How To Remove Rivets On Jeans!

Do you want to know how to remove rivets on jeans or denim or leather like a pro? Well, you've come to the right tutorial on removing rivets! In this DIY style youtube video, sewing educator Anastasia Chtatzka shows you not only how to remove rivets, but also how to close up the holes the rivets leave just like like they were never there! Happy Sewing!!!

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00:00 Intro
1:07 How to remove the rivets from your jeans
4:33 Repairing the rivet holes

[RJMCafe]

Your explanations are so clear and the close ups shots are fantastic!

[artillerybuff]

I used to take those off for my wife when she did alterations the exact same way. Never heard of a metal allergy though. Thanks Anastasia!

[daxxydog]

Very helpful tip! Have you done a video on how to install rivets yet?

[sallofatani]

Thank you ❤, now I can go back to my old jeans that I don't know why I'm holding on it 😅

Just cover it with fabrics, why I did not think about it before 😂

[dale]

I have the same allergy, and use the nail polish trick. There’s a product on the market for this, but it looks and smells just like clear nail polish, only more costly.

[amydebuitleir]

I have the same problem (nickel allergy), but only the metal button bothers me, not the rivet. I solved it by coating the back of the button (the part that touches my skin) with fingernail polish. I haven't experienced a problem with the polish coming off in the wash. I don't paint my nails, but I always keep a bottle of cheap clear nail polish on hand for that purpose.

[dylanj]

The rivets are the reason I don't wear jeans. They're completely unnecessary with things like kevlar thread being available now, and even some extra stitching at the seams of the pockets like you did is another alternative.

In fact the manufacturer already uses heavy zigzag stitching on the belt loops and back pockets where putting rivets wouldn't be feasible.

Even rubberized rivets would be preferable to the gross looking brass rivets. That way they wouldn't scratch up furniture and phone screens.

[elzinawhite]

Can you use a small iron on jeans patch to cover the rivet???