The buttons come in two pieces and usually have a template on the card they come on that you can use as a pattern for the fabric you use. (If you are recycling old buttons and don't have a pattern then just cut a circle about twice the diameter of the button. Undo the buttons from the card and cut out the template.
Choose your fabric and place the template carefully so that the button will have the piece of fabric you want on the top. For my buttons I used a scrap of vintage, 1980's Laura Ashley fabric.
Cut out as many circles of fabric as you have buttons.
If you are using plastic buttons, sew a running stitch around the circumference of the circles leaving an end of thread at the beginning and end. (Use one length of thread for each circle as you will need to gather them.) Metal buttons usually have a spiked inner edge that the fabric can be attached to.
Now pull both ends of the thread to gather the fabric up into a cover for the button. Place the top of the button into the fabric, pull the threads and knot them tight. Snip the thread.
Snap the back of the button onto the piece you've just covered. More at www.madebypin.comThe buttons come in two pieces and usually have a template on the card they come on that you can use as a pattern for the fabric you use. (If you are recycling old buttons and don't have a pattern then just cut a circle about twice the diameter of the button. Undo the buttons from the card and cut out the template.
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I agree, it's fun to see them 'emerge', and they are one-of-a-kind. You can even fussy-cut the exact pattern for each. I haven't done this in decades. I've been having difficulty finding buttons for a bargain dress I bought that has horrendous buttons. lol It's been too long and about time I returned to an old trick. Thanks pin.
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