June 19, 2007

fabric covered button tutorial


You can cover your own buttons without buying the cover buttons kit. Here is how:


You first will need...

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


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


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.



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.



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.




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



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


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



It should look like this.



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


And here they are all ready to use. Have fun!

24 comments:

Fun To Scrap said...

LOVE THESE!
Thanks for sharing the how-to. I'll be making some. :-)

susa_capri said...

great looking and simple :) well done mac!!

Felicia said...

Excellent tutorial! Thanks :)

Jenn Maruska said...

You have a wonderful blog - you are very creative and I love the colors you use! : )

iSew said...

This is great. I hate using those metal buttons to cover, ick. Thanks for the tutorial.

karla said...

Thanks! Love it!

David and Melissa said...

What a great tutorial! Definitely have to try this one!
Melissa xxxxxxxxxxx

Else10 said...

This is a GREAT explanation. I can't wait to try this technique. Your blog is very nice; I'll continue visiting! Happy New Year to you!

manu said...

it's beautiful to see somebody still wants to share his arts....thank you very much!!
all the best!

Pruline said...

Excellent
I will test it.
Lot of thanks

Cristina said...

Adorei estas explicações, escrevo em Português pois não entendo uma linha em Inglês. Preciso correr atrás deste prejuízo, mas voltando ao assunto, achei ótimo, entendi tudo pelas fotos. Obrigada. Cristina Melo.
http://toqueeestilo.blog.terra.com.br

Little-Z said...

Thanks for this useful tutorial!

Joey's Dream Garden said...

Very nice and great money-saving idea! I have loads of old buttons that I can re-use this way, thank you! :D

Craft-O-Matic said...

PURE GENIUS!!!!! I love these and had no idea how to do that! I thought it was going to be way trickier! Thanks!!!

SM said...

These are SO cute! I've been in a very crafty mood lately and this sounds like and fun and simple project. Thanks for a great tutorial!

Anonymous said...

Thanks soo much! I was covering a glider rocker cushion and it needed something. . . These buttons were it!
Very fun and super easy.

lagolindari said...

THANK YOU! That's exactly what I was looking for <3!

Debee Campos said...

beautiful!
thanks so much for the tutorial!
love it!
-d

Tina said...
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Tina said...

Thank you for this wonderful tutorial. The photos and directions were clear and easy. I saved so much time and money. You're awesome. Me and my dad made 28 of these buttons in half a day!

Lonie said...

Fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing this great idea. No more ludicrously expensive button kits for me.

Mal said...

this is a great tutorial! I'm linking to it from my blog.

hoBBies said...

thanks for the tutorial,
I will do it..
it so easy..

no need to buy new button

i will put a link to your blog.

~ Ami said...

Wow this is so much easier than I thought it would be! Can't wait to try this out :)

~ ami