My mother, who is in her 80's, has been sewing since she was 13 years old. My wife wanted a dress with buttons and my mother had never worn one. But we still decided to order them, and everything turned out. So much so that my mom wondered why she had never used them before. But now she's a buyer. It didn't really take a lot of pressure to button up clothes or fabrics. But make sure you press it firmly so the metal doesn't flex on the buttons to hold it in place.