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Sewing a butten back onto Combats

  • 23-03-2006 3:49pm
    #1
    sutty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,109 ✭✭✭


    Right, so I know jack all about sewing. What I need to know is can you get a good strong black tread to reattach a butten back onto Moleskin combats. Dont want the damned thing coming off again :D


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  • #2
    ferdi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,598 ✭✭✭ferdi


    guineys, shaws, roches, clearys,arnotts
    any shop you see with net curtains and grave-dodging post-menopausals going in and out


  • #3
    Scraggs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,578 ✭✭✭Scraggs


    Go into hickeys or local haberdashery...
    If your really really clueless bring the combats with you and the 'grave-dodging post-menopausals' will I'm sure be happy to advise you!


  • #4
    sutty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,109 ✭✭✭sutty


    cool cheers, where be hickeys? Never heard of it before or at least noticed it.


  • #5
    Scraggs
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    Ok well I only know about the Dublin ones.... theres a hickeys on Henry St. and one in the Stephens Green Shopping Centre [bottom floor near the back afaik]
    Good Luck


  • #6
    sutty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,109 ✭✭✭sutty


    Scraggs wrote:
    Ok well I only know about the Dublin ones.... theres a hickeys on Henry St. and one in the Stephens Green Shopping Centre [bottom floor near the back afaik]
    Good Luck


    ah sweet cheers :)


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  • #7
    tSubh Dearg
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 5,555 ✭✭✭tSubh Dearg


    Make sure you ask for strong thread. It is kept seperately from the normal thread.

    When you sew it on, you'd probably be best to "shank" it at the end. You sew the button on as normal, then before you cut the thread you wrap it around the threads you just sewed on the underside of the button, between the button and the top side of the material. This just keeps them all together and makes it stronger.


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