button replacement

New closure attached

Button replacement is the act of sewing a new button onto a garment after the original has fallen off or broken.

The term also appears in computing and interface design, where it refers to swapping out one button element for another: The update included button replacement throughout the settings menu.

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needle and thread · mend · repair · stitch · hand sewing · fastener · hole · dress shirt · shirt · cuff · loose · snap · fabric · tailor · kit · spare · missing · attach

Opposites
fastener repair type

button replacementzipper repair

Restoring interlocking closure function

repair action

button replacementunbuttoning

Opening by releasing fasteners

garment lifecycle

button replacementfabric tearing

Cloth being ripped apart

Family

button, buttons, buttoned, buttoning, unbutton, unbuttoned, unbuttoning, replace, replacement

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G