| Sew the button at the center front of the needlebook. Note: Sewing thread is directional. It should be threaded through the needle in the same direction that it leaves the spool of thread. If you are using two strands of thread to attach your button, cut two lengths of thread in the same direction and use them together. If you just put one piece of thread through the needle and than double it, one of your lengths of thread will be going in the wrong direction, and you are far more likely to experience tangled thread. In addition to cutting the two threads going in the same direction, I always pull the thread between my thumb and a bar of lavender scented soap. This makes the thread pass more easily through the fabric, and does not stiffen or thicken the thread as beeswax might do. When you begin stitching your button, leave long thread tails that can be threaded through a needle later on so that the thread can be buried in the fabric. Bury the thread by making a 1/2" stitch in the fabric, pulling up a little bit, and then cutting the thread. The thread tails should shrink back under the fabric, where they will remain hidden. When you are finished sewing the button, knot your thread and again bury the thread tails in the fabric. |
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