“You can’t just sew a button onto the surface of mars” - Samuel Hayden
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Graphy@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I was following along quite nicely until step 9, where you bank-shot the needle off Mars and simultaneously looped it under the button.
qisope@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I think the toothpick or whatever is to put space while keeping the thread tight? So that when you lift the button everything is still tight and all you have to do is wrap under. The drawing is… not clear.
Shadow@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Oh man I thought that was the needle, not a toothpick. Suddenly this makes sense.
The toothpick is to provide spacing for the button, then you pull it out as you wrap the thread around underneath it.
Graphy@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Hah, this reminds me of when I had to write repair manuals in college. I’d get so fixated on a particular tool, like a toothpick. I’d start by saying, “I’m definitely going to need this toothpick.”
by the end I probably didn’t even need it, but I included it anyway.
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Yes, basically you want (because this is from a jeans company) to create a shank under the button, lifting it enough to fit thick fabric, but evenly so the button sits flat on top!