How To Repair A Button Off A Chair

We loved the simple lines and single row of upholstered buttons on our new sofa. Little did we know how often those upholstered buttons would catch. Inside a few months we ended up with two popped buttons. The embrace popped off the get-go button leaving the metallic bankroll behind. The 2nd button came off completely leaving a string dangling out of the sofa dorsum. I researched how to fix them, but brusk of taking the sofa to an upholsterer I came upward with nothing. I decided to figure information technology out for myself.

Fixing a Popped Push Comprehend

I had made my ain cloth covered buttons earlier with kit from the material store. I was able to detect another kit that worked for the same size buttons every bit the sofa. I was adamant to figure out how to get the button cover dorsum onto the metal backing still on the sofa.

The fabric that was originally on the push button cover was trimmed as well small to reuse. I always recommend getting a cloth swatch or two when you buy a piece of piece of furniture, merely we had found this sofa at the Room & Lath outlet. The next time nosotros were at the regular Room & Board nosotros asked for a swatch of the material. The back of the swatch said "dyelot may vary", meaning there may be variations in the fabric color. I held the fabric up to the sofa to check and it was a perfect match.

I used the original push textile as a guide to cut a square of fabric from the swatch.

Press the minor square of textile into the big white plastic piece, called the push button maker. Insert the metal button shell into the fabric and button firmly into the push button maker. You have to push it in pretty well with thick upholstery fabric. You tin can use the blue pusher to help if necessary.

Trim the excess fabric around the border of the button maker. Normally you would set a metal back on top and and then utilise the blue pusher to press the dorsum into the button maker. But since the back of my button was still on the sofa, I needed another way to press the back into the button maker.

With the textile and the push button shell in the button maker, I held it up to the button back on the sofa. I used a wrench to press the back into the button maker. I moved the wrench around the button maker to evenly press the back.

Voila, the push button was restored. The wrench flattened out the curve of the button beat out slightly, simply it is not noticeable unless you touch the push button. I don't look anyone to be caressing my sofa buttons.

Fixing a Ripped Off Button

For the other button, which just left behind a dangling white thread, I used a different technique. The button was nevertheless in tact. The thread coming out of the button hole was all the same deeply attached to the sofa and long plenty to work with.

I slipped the button over the thread.

My hubby helped push the sofa back in to requite me as much working room as possible. Earlier he did that I marked the string with my thumb where it came out of the pigsty. That is where I wanted the button attached.

I tied a knot effectually the button a footling further in then where my thumb marked the string. By tying information technology a bit closer in, it bodacious the push would be tight when my hubby released the sofa back.

The button volition seem loosey goosey at first, but when the sofa back is released the button will be perfect. The thread still hung out the side.

I hesitated to trim the string, in case the button comes off again. Instead, I pulled the button out slightly and used the dull end of a pocket-sized plastic paint brush to push button the thread tail into the push button hole.