Fixing a Popped Button for FREE!

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5 жыл бұрын

Kevin Kennedy began training with European masters as a young lad of 17. For 42 years, he has been an Upholsterer for countless Boston area designers and leading art restorers, including consulting with and heading the upholstery department at Trefler and Sons, in Newton, MA. Commissioned to upholster Napoleon's chair, and guest writer to the Upholstery Journal. His most successful venture yet, his studio in Arlington, Ma , Upholstery on Broadway, has been open since 2010.
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@sashasalehi4429 Жыл бұрын

For a year I lived with my broken button couch!!! It was so annoying... I watched your video and I was able to fix it! How grateful I am man,, god bless!

@lashe333 6 ай бұрын

Life saver! This is my first KZfaq commentary. I had a tufted button loose on our family sofa for 7 years! I hate it and even contemplated buying another sofa. Finally found the courage to fix myself. I used the DIY substitute German needle. Thank you so much! I got my sofa back!!!❤❤❤

@egamborg33 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. We've had our chesterfield for about a year and a button already popped on it. Glad to have a DIY method in order to fix it quickly, easily, and inexpensively.

@VanNguyen-ct9ez 2 жыл бұрын

I really really love the video. I love how much effort and thought you put in to make it cost-friendly for everybody!

@thedes119troyer5 10 күн бұрын

Thank you for this video. I was able to fix my bench after a button fell off with a bent washer and Kevlar thread. Also thank you for your other slip knot video!

@julikpulik Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the expert advice! Attached a button to our tufted coffee table that was off for 5+ yrs!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻

@susanrussell8195 3 жыл бұрын

This is great. Thank you so much. I bought a couch used and thought I got a great deal. When I got home, it wasn’t long until I realized a button had been popped.

@tinaforrestel6500 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I love the DIY German needle! You’re the best. Totally worked for a beautiful leather mid-century task chair. You saved me from making a huge mistake on how I was going to try and sew the button back on! It would have made it worse! Brilliant!

@crystal13sa_nz83 8 ай бұрын

You sir, are forever in my prayers!! Thank you 🙏🏻

@shalleemornes-joanah5297 4 жыл бұрын

Very creative work-around, thanks for the great tip!!

@veronicafowler6441 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! My partner, an engineer, was skeptical but it worked like a charm. Thanks!

@susantiihonen-artandmediaf5293 2 жыл бұрын

That was so very helpful!! Thank you so much! So kind of you to share your upholstery hack!

@katebrentin1045 2 жыл бұрын

Love that you’ve shared such a handy tip. Thank you

@clarionwakefield2125 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your invented technique! Very helpful!

@busyme4 5 жыл бұрын

Great tip! Thanks for all the information you so selflessly share. God bless 🙏

@binagyrl21 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing this!!

@mrsgiv Жыл бұрын

I just tried your hack with the washer and pliers and it worked like a charm! Thanks

@jenatkins6158 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect! I especially appreciate the home made tool idea as I only wish to change out buttons on a stick piece to make it look more custom.

@lisawiltse9224 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic instructions! Thank you so much.

@jeanine6492 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much, unbelievable timing! Keep up the great work. I so wish I lived close to you so I could take classes live rather than being here in Australia. When are the online classes coming? Soon I hope. 🙏

@lynngoad2867 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Brilliant. Thanks so much.

@SnappinGrannies 11 ай бұрын

Never too old to learn a new trick! I will be trying out your tip for fixing my BUTTON! Thanks for your time in making a video never know when or where someone might need to view it...

@bring00change2 2 жыл бұрын

You are a life saver. Thank you so much You are exceptional.

@ShallowExistence 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! True master of your craft sir

@lynnscarry8651 10 ай бұрын

WOW, thank you, I've just bought a secondhand sofa with 2 loose buttons, I'm now on the case!

@heather747 2 ай бұрын

Well done. You just saved my ottoman from the fire.

@sandygreenclean 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm looking forward to fixing my popped bottons!

@AndreaFrassetto 3 ай бұрын

THANK YOU! You are the best. You just saved me $1500.00 So helpful. Trefler's will forever have my business.

@lizzy7369 3 жыл бұрын

Changed my life 💓 thank you

@lc8028 2 жыл бұрын

Wow you're a legend - thank you ♡

@MummyforLife Жыл бұрын

Genius! Thank you ☘️

@christinemottley546 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, thank you

@jtc1084 Жыл бұрын

Genius. Just fixed a button on my couch with this method.

@krisjess5621 Жыл бұрын

Youre a legend!! Thank you!

@MrMark-hm9lk 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I was given a very nice chair from my mother and a button came off.

@omnath17 Ай бұрын

Good upholstery work I like 👍 because I am also sofamaker upholsterer

@sarasills5279 2 жыл бұрын

You’re awesome!! Thank you

@tellyjelly22 3 жыл бұрын

That black chair is 😍

@maureengulat6331 Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU so much!!!

@johnwilson769 Жыл бұрын

Great fix, I used a small paper clip.

@maitemorioneszugasti1246 Жыл бұрын

Por fin alguien que da una solución al problema de volver a colocar un botón de tapicería sin el artefacto imposible de conseguir. Señor muchísimas gracias.

@simonbrierley8488 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for the technical knowhow. Please add something on the selection and sizes of twine.

@mariannedeangelo2319 4 жыл бұрын

Great tip, but the tufting was present in your video and all that needed to be done was re-attach the button. What do you do if the fabric popped out, too? My daughter just inherited a new sofa and one of the tufts is out (with the button still attached to the fabric). 😔

@hphp7521 2 жыл бұрын

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@calvinschimmel5370 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea, I tried with the washer but could not get it to hold. But you got me thinking... I took a white plastic drywall anchor, drilled a hole through the middle for the string and sharpened the point. I screwed this into the back of the couch stuffing through the hole and it held! Happy dance! Thanks for helping me solve how to fix.

@aliupsr 2 жыл бұрын

Aw man this worked so much better. “Plastic wall anchors”. That thing actually stuck inside when you pull the thread.

@elizarock655 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I just fixed flat uncomfortable sofa cushions using stuffing from throw cushions how you showed us and stitching up a torn zip. The corners & edges do make a big difference. I still hate the ugly brown sofa but it’s been saved from landfill for another year until I can get a better one and it’s comfy now.

@lhay143 Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir❤

@joanlowell3586 2 жыл бұрын

thank you, thank you, Thank You!!

@air.e.aragon1876 3 жыл бұрын

Cool tip, guna try it, thank you!

@johnnguyen3533 6 ай бұрын

Great invention that saves thousands of dollars indeed

@nataliawalker4184 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the home remedy idea!

@jacksontie8399 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a million... you saved me lots of $$$.

@lyndakilian4529 3 жыл бұрын

I have a sofa that appears to have snap together buttons. The top part of the button popped off and the back side is still tufted to the sofa. Is there a way to re-attach the top part of button? I can't find anything showing this. Thank you!

@michelemarch3273 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@sava9e Жыл бұрын

Omg he is my doppelgänger and I’m an upholsterer too.

@AbigailMicheal-fn5cf Жыл бұрын

I love this video, but I was wondering, how would you fix a button that was still connected by the strings to the sofa that was slightly popped out of the tufting?

@candyloadman3349 2 жыл бұрын

I watched this video and it looks like it will work great for my project. I have one question. Is this only for replacing the button or will this create the tuft as well. I recently purchased a chair which needs a button and tuft repaired.

@AnthonyHouston15 3 жыл бұрын

How do you bend the washer?

@chrisf3332 3 жыл бұрын

How do you do the back of a solid chair tufting thanks

@FredGSanford-hu1uk 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@davidford5516 2 жыл бұрын

Would STRONG FISHING LINE work in place of string in TUFTING REPAIR?

@barbiearencibia8843 Жыл бұрын

Hi! I have a sofa that the tufts are still in place but the stitching on diagonal leading to the tuft has unraveled. Any tips?

@suzannelawson9215 3 жыл бұрын

Does this work for button that has come out of a bed mattress?

@Joliesrealm Жыл бұрын

Oh thank you so much

@salimkassimjaffer6698 11 ай бұрын

Thank you bro, for your ideas, am from the ZANZIBAR ISLANDS, TANZANIA EAST AFRICA

@aperson7747 2 жыл бұрын

My sofa’s buttons don’t have a metal loop on the other side instead it’s got 2 metal strips that hooks up on something inside the sofa. Any ideas how to fix that kind of button?

@dianacarr5515 8 ай бұрын

I have a question for you. I have a nice couch, but two buttons the fabric has popped around button but button is still attached inside. Is there a way to repair that.

@laquandac_officialpage Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🦋

@stevelipman1662 Жыл бұрын

What holds the washer inside the sofa?

@ivelissedatilakhtar7214 3 жыл бұрын

How do you bend a washer without all the fancy tools?

@ginanespoli5731 3 жыл бұрын

Would this work on a leather couch? My button is still attached but it keeps popping off.

@shailacrooks 2 жыл бұрын

How do you clean velvet ?

@wmcot 2 жыл бұрын

I used a modification on your technique on an inexpensive chair that my daughter really loves. The button was dangling loose so I cut the thread holding it only to find out that the backing was too thin to hold the washer (kind of like cotton balls thickness.) So, I found a piece of dowel about 3 inches long and drilled a hole in the middle. I threaded the nylon twine thru the hole and pushed the dowel into the hole past the backing so it would turn sideways. Then I just followed your slipknot process and it worked fine. Thanks for the inspiration!

@cynthiasmith6465 Жыл бұрын

I have the same issue on my new $5000 leather sofa. I need some bite to pull the tufting back in.

@crystalgarrido-quintanilla6318 2 жыл бұрын

Around the button itself is becoming unsewn making it loose. How does one fix the unsewn seam?

@marinabrola 3 жыл бұрын

awesome!

@lixonsamuel 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.. Helped :-)

@MorrisAshton-tz5ly 8 ай бұрын

My button has fallen through into the sofa..is there a way to fix this? Thank you!!

@elizabethharvey2945 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your washer idea, sadly when I tried this the washer came straight back out😞

@kelseybrodersen7547 4 жыл бұрын

Great tip but how do you fix a button that has pulled inside the couch and the tufting has been released?

@manorton6709 3 жыл бұрын

That's my exact question.

@kadajahhenly3330 3 жыл бұрын

has anybody found this solution ?

@NaylonNYC 2 жыл бұрын

That’s in graduate school upholstery 🤷🏻‍♂️

@hphp7521 2 жыл бұрын

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@a1stbornunicorn 2 жыл бұрын

I am also interested in this issue

@AbigailSingleton-ze5xc Ай бұрын

Thank you

@trearabie7291 3 жыл бұрын

My bent washer keeps pulling right back out of the hole. What am I doing wrong? What is the secret to getting it to lodge in place so that I can tighten the button onto it?

@Rgb414 2 жыл бұрын

When you talk about a "German needle" are you referring to a C.S.Osborne #417 tufting needle? The 417 is a device that places a small metal clasp with a cord attached behind all the webbing? They sound like the same thing just different names in different areas, I assume.

@drsynthpattern 2 жыл бұрын

You just saved me 50 British pounds for a sofa referb call out! Thank you!

@snakeplisskenish 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. I need to do this on my eames lounge chair and ottoman. One button popped on each piece. Ive got the needle, clasps and twine. But did you ever make the slipknot tutorial video you referred to?

@ianbarrett7869 Жыл бұрын

Did this work? Just popped a button on my eames chair. It's the part you sit on unfortunately

@snakeplisskenish Жыл бұрын

@@ianbarrett7869 Ha! Thanks for the reminder. Still on the to-do list unfortunately. But I've just noticed the slipknot tutorial video here, so maybe I'll try it this weekend. Will be sure to update and let you know how it goes. Just hope I can find the buttons in my bottom drawer!

@ianbarrett7869 Жыл бұрын

Please do!

@snakeplisskenish Жыл бұрын

Okay, so I've done the popped button on the ottoman. It's somewhat loose though. The main problem is that the clasp has nothing to anchor behind. I inserted it as deep as the tufting needle would go, but when I pull on the thread it just brings the clasp to the surface. So the clasp is anchored directly behind the leather rather than deep in the stuffing. Seems I'll be unable to restore it to that punched look. I'm open to any tips from anyone.

@jorgensinck 3 жыл бұрын

Just repaired my chair with a washer and some twine😃 thx!!

@ivelissedatilakhtar7214 3 жыл бұрын

How did u bend the steel washer?

@jorgensinck 3 жыл бұрын

@@ivelissedatilakhtar7214 In a vice

@sachenewarrick3898 10 ай бұрын

I have a question 🤔⁉️ I'm trying to repair a popped cushion but it doesn't have buttons it was just sewn in like one with just thread and I'm guessing a knot? Should I send you a picture? 🤔🤷

@johnmaier9508 2 жыл бұрын

How is the slip not tied ? Do you have a video on tying it ?

@BroadwayUpholsterySchool 2 жыл бұрын

How to Tie a Slip knot kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n75ge9RoqKmUdqM.html

@shailacrooks 3 жыл бұрын

Exelente

@MsWhatzmyname 3 жыл бұрын

3:47 for home remedy. You need a washer,twine,pliers and the button.

@miriambelanger7292 2 жыл бұрын

If you have a $10,000, or more expensive today, sofa, why would it be an issue to invest on a German needle in the first place, or even pay a professional to do it for you? Beautiful sofa.

@TonyDiscenza Жыл бұрын

That's exactly what the owner of the sofa in the video did: brought it to a professional for repair. And speaking for all wealthy people: life is too short to be wasted on scouring the internet for some obscure device that'll only be used once, not to mention the time involved in making the actual repair. Rich folk ain't got time for that.