fasteners [2]

Accessories used to open or close a garment.

hook and eyes

Fasteners formed of a metal hook inserted into a round eye or a straight eye.

straight eye

Piece in which the hook is inserted.

ring

Curved end of the round eye used to attach it to a piece of fabric.

round eye

Horseshoe-shaped ring to which the hook attaches.

hook

Curved piece that fits into a round eye or a straight eye to attach or do up a garment.

snap

Fastening mechanism made of a socket disk and a ball disk that snap shut when pressed together.

ball

socket

shank button

Button with a metal ring that the thread passes through to sew it to a piece of fabric.

sew-through buttons

Buttons with two or four holes that the thread passes through to sew them to a piece of fabric.

safety pin

Curved metal stem that forms a spring; the pointed extremity of its flexible arm is kept in place by a hook.