Snaps are an easy, convenient closure for many garments, such as jackets and the under lap of a trouser waistband, in replace of buttons and buttonholes or hooks and eyes. However, snaps are not always the most professional, attractive, or matched style of closure. Covering your snaps with fabric is an easy fix to allow you to use snaps for their convenience and match them to your garment.
1) Cut two circles out of a light weight fabric that matches your garment slightly larger than the diameter of your snap. If your wool, cotton or other type of fabric is light enough that two layers can fit between the snaps, feel free to use your fashion fabric. However, if your snap wont fully snap use a lighter weight lining fabric that matches.
2) Make a small running stitch around the edge. This is just a traditional single thread stitch used to hand baste. Make a knot in one end of the string so you can’t pull it out.
3) Place the inner side of the snap in the circle face down. Pull the lose end of the basting so that the fabric is drawn around the snap. Secure the threads with small stitches.
4) For the other circle, sew a running stitch around the edge as well and draw it around the snap. With a needle or pin, spread apart the yarns to create a hole for the outer part of the snap to poke through. This will allow the snap to fit together.
5) Test your snaps.
6) Attach the snap with the outer ball to the overlap in its proper location. Using a buttonhole stitch make several stitches through the holes of the snaps. Use a double thread to secure your snap to your garment. Match where the inner half of the snap will be on the under lap. Stitch this side of the snap from the fabric under the snap hiding the stitching.
Your stylish snaps are now complete!
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