[sewing] Since the LJ hivemind was so helpful with my last question ...

[cupcake_goth]

Soooo, anyone know if it is possible to remove a fastener that has been, for all intents and purposes, riveted onto a garment without damaging that garment?

I have a Lip Service jacket that I love the lines of, except that the single oversized hook & eye fastener is about half an inch too high on the front of the jacket. That half an inch is a small, but crucial, difference in terms of how flattering the jacket could look.

Unfortunately, that oversized hook & eye is pretty much riveted on. On the inside of the jacket, each part of the fastener is secured by two flat metal disks that go through the fabric and into other flat metal disks on the front. Is there any way I can remove these without ripping holes in the jacket? Or should I accept that this particular fastener cannot be moved, and I just need to sew two sets of my own oversized hook & eye fasteners in a row below the original one?

Comments

[staxxy.livejournal.com]

if that does not work, I have the jewelry plyers set, and I bet Tammy does too (since she is so close now).

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

Hmm. I know I have jewelry pliers around here somewhere ...

[staxxy.livejournal.com]

maybe have them handy when you try the screwdriver (which does sound like the best bet)

[marc17.livejournal.com]

If what other people have suggested doesn't work you could try using a dremmel or drill with a very small bit to drill out the center of the rivet.