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Get your needle and then thread it with four strands of cotton thread. This will cut down your sewing time, as it will act like you’re sewing four times at once, while making the stitch stronger. Get the two ends of your cotton, put them together, put both ends through the needle, then pull through -  tie a knot at the end.

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Button and clothing lined up? Put your button aside, take your needle and begin to create a secure stitch in your fabric. This should be exactly in line with where the button needs to go.

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Lay your button on, and come through one buttonhole with your needle – then go in through the other.

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If you’re feeling underneath, feel for the next hole by looking at the front and pushing the needle up from the back. Stitch it on with either a criss-cross effect for a four-holed button, or create a horizontal effect with a two-holed button. Keep going until you feel the button is on securely.

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For an extra secure finish, and when you’ve completed your stitches, loop your thread around the button and push your needle through to the back.

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Finish off by tying a loop in the thread and pulling it tight whilst sliding it up against the fabric so that it’s secure, then snip the threads leaving a short tail.

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Choose the fabric you want to use to patch your denim - this can be decorative, classic or something that matches. 

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Cut your piece of fabric to the size and shape you need to cover the existing hole or damage – remember to make sure the patch is bigger than the hole by at least 2.5 - 3cm all the way around (to include extra for hemming the patch before securing).

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Press the four edges of the patch towards
the wrong side of the patch, hem allowance should be 1cm.

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If the patch is going to be placed on a tougher, more durable area, e.g. the knee, we suggest using a sturdy stitch like a blanket stitch.

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Start with your blanket stitching, pushing the thread through both fabrics, then back up to the outer side of the patch. As the loop tightens, push the needle through the loop to catch the thread, and then move a little along to the right on the edge of the patch and repeat. Continue this around the whole patch.

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When the patch is stitched and secure on all sides, push the needle through to the inside and add a couple of small straight stitches underneath to finish it off. 

Snip off any lose threads. Once you’re happy, iron the area for a professional finish.

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