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Posted by Buttercup---aka---CC on April 18, 2006, 10:35 am
Hello,
Could I get some advice from all of you more experienced sewers?
I need to remove some riveted-on buttons from an article of clothing so
that I can replace them with real buttons. The rivets don't unscrew,
but seem to be "popped" together, and are very secure.
Any suggestions about how to remove them without much damage to the cloth?
CC
I can sew but haven't done so for several years. The last sewing I did
was to make most of my maternity clothes 19 years ago. Before that, I
learned by being a 4-H sewer. I really need to start sewing again
because we do Civil War-era dancing, and I'd like to make most of the
ball gowns for myself and DD and also things for DH.
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Posted by Kate Dicey on April 18, 2006, 10:44 am
Buttercup---aka---CC wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Could I get some advice from all of you more experienced sewers?
>
> I need to remove some riveted-on buttons from an article of clothing so
> that I can replace them with real buttons. The rivets don't unscrew,
> but seem to be "popped" together, and are very secure.
>
> Any suggestions about how to remove them without much damage to the cloth?
You can't, really... They will leave a small hole, which is a pain to
sew a button over and always looks a mess.
>
> CC
>
> I can sew but haven't done so for several years. The last sewing I did
> was to make most of my maternity clothes 19 years ago. Before that, I
> learned by being a 4-H sewer. I really need to start sewing again
> because we do Civil War-era dancing, and I'd like to make most of the
> ball gowns for myself and DD and also things for DH.
Good for you! I make historic costumes and wedding toggery! :D
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Posted by small change on April 18, 2006, 11:29 am
Kate Dicey wrote:
> Buttercup---aka---CC wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Could I get some advice from all of you more experienced sewers?
>>
>> I need to remove some riveted-on buttons from an article of clothing
>> so that I can replace them with real buttons. The rivets don't
>> unscrew, but seem to be "popped" together, and are very secure.
>>
>> Any suggestions about how to remove them without much damage to the
>> cloth?
>
> You can't, really... They will leave a small hole, which is a pain to
> sew a button over and always looks a mess.
>>
you drill them out with a power drill.
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Posted by Buttercup---aka---CC on April 18, 2006, 3:13 pm
small change wrote:
> Kate Dicey wrote:
>
>>Buttercup---aka---CC wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hello,
>>>
>>>Could I get some advice from all of you more experienced sewers?
>>>
>>>I need to remove some riveted-on buttons from an article of clothing
>>>so that I can replace them with real buttons. The rivets don't
>>>unscrew, but seem to be "popped" together, and are very secure.
>>>
>>>Any suggestions about how to remove them without much damage to the
>>>cloth?
>>
>>You can't, really... They will leave a small hole, which is a pain to
>>sew a button over and always looks a mess.
A small hole is OK, as long as it's not a big hole. For our annual
history fest, one of our group decided that this year the guys should do
an OK Corral shoot-out. My husband gets to be one of the bad guys, and
I'm just trying to figure out the easiest and quickest way to
transform what we've got into what we need in terms of a vest. The
audience won't be close enough to see the holes. Probably.
I guess I could always sew an entire vest for him, but I don't have time
to shop for fabric and to sew right now, and doubt if I can find the
time before the event.
Maybe if I'm really nice, I can convince my best friend to do it for me.
> you drill them out with a power drill.
If that works, I think it's time for DH to do his part to putting this
costume together.
Thanks to both of you.
CC
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Posted by Pat in Arkansas on April 18, 2006, 9:27 pm
Just a thought------why not paint or color the riveted buttons the same
color as the garment, and just glue on the kind of buttons you
want........if they won't be able to see the holes, they won't be able
to tell the buttons are glued on either..........do you think that
might work??
Pat in Ar.
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