 Source: Martha Stewart |
Here’s a mending must-have: A simple business-card organizer (from an office-supply store) that keeps all the fixings for your clothes in one place. Label and tuck your spare buttons, thread samples, cloth tags, and even those scratchy fabric-care labels you snip off garments (or pillows and blankets) into the compartments. It will be a snap to find them later. |
Quickly locate just the right button next time you lose one (heaven forbid)…
- When you buy a new item of clothing, use a fine-point permanent marker to label the outside of the spare-button pouch.
- Then, store all the extra buttons with your sewing supplies (i.e., needles and thread).
- Better yet, use a zip-top baggie to contain all those tiny, labeled spare-button pouches.
- Or, my personal favorite… Grab a needle and thread to blind-stitch the extra button directly onto the inside of your new garment.
You’ll never waste precious time looking for a replacement button again!
