Along with learning how to un-shrink our clothes, fix a broken zipper and clean our suede shoes, we're also improving our sewing skills – and that starts with learning how to sew on a button.

Many methods are available for sewing a button onto a shirt, but this method has never failed me. It is a very inexpensive fix. All you need is a travel sewing kit and a pair of sharp scissors.

We're in our ‘fix it’ era! Along with learning how to un-shrink our clothes, fix a broken zipper and clean our suede shoes, we're also improving our sewing skills – and that starts with learning how ...