How to replace a jean button - with no sewing!
I had to replace a jean button this week. How it came off and how it was lost, I'll never know. But, I do know that the jeans that fit my teen son cost about $29.00 on sale.
So, the lack of a button wasn't going to be the end of these jeans. I did what my husband would have been mortified by. Took those jeans to a sewing store (Joann's) and asked them what to do. I'm not a sewer and was hoping for an easy solution. Success!! Inexpensive and easy. Couldn't ask for a better solution!!
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What you need to buy to replace a jean button
Here is what I purchased. It was about $5.00 and has a few jean buttons in it.
Of course, things never work easily for me. You should just be able to poke the little 'nail' they give you through the fabric. No matter how hard I tried I couldn't. But, I was working on my work bench and just grabbed a small screw and a screwdriver. I screwed the screw until it just poked out the other side and I had a little hole to poke the nail through.
How to install a no-sew jean button
I used a screw to poke a new hole into the jeans. It helped make just the right size and it was easy to do.
Once you have the hole made, poke through the little nail, and have the button part on the bottom.
Give it a few taps with your handy dandy hammer. That's how you join the two pieces together. It's not hard and it just takes a few taps.
Once you have tapped the little nail into the button, it is done! You know it's going to stay in place because you've used a hammer to do that! And, it's an actual jean button so it doesn't look 'funny'. Cause teen boys won't wear anything that 'looks funny'!
Love that I was able to rescue a of jeans and give them new life! It ended up being super simple to replace a jean button!! If you have discovered another easy no sew way to save an item of clothing, please do let me know!!
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imarancher
I had no idea that they even sold jean buttons. I have seen rivets so I should have assumed the buttons were around somewhere. I tend to get nervous in fabric stores, lol. I just grab the first batch of buttons that seem to be the right size and make do. Now I am going to look up one of those kits to have for the next emergency repair.
Not sure you are interested in this next paragraph but here it is. I finally had to get rid of my jean shorts that I have worn on the tractor for the last 40 years. Yes, at least once a week I was up on a tractor cutting grass on 10 or more acres. I also have a scrub top that I wear with this "outfit" and it is 15 years old. The last time I pulled on my jeans, my fingernail went through the material. I glued the hole shut and went out to cut grass. When I got home the phone was ringing. Apparently, on the walk back from parking the tractor I was showing my "spare parts" to the entire neighborhood! A good thing only 2 farms ring mine. I pulled off my beloved jeans and they were just shredding in my hands. It was pretty funny actually. It reminded me of the story of "The Hundred Year Old Carriage." The button fell off, the rivets have torn holes in the material but were hanging on by threads, just touching a new spot added a new hole which soon became a rip and then a tear and so on.
I guess I will have to invest in another pair. Unless you have a patch. . . ?
momcrieff
You're welcome. I was surprised too at how easy it is to replace a jean button. That's why I had to share!
Anonymous
Wow .....who knew it was so simple. Thank you for posting.
Lori
This will be good for those of us that need to move the button just a little bit to make room for the middle-aged-spread! 🙂
Anni
Problem with this is that if you attach the button so far from the original place, it won't support the zipper anymore. And you know how it is with zippers that won't stay up... ^.^