My cardi buttons keep popping open!

[Chimchar]

I am large of nork.
I wear skinny 50s sort of style cardigans. They fit me ok, but the buttons keep popping open on my boobs. Actually, not so much popping, more of a sliding out of the button hole. I like wearing the cardis undone as well as done up, so don't want to sew them closed.

Any ideas or tips for helping? Ta. ????

[DonkeyOaty]

You need the next size up

[DustBunnyFarmer]

Tiny safety pins in between the buttons on the inside. But personally I just sew most of my cardigans up at the front and have a couple of others that I can wear open.

[Chimchar]

No, honestly, they fit me fine.
The buttons are not flat...they have a raised bit at the back...they are shiny too, and sort of slip out of the button hole. I'm wondering if that's the issue.

[DustBunnyFarmer]

Ah yes, you could try putting a few stitches in to make the buttonholes smaller.

[Chimchar]

Ahhhh. Good thinking batman!
I hadn't thought of that! Thanks Dust.

[burnishedsilver]

Or replace the buttons with bigger ones.