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Fabric Covered Buttons

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fabric covered buttons (no kits)!

This is a super easy and inexpensive project. It is excelent to use those ugly loose buttons and scraps of fabric.
You will end up with nice buttons ready to use for your crafts and sewing projects, and the best part is that you won't have to be looking for those expensive kits to cover buttons.

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  1. Step 1

    Step 1

    Materials:
    1. Scrap of fabric (enough to cover the button that you will be using)
    2. A button with a shank. (Button with a loop on the back. No holes)
    3. Scisors
    4. Embroidery thread (just 3 ends)
    5. Fine needle
    6. Ruler
    7. Ball point pen

  2. Step 2

    Step 2

    With the ruler measure the distance between the shank and the edge of the button.


  3. Step 3

    Step 3

    With the pen and from the edge of the button, mark onto the fabric the distance that you obtained from measuring the inside of the button.

  4. Step 4

    Step 4

    With the button on the fabric and upside down trace around the button the circumference of the piece of fabric needed to cover the button. Put the button aside and cut the circle.


  5. Step 5

    Step 5

    With the needle and the embroidery thread, stitch a running stitch along the edge of the fabric circle. Make sure to leave a tail of thread long enough to make a couple knots.

  6. Step 6

    Step 6

    Place the button up side down right in the middle of the stitched round piece of fabric.

  7. Step 7

    Step 7

    Pull both ends of thread until the fabric snuggles the button.

  8. Step 8

    Step 8

    Make a couple knots making sure the fabric is tight around the shank of the button.

  9. Step 9

    Step 9

    It should look like this.

  10. Step 10

    Step 10

    There should not be any fabric or thread blocking the button's shank so you can sew your button to your projects.

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Cat Morley

Cat Morley

January 10th, 2008 18:00

These are fab, thanks so much for sharing!

shelley

shelley

January 10th, 2008 19:04

cute. and it looks very easy.

Courtney Couture

Courtney Couture

January 10th, 2008 21:05

i <3 it

Lady Lolita

Lady Lolita

January 10th, 2008 23:57

Sweet! That's awesome, I love making my own buttons but your right, those kits are awfully expensive for what you get. Thanks for sharing!

Laura H.

Laura H.

January 12th, 2008 02:12

nice! is thaere any reason you use embroidery floss instead of regular thread?

athenamat

athenamat

January 12th, 2008 04:40

This is so clever! I am always annoyed to buy those kits but I would love fabric covered buttons for projects. In a swap someone gave me fabric covered buttons tied to hair bands and they look SO cute in my hair.

New England Quilter

New England Quilter

January 13th, 2008 03:46

Wonderful and easy to follow instructions! I quilt and always have a ton of extra strips of fabric that I am not sure what to do with. I'll have to try this out - looks like fun!

Lilla

Lilla

June 2nd, 2008 15:49

this is so cool, i'll try it! thanks! :)

Surf jewels

Surf jewels

June 25th, 2008 19:57

cute, another thing 2 try, this site is great

Twilight lover

Twilight lover

May 18th, 2009 02:40

Love it! That is so awesome and creative! Thanks for sharing!