How to sew buttons & button-holes with a sewing machine - Beginner level sewing tutorial 

When I cut buttonholes, I place a pin parallel to the end-bartack on the inside of the hole as a stop to prevent me from accidentally cutting the thread. I've found that I get overconfident when I have multiple buttonholes to cut. As always, another great video - thank you.

GET OUTTA HEEERE! 🤣 This IS AWESOME! I have a Brother SE625 and I didn't even KNOW it had a button foot stopper thing (you just called it, this lever), until you pointed it out! I bought my first machine on March 10th and this will be my first time sewing on buttons and button holes. After watching your video - I FEAR NOTHING!!!!! 😂

Your very professional you should be a sewing teacher you do it in such a masculine way thank you

I'm so happy that I found your channel.

I have NEVER been so thankful in all my life.

Thank you for this. You just demystified this whole button thing for me.

You explain the amazing work you do so well you give beginners confidence in enjoying making clothes

Wow are a great addition to the sewist education community.

Thank you for making this simple to follow... from a beginner seamstress.

I was amazed how easy the buttons were once I followed your instructions. You are very detail oriented and love the fact you get very close up with your camera. Thanks so much.

These are the absolute BEST sewing tutorials of all time!

I'm thinking about getting this machine for work especially for the buttonholes. you helped me make my decision

Awesome job on the tutorial, between the lighting, contrast of material, and quality footage, you're the best

Best tutorials I've seen. Thank you for sharing your gift. Your a wonderful teacher. Best wishes. Prayers UP 💜 🙏🏽 💜

The only thing I would add is to look into using June Tailor Frey Block instead of the Frey Check. Frey check can dry to be hard and scratchy, not always nice especially on kid’s clothes. Frey block works just as well and does not get hard and scratchy. Mom would give you an A again💖

I love the doughnut fabric.

A great video. I hate sewing buttons by hand. I don't think my machine has a button hole setting but i should still be able to put buttons on.

Oh wow! Thank you so much now I won’t be afraid to do buttons. I always felt intimidated by those. I love all the tutorials I really like how you explain things. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience 👍

I've been testing my new ST150HDH by making masks for the vets in my community. It arrived just last week. Will also be making a better cover for my new machine, pillows, pants, and whatever I can think of to make sure everything works for the first 30 days. My previous Brother sewing machine (refurbished SQ9185) didn't do very well with the automatic buttonholes. But I learned to make beautiful buttonholes by hand while wishing for the 4-step buttonholes of the more simple models. Don't know when I will test buttonholes on this new machine. I'm in the middle of creating a garment that has a lot of buttonholes, but the style requires handmade, so more practice for me. I've been viewing many of your videos last couple weeks. You are popular in reviews - I still remember you as the guy with a lot of stickers on his machine. This machine hums so nicely compared to my old one that motored along. And feed dogs do their job better so I can sew in a straight line faster. Yippee! I appreciate the bits of your machine you shared, although your videos geared to any model. It gave me something (previews!) to look forward to when I had not received mine yet. It's a great machine so I am surprised at the lack of youtube tutorials.

Thank you soo much. I followed the button down shirt, my first shirt ever! Your are awesome instructor. Thanks again and again.

You do an impressive job on your tutorials. It's a pleasure to watch and learn from you. Love your pants and shirt!

I am realizing that being self taught means all kinds of errors on my part Thank you I am learning so much Mr Velvet Voice ! ( respectfully)

Making buttonholes have been intimidating to me, and each time I have tried the first or second are good but things go downhill quickly. Your video inspires me (nd arms me with details and confident I need to try again,

Thanks. Some stuff i would not have picked up from reading the manual.

I'm new to sewing. Oddly, I had a refurbished Brother machine tucked away. Someone gave it to me years ago. And, once this CV-19 struck, I decided to do something productive and make masks. My SO is an engineer, and he started to 3D print (donating & selling) face shields. I wanted to do my part; find something I could do while stuck indoors and thought of the sewing machine. Since then, I've managed to make some good beginner quality masks for our friends & neighbors & gave a few to our local maker space. Your videos have been EXTREMELY helpful to a beginner like me. They are very clear both visually and with explanations. Keep it up! Thank You!

Thank you. You always make things short and easy to understand. I'm going to be making my first garment today, a pair of pajama shorts, but I wanted to add one of these six foot laces as a tie. I noticed that the store bought pair I have used button holes for the holes instead of eyelits. I want to do that too so there aren't just open holes on my garment to fray.

I'm jealous, I have to do my button holes manually.

Dude, awesome as I was just gonna ask you to show us how to sew buttons. Wasn't even sure a machine could actually attach the button itself. Very cool!! Also.... hilarious you sipping your drink as the video speeds up, I lol'ed each time. Great video, thanks man!

Great video very well explained as i'm brand new to sewing and being a diesel mechanic this is a new skill set for me. Can't wait to see the shirt tutorial as I've bought a pattern and ordered my material ready to go.

Did you know you are a legend 😬

THANK YOU 🙏🏻 I couldn't figure out how to do this on my Singer and the instructions weren't clear. I needed this video last night when I was trying to figure it out 😂

I love that Rasputin came back to life to teach us how to sew and make awesome art

Man, I wish my machine was fancy like that. My machine is a stickshift, I have to make buttonholes manually.

Tock: "I'm going to show you how to sew buttons and buttonholes on a *basic* sewing machine" Tock: uses a digital Brother machine that does everything for you me: cries on my Singer Standard 😭

A natural born teacher. To hold forth for an hour with out losing the thread takes talent. (Pun intended)

you're the man

Best tutorials!!! Thanks !!!!!

I haven't really tried to sew since home economics at 15 and 16 until the last few years. It's insane how much you can forget. Finding this channel has been a lifesaver. I've learned more in 5 or 6 videos than the last 22 channels I've found. Everyone assumes your a pro or why would we be researching??! Well people like me is why that doesn't work. Thanks a ton for taking your time out to sew in detail and clarity. It's been a lifesaver. Now I just need a better sewing machine because the refurbished one I have is crap😩. (Lesson learned)

Great help. Thanks

Gosh you made that so easy! Thank you!

Really simple to follow, thanks so much for the explanation.

Thanks for the tutorial! Great, as always. By the way . . .Love the shirt you are wearing!

Fabulous! Great video

Fantastic job ❤

Awesome tutorial. Thank you!

I really enjoy watching your tutorials. I couldn't believe how easy it is to sew buttons on fabric. You're a great instructor & I will continue to check out your videos. Thanks for sharing! 😊

Thank you. I really appreciate your sharing.

Truly one of the better tutorials - clear and understandable- thank you 👏👏👏

I liked the button sewing (more than I thought I would - which may show my ignorance!) and the button hole was a really useful learning skill for me. Thank you 🐻😁. I particularly liked the coffee break during the button hole sewing!

Great video thanks

Great video and helpful

Thanks for these. You make it look so simple and you explain it well. I appreciate your work on all of your tutorials. I can't wait for more.

You explain it so well. Thank you! 👍🏻

I am enjoying your tutorials. Thanks

Brilliant tutorial! Thank you :)

OMG ...I love your tutorials...

Perfect! thank you so much

Man, I have watched your tutorials so many times and they are always so easy to follow and super helpful! I'm making my first button up shirt with your videos now. All you need to do now is a tutorial on how you made the design on your shirt!! I've been playing with vinyl a lot but i can't figure out the best way to get a good vector out image to cut. Pleasssse help! I want cool monster hunter clothes too!

I just bought my first pattern with button holes and this was the most helpful tutorial I've seen so far!

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I have just gotten started sewing and I really enjoy your videos. Thank you!

Since I discovered your content back in the fall you have consistently had the most interesting and best looking content. This one blew me away. I’ve only been sewing since the holidays and was wondering how that presser foot worked. I look forward to seeing that button up tutorial as I really want to do my own shirts too. Oh and that t-shirt rocks!

Superb video!

Great video 🙏

Thanks to you I picked up sewing, the videos are really informative and easy to understand. I recently made some pillow covers, and a bag. Keep it up. And I can’t wait for the shirt tutorials.

Super great video. To go along w/ a super amazing outfit!

Great video as always. Dude you are shaming me out of procrastination lol 👊

I accidentally saw your videos . I really liked the way You explaining clearly to understand for beginners. I have trouble while doing button hole.. while Stiching suddenly in the middle it get struck with cluster of stiches in one place . How to rectify that. Thanks in advance.

Thank You So Much for the tutorials. The instructions are clear, concise, and easily understandable! Looking forward to being successful making my first shirt!

I'm new to machine use (hand seeing for 30 years) and I'm so so so happy I found your channel! I came for the mask tutorial and stayed and subbed for the awesome style 😉 😊😎

Bro!! you explain that so well. I can't wait to get started !!

Nice! 👏🏻

I will never hand sew a button again! Thank you!

I love your videos, they are super helpful for a novice like myself. I’m just wondering what sewing machine you are using here ?

How about the large winter outer cover buttons and button holes? Quality coats still have buttons and expensive classic parkas have buttons.

Any suggestions on where to buy fabric? You always have really cool prints and most places I find are for quilters and women's apparel.

This is a good video but unfortunately my machine is a 20U industrial machine and the market doesn't have accessories for it... Thank you so much though

Love your videos. I have a pe 770. What do I need to start doing my own embroidery designs?

I was looking for how to sew on a button, making a shank.

As usual, a great video. A tip for users of Brother machines (perhaps many others as well): Rather than holding your foot on the pedal for 1-step buttonhole making, just unplug the pedal and use the start/stop button like you do when you wind a bobbin. Then you can walk away and get your coffee from another room, and not just drink it if it's within reach. Also, for jackets and thick clothing that you're attaching buttons to, I have a similar foot that allows me to sew over a tiny finger which leaves slack when retracted. When doing that, I'll cut the tails extremely long, pull them through the button holes and wrap them around the stitches to hold the loose stitches together and make the button stand more firmly.

Hi thank you for tutorial is there any chance of doing a collar one like this before the shirt tutorial. Many thanks 😊

I just had so many questions answered in one video, and I didn't have to ask them, lol

I'm learning using your videos on a really old (but gorgeous) 1950s Brother - could a tight zig-zag in a small rectangle do the job for a button hole?

Did you pre measure the button hole width before setting the stitch width or just eyeball it?

I've wondered about that for a while. neat! what about with older machines? how old of a machine can you get before it no longer works like that ?

Hey Tock, do you have any vids on beginner sewing machine trouble shooting?

Great video as always! Where do you get those cool print fabrics?

How do you line them up evenly down the shirt or jacket

0:42 is that Keanu Reeves? 😂

Which do I do first, the buttonhole or the button? Thanks

I am a recent new sewer I taught myself how to make face masks by watching hours and days of videos and now I really want to advance to something else that’s fairly simple as I have no sewing skills my question is what is the best user friendly machine you would suggest for a beginner that wants to advance but not have to buy new step up machines once I do advance Don’t laugh but I’m using a Remington 175 machine right now any machine suggestions are greatly appreciated ty

Courageous, surmounting, even indefatigable posts. Now I can sew my own shirts entirely at home, which further validates my theorem, that sweat shop labor is well worth the political fallout...

TOCK i have a singer 132 fearther weight , do you do any thing with theses and do you ever do singers?

Great help. Thanks