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Textiles and Garment Construction

(b) Buttons without holes: There are
different types of buttons without
holes, which have special uses
and different ways of attaching
them. Most of these types of
buttons have a protruding hole
or a metal loop underneath to
sew the button on to the garment.

(i) Buttons with shank: These have a
metal or plastic loop on the back Figure 4.3: Rivet button
of the button. A shank button is (iii) Ball buttons: These types of buttons
the best option for jackets and have a ball like shape with pierced
other thicker items as well as rounded or moulded stitching
for decorative finish which makes holes as shown in Figure 4.4.
the button to raise on the garment.

Shanks

Figure 4.4: Ball buttons

Figure 4.2: Button with shank (iv) Fabric covered buttons: These are
made of similar fabric like that of
(ii) Rivet buttons: These types of
buttons have a rivet part and do not the garment for functional purposes
require any application of sewing or with contrasting fabric for both
and which is attached through functional and decorative purposes.
the material on the wrong side. Refer Figure 4.5.
They are durable type of buttons,
which are fixed by using some
tools like hammer or anvil hand
setter during installation because
of their hardy construction
nature. Refer to Figure 4.3. Rivet
buttons are chiefly designed for
jeans and other denim materials.
Figure 4.5: Fabric covered buttons
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