Card 1 — The Goal
🔘 The 2-Minute Button Fix: Double-knot the thread, stitch through the button holes 6 times, loop once UNDER the stitches, tight knot. That under-loop is the pro move — it's why coat buttons stay put.
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Card 2 — Step 1
👖 The Invisible Hem: Fold up an inch, then slip stitch: catch ONE thread of the garment, then one of the fold, every half inch. From the outside it looks machine-done — nobody hand-hems better than this.
Card 3 — Step 2
🩹 The Denim Patch Sandwich: Iron-on patch INSIDE the jeans plus a second one outside, 20 seconds on high heat. Single patches peel and re-rip; the sandwich never reopens.
Card 4 — Step 3
✂️ The Thrift-Tailor Trick: Pin the waist of thrifted pants inward 1 inch per side, sew a straight line down each pinned edge. Ten minutes turns $10 pants into ones that fit like $60.
Card 5 — The Cheat Sheet
🧰 The Grab-and-Go Kit: Needles, black and white thread, seam ripper, iron-on patches, fabric glue, measuring tape — all in a pencil case. Every fix in this lesson starts with this $15 kit.