the first time.
3. When sewing the button on, create a thread shank. The thicker the fabric, the higher the shank should be. Fold the fabric under the button to make the shank forming process easier. When sewing on 4-hole buttons, create two parallel bars of stitching. 
4. Make 6 stitches (2×3) or so. After that, pass the needle in between the button and fabric. Wrap around the thread under the button several times. Tie the thread off, pulling it through the shank.
5. Pull the thread out to the wrong side. Cut off the thread tail.
6. On the wrong side, there must be a thread dot where the needle pierced the fabric.

Watch the whole process in the video.

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