Dumb question: What if you have a tufted couch and you don't want the tufts anymore? Can you remove them permanently? Or does that just leave a bunch of weird-looking dimples?
I have a velvet tufted double chaise lounge and have noticed some of the buttons missing. What buttons do you recommend and will i repair it the same way.
Just what I needed. I like your method. I have the special cording and 20 buttons lined up for reupholstered RV cushions. I'm using shank buttons and the only draw back is the fabric I choose a marine coated canvas has no give. I have experienced this problem in the past with other upholstery work that it's a bad idea to try to use a non stretch fabric in place of one that had some give to it. I had a sample of the fabric and thought it wasn't so stiff and had a softer hand than what I got after ordering 20 yards. So there you go...even when you try to think ahead some times plans don't go as PLANNED. As the saying goes life happens when you are making other plans. I've finished all 12 cushions and just need to get the buttons on. I'm not sure I want to follow the original button holes. I think they look a bit low on the cushion but the fabric is not needle or pin friendly. So I can see a struggle with the needle and cord process to begin with. Once of course you are onto both sides it should work out much better. I like the looks of your three buttons. My dinette seats would be wide enough to add a third button too. The sofa seats are better off with 2 on a side. I made the dinette seats to be flipped to either side so I want good buttons. I may for fun put an animal whimsical button on one side and the celtic dragon buttons the other. That way depending on which way my whimsical side is leaning I have two cute options. The sofa has a lip that wraps over a bar at the back top of the jack knife sofa frame. So I also added strips of velcro to prevent shifting and moving about. I redesigned the entire jack knife sofa so it now has 5 inches wider twin bed and yet will open up to a full or mate with the dinette twin to make a small King size bed for couples. We prefer to use it as two twins so no one has to climb over the other person to get to the restroom in the night. Thank you I like your demonstration the best of all I've watched and you make it so clear. I've done buttons years ago but it's been more than 30 I believe. I thought about skipping them because of the lack of give in the fabric but it's clear looking at the cushions back in the RV they would look more professional and finished. Funny how something so simple makes a difference. The fabric might not give well as it seems to behave more like a vinyl yet it clearly is not vinyl. The coating and weave structure of top fabric behaves like a lot of vinyls. Then again many vinyls give you some give. Thanks for your sharing such a clear and easy to grasp method.
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Thank you so much ! Helped us fix a couple of cushions on our couch which the manufacturers wouldn’t help us with! Had never tufted anything before but after watching a couple of times we felt confident enough to give it a go with great results!!
Have to replace these to replace the foam in the sailboat interior cushions. I have been stressing over this for so long. You made this look SO easy. I basically need to buy the tufting needle and thread then.
I know everyone has said it, but this is brilliant! Thank you for make it so easy to replace the buttons on a couch with tufting! I didn’t have twine, but I used fishing line, and it worked great.
This worked perfectly, thank you!! So simple yet effective! Next step is to practice tension, but again lost a button just before selling a couch and such a simple fix saved me hundreds of dollars in loss not knowing how simple it could be❤
Okay, but that's not a knitting needle. Knitting needles don't have eyes. People, FYI you need a long upholstery needle. Don't ask your knitting friend to lend you a long knitting needle, because it won't work!
I love a tutorial that is straight to the point! I just bought a vintage couch from the 60's and it needs a few buttons repaired. i was worried about doing it but its so simple!
I really appreciate this information and the effort you took to explain it. It was straight forward and worked like a charm, not to mention, that it saved me a trip to the upholstery shop.
Lifesaver! Thank you so much for sharing… had a look at a few others but tried this solution and it was quick, easy and end result looks professional! Thanks again for taking the time to share.
Fixed four buttons on the couch that my new rescue sibling pups removed. They decided that it’d be a fun game to disconnect the buttons, but thankfully not destroying the cushions or swallowing the buttons! Lol. Thank you for this video for showing me how to fix them. ☺️
Great video . . . I went to Joann's Fabric Store and bought the Dritz Upholstery Needles 4 pack and Dritz Waxed button thread . . . worked like a charm! Thank You!!!
Those will need to go to a local upholsterer for repair usually. We always have good luck for out of town repairs searching upholsterers on Yelp! Let us know if there is anything else we can help with!
Hi I bought a sofa,back cushions and side cushions have buttons and zips, but I can't find away to remove them to clean? Thinking oh they must clip off from the inside? No I can't seem to find away without damaging the covers, so why put zips on the covers, I think its stupidly not thought through properly, any suggestions would be much appreciated
Hey David- They put zippers because they have to get the foam inside the cover to begin with. Then the buttons go on as decoration. No good way to foam a cover without zippers. Bad news is you have to cut off the buttons to get the foam out and reapply the buttons again, but luckily you won't have to do it too often. Buttons only take a minute each once you have done it and have the correct needle. Good Luck!
