Metal buttons falling off?

[chorse123]

Has anyone else had problems with this? My Phineas Cole overcoat has metal buttons that refuse to stay attached. I swear I am not a *****. I have had it fixed three or four times in the year I've owned it, both by Paul Stuart and my alternations tailor.

 

[gdl203]

Are the thread loops so sharp that they cut through the threads?

 

[chorse123]

Yes, I believe that is the problem.

 

[Cary Grant]

Only once- about 20 years ago, but I've had very very few items with metal buttons.

I had a shirt and the buttons continually wore through he thread.

 

[SkinnyGoomba]

seems like an easy fix, hone the buttons by hand with some scotchbright to remove any sharp edges. You could also use light sandpaper, or a fine file.

then when reattaching them, double up the thread twice as thick as it was. Use silk thread.

 

[Despos]

It happens with metal buttons. Ask what thread your tailor uses, many don't use the correct type. You want them sewn on with linen or the silk that the buttonholes are made from. It slows down the cutting/ falling off process but won't eliminate it.

 

[BruceWayne]

I had that happen on a cheap blazer I, until recently, owned (it was black and 100% polyester

).

 

[chorse123]

Thanks, Chris. I'll talk to my alterations guy and see what he can do. I'm surprised that Paul Stuart would -- at least twice -- fix it wrong, but I guess that's life.

 

[ruff_ilb]

I have a blazer like this and I just sew them back on myself, quite frankly. There's little damage you can do, it looks the same, and you don't have to go to the tailor. I realize that this probably isn't the answer you're looking for, but it's my solution.