I made these:
Not that I'm bored or have nothing else to do. I have plenty of things to sew. I still have two SWAP items to make and I need to finish fitting/embellishment testing on Diamonds and there's a skirt I'd like to make, an art to wear vest, etc., etc., etc. *But* both of my children have been sick for the past two days. I'm sending the youngest to school tomorrow, but the eldest is still running a temp of 103, so I'll have to stay home with her tomorrow, too. Hence, a little test project, the buttons.They're not too hard to make, look at the back:
This is just your standard covered button. I just traced the cover onto some dupioni so that I knew how big to do the beading, then beaded the circle with the fabric in an embroidery hoop. Once that was done, I cut out the circle, leaving enough to pull to the back and inserted the button back. Each one is slightly different from the others:
Parting shot: My new monitor! My husband bought me a new flat panel monitor - takes up less space and is much nicer than my old one. He bought a new one for himself a while ago and wanted to upgrade mine, too! Isn't he great? One really nice feature is the USB ports on the monitor! No more fiddling around under my desk trying to locate the USB port for the camera cable.
Tomorrow I'm working on Diamonds. I'd get more done if I could go out and buy the fabric for it! I'll post a full report tomorrow.
6 comments:
These buttons are fab!
Those buttons are something to die for! Fantastic work!
The buttons are great. When I have done covered buttons in the past I remember needing a lot of pressure to get the back to snap in place. Did you have any problem with that and worrying about the beads breaking?
Vicki, yes it does take a bit of pushing to get the backs on. Glass beads are pretty tough, though, I've had to crush a few with pliers when they've been in seamlines, etc. and you'd be surprised at what it takes to break them. At any rate, if you look at the pic of the back of the buttons, you'll see there is an edge of fabric that covers the side of the button and wraps to the back. Stopping the beading at that edge seems to help. Using a dab of hot glue or other glue helps to keep everything centered and from sliding when wrapping and attaching the backs.
I'm still in developmental phase with these. I have instructions on how to make jeweled buttons, but I like the idea of the metal inside to support the beads and having a clean, finished metal shank. The only problem here is that I'm limited to circles, so for other shapes, I'll use the other method.
Thanks ladies, like I said, I'm still in the experiemntal/developmental stages with these! (Hint: you'll probably see them on some other project in the future!)
Loved the buttons...will have to save this idea...they would look great on evening clothes!
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