Premium quality button twine (375mtr roll)

Quality Nylon Button Twine, 375m Roll

Quality Button Twine is a strong nylon upholstery twine designed specifically for tying and securing buttons in furniture and other buttoned upholstery.

Supplied on a 375 metre roll, it is suitable for professional upholsterers, furniture manufacturers, headboard makers, restoration workshops and other users carrying out regular buttoning work.

The twine provides the strong flexible connection needed to pull an upholstery button through the padding and hold it at the required depth.

Browse Upholstery Twines for the complete range of specialist hand-upholstery twines.

Suitable for Deep-Buttoned Upholstery

Button twine is commonly used when creating or repairing buttoned upholstery on:

• Headboards
• Sofa backs
• Armchairs
• Footstools
• Ottomans
• Upholstered wall panels
• Seat and back cushions
• Decorative furniture panels
• Traditional deep-buttoned furniture

The required button depth will depend on the foam or filling thickness, button spacing, furniture construction and finished upholstery design.

For the wider selection of components used in professional buttoning work, browse Buttoning Parts & Equipment.

Use with Fabric-Covered Upholstery Buttons

Quality Button Twine is particularly useful with traditional fabric-covered buttons incorporating a suitable attachment point.

Status Fabrics' Aluminium Button Shells are available in sizes 24, 30, 36 and 44 for producing professional covered upholstery buttons.

The shell is combined with a compatible button back according to the required fixing method.

For deep-buttoning applications, Button Wire Backs provide a wire attachment point suitable for use with buttoning twine and other appropriate fixing systems.

Always match the button shell, back and button-making equipment to the selected button size.

Pulling Buttons Through Foam & Upholstery Fillings

Deep buttoning involves pulling the finished button into the upholstery so that it creates the required indentation and shape.

The twine may need to pass through several layers, including:

• Upholstery fabric
• Polyester wadding
• Foam
• Traditional fillings
• Hessian or lining materials
• Supporting upholstery layers

For foam used in headboards, seat backs, panels and buttoned furniture, browse Foam Sheets.

Where wadding is used over the foam to soften the finished profile, explore Polyester Wadding.

The button should be pulled progressively to the required depth rather than applying excessive force immediately.

Buttoning Needles for Deep Upholstery

A suitable long buttoning needle helps carry the twine through the complete upholstery construction.

Status Fabrics' Double Point Buttoning Needle is available in 10", 12", 14" and 16" lengths for upholstery and mattress work.

Double-point needles are useful where the needle needs to travel through a depth of upholstery and provide access from either side of the work.

For specialist tufting applications, the C. S. Osborne No.417 Tufting Needle provides another professional option.

Browse the full Buttoning Needles range to select the appropriate needle for the depth and construction of the furniture.

Creating Consistent Deep Buttoning

Good deep-buttoned upholstery depends on more than simply pulling the button tightly.

For a consistent finish, establish:

• Button spacing
• Button positions
• Required pull depth
• Foam thickness
• Upholstery pattern
• Fabric direction
• Button size
• Fixing method

Mark the button positions carefully before beginning.

Where several buttons form a regular pattern, small variations in position or tension can become very noticeable across the finished panel.

Pull each button to a consistent depth while checking the surrounding upholstery before permanently securing the twine.

Foam Hole Cutting for Deep Buttoning

On deeper foam constructions, creating a controlled hole through the foam can help the button pull into the upholstery more cleanly.

Status Fabrics' Buttoning Tools range includes specialist foam hole cutters and other equipment for buttoned upholstery.

A properly positioned foam hole can help:

• Define the button recess
• Reduce resistance when pulling the button
• Create a deeper buttoned effect
• Improve consistency between button positions
• Reduce uncontrolled foam compression

The hole size and depth should suit the button, foam thickness and required finished appearance.

Making Covered Upholstery Buttons

Where fabric-covered buttons are being produced in the workroom,

The basic covered-button system may include:

• Aluminium Button Shells
• A compatible button back
• Suitable upholstery fabric
• A matching button die
• A fabric cutter
• A compatible button press
• Quality Button Twine for suitable deep-buttoning installations

Browse Button Parts for shells, backs, tapes and washers.

Explore Buttoning Tools for presses, dies, fabric cutters, foam hole cutters and other specialist equipment.

Button Wire Backs, Tapes & Alternative Fixings

Different upholstery buttons use different fixing systems.

Button Wire Backs are commonly used where a wire loop is required for traditional or deep-buttoned upholstery.

also supplies Long / Short Tapes for suitable buttoning systems where a tape-style fixing is preferred.

The correct fixing method will depend on:

• Button type
• Furniture construction
• Upholstery depth
• Rear access
• Required tension
• Whether the button may need future replacement

Choose the button back and attachment method before beginning the full button layout.

Button Twine Is Different from Stitching Twine

Button twine is designed specifically for securing upholstery buttons and should not be confused with traditional stitching or spring-lashing twines.

For traditional edge stitching, blind stitching and general hand upholstery, use Barbour's Linen Stitching Twine or Everlasto Flax Stitching Twine.

For lashing double-cone upholstery springs, choose Laidcord.

For hand-closing cushion seams, backs and other finished upholstery areas, see Waxed Polyester Slipping Thread.

Using the correct specialist twine for each operation provides better control than treating all upholstery threads as interchangeable.

Quality Button Twine supplied on a 375 metre roll for securing upholstery buttons in deep-buttoned furniture, headboards, chairs, sofas, footstools and other buttoned upholstery.

Made from strong nylon, the twine is designed to maintain tension when pulling and tying buttons through suitable upholstery fillings.

Use it for use with fabric-covered buttons made from Aluminium Button Shells and suitable Button Wire Backs.

For fitting buttons through deeper upholstery, explore Buttoning Needles and the wider Buttoning Parts & Equipment range.

see the Upholstery Twines collection.