The most common fasteners are snaps, and hooks and eyes. Some are decorative and add to the appearance of the garment. Your choice of fastenerdepends on the fabric you will use, the kind of opening, and the type of garment. For example, a delicate fabric may call for covered snaps while rugged active wear needs a heavy duty snap fastener. To close and fasten most garments, one edge of the opening laps over the other.
Most fasteners have two parts-one part is sewn to the overlap, the other to the underlap.
The following directions are for attaching fasteners to women's clothes. Remember to reverse the positions when sewing for men. Also, be aware that right side and left side refer to the sides that are on the right and left when you are wearing the garment. Figure 1 Hooks and Eyes Hooks and eyes are hidden fasteners. They can be used to hold edges together or overlapped.