Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tons of clothes come with an extra button or two when you first buy them, just in case one accidentally pops off. Anyone else have ...

Buttons come in two varieties—shanked and unshanked. Shanked buttons have a small protruding stem on the back, whereas unshanked buttons have holes running through them. Which you choose is a question ...

Every time you get your favourite shirt back from the dry cleaners, there's another button missing. But no need to take it to a professional. There's really nothing to this simplest of sewing skills.

If you're anything like us, you have a pile of cardigans, coats and shirts with missing and loose buttons, that have waited to be mended for far too long now. Or, you have an item (perhaps a vintage ...