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By Debbie Colgrove, About.com

Pins to hold a button on without sewing.

Button Pins

Debbie Colgrove, Licensed to About.com

The Bottom Line

Button pins are a product well worth having on hand for fashion emergencies or quick changes! Keep one or two in your pocketbook sewing kit.

Pros

  • Inexpensive.
  • Available in most sewing notions departments.
  • Faster than sewing on a button.

Cons

  • They don't work with flat buttons

Description

  • A three quarter inch safety pin with a bend to anchor a shank type button.
  • A solution for non-washable buttons.
  • Makes buttons removable and interchangeable.

Guide Review - A Sewing Notion

Fancy buttons can cost a fortune but make an outfit...changing the buttons also changes the outfit. Button pins are a quick solution to hold a shank button in place or to be able to change out the buttons without sewing them in place.
Keep them handy for a quick repair or to change an outfit from one look to another by changing the buttons.
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