Buttons and Fasteners Key Terms

Stock fasteners to suit your customers needs by keeping up with industry terminology

Because the price point of buttons and fasteners is much lower than other sewing tools and notions, it’s important to offer the styles that customers request most to maintain consistent, high-volume sales. Keeping up to date with industry trends and terms like “eyelets” and “button shank remover” and “toggle buttons” will enable you to keep the fasteners on hand that suit your clients’ sewing, repair and craft projects. Ordering a mix of classic styles and fashionable looks from manufacturers will ensure you reach a wide variety of customers.

 

Toggle buttons

Customers looking for toggle buttons are searching for decorative fasteners to sew to garments or craft projects. This type of button creates a closure with a loop of string or jute that hooks around the toggle.
Try: See a selection of toggle button styles from oval to straight or horn shapes through Buttons Etc.

Eyelets

Eyelets are popular with seamstresses and home crafters who like to use the fasteners on garments and craft projects. Also called grommets, eyelets fit through holes punched into fabric and flattened in back with an eyelet setter. Crafters can then wind string, floss or ribbon through the eyelets to tie the garment or create a pretty embellishment.
Try: Check out a selection of shaped eyelets through the Buttons Galore and More website.

Sew-on snaps

Sew-on snaps can become simple fasteners for garments like light sweaters and shirts or accessories like pockets and tote bags. Each part of the two-sided fastener is easy to attach with simple stitching.
Try: See an array of sew-on snap fasteners available from notions supplier Newark Dressmaker Supply.

Button fastener

Consider stocking a button fastener tool that allows crafters to affix buttons without sewing. The tools may also increase button sales since it will be easier to complete projects or replace buttons on garments.
Try: Discover how a button fastener like the Buttoneer works and uncover additional product features through the official website.

Shank button

Shank buttons offer a cleaner look than traditional two- or four-hole buttons since the stitching that affixes them to the garment loops through an open hole behind the button. However, you should alert customers that shank buttons won't lay flat on the surface of the garment since the shank protrudes from the back.
Try: Lace Heaven offers an assortment of shank buttons with different shapes, finishes, colors and textures.

Button shank remover

Clients looking for buttons to adorn craft projects like scrapbook layouts, greeting cards or home decor items may need a button shank remover to turn shank buttons into dimensional accents. By cutting the shanks off the buttons, crafters can then use the buttons as dimensional accents and affix them with liquid glue.
Try: Learn more about the operation and features of a manual button shank remover through Create For Less.

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