If you have a nice fancy button on a garment,and during washing, you need to protect it.So heres a little trick you can do.Use a square of foil wrap, and wrap it around the button tightly.Another tip is to buy some velcro, cut a square large enough for the button,then cut in as far as the center of the square 1, place this first one, behind the button,place the second piece over the button,& press down to secure over the back section of the velcro.