This lesson should teach neatness in dress, through a consideration of
the best methods of fastening garments. The position of the button is
measured by drawing the right end of the band one inch over the left
end. The place for the button should be marked with a pin on the left
end of the band. A double thread is fastened on the right side of the
band, drawn through one hole of the button, and back through the other,
and then taken through the band close to the first stitch. A pin should
be inserted on top of the button under the first stitch, left there
until the button is firmly fastened in place, and then removed. Before
the thread is fastened, it should be wrapped two or three times around
the threads holding the button, between the button and the cloth, then
fastened neatly on the wrong side with a few small stitches one on top
of another.
[Illustration: _Fig._ 18.--Sewing on buttons]