“That’s fun. Bring on your buttons and then we’ll know what to do,” said the tiny King.
Margaret obeyed him and brought over the garments with missing buttons.
“Here’s a slipper-button gone, and a pearl one from my dress, a bone one from my under-waist, one from my dress with the button trimming, and one from my coat,” said Margaret all out of breath.
“First the shoe-button. That’s a shank button. Some black patent thread and a thick Stitcher with a big eye will soon fix it,” he said to Margaret.
“Measure your thread and wax it with your beeswax, make a knot in one end. Find the place where the button was sewed before. Now, sir, push up from the wrong side of the slipper-strap to the right side and straight through the shank of the button, then back to the wrong side again,” he said.
“Oh! that’s stiff. I had to push him hard with my thimble!” cried Margaret.
“That’s the way. Now through again several more times, then fasten the thread on the wrong side and that’s done!” Sir Bodkin said.
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