| This fabric buttons how to tutorial will walk you through | | | | intended to help you visualize your end result and guide |
| making fabric covered buttons with your own button | | | | you if you get lost. It is not necessary to follow the |
| maker. Embroidery is all the rage these days and the | | | | pattern religiously, and varying from the rules can often |
| demand for fabric covered buttons is huge. Using a | | | | provide some of your greatest craft successes. |
| professional grade button machine, and some | | | | Setting Your Button Machine |
| embroidery supplies you will be able to create a hot | | | | Your typical button machine is designed to create |
| button product that will fly off the shelves of your | | | | buttons with a pin back result using paper. Fabric |
| online store or shop. | | | | reacts to a button machine in a different manner and |
| Supplies | | | | requires a different calibration to work correctly. |
| The first step of any creative project is to select the | | | | Depending on the machine you are using, it might have |
| high quality materials you intend to work with. In this | | | | a setting for working with fabric, if so, choose it. If you |
| case you will be needing a professional button | | | | do not see a specially assigned calibration for working |
| machine, colored fabric and project design patterns. | | | | with fabric you might want to consult your local |
| Your local craft store will have available the various | | | | manufacturer support store for advisement as to the |
| button making patterns that you can use to guide your | | | | precise calibration you will need for fabric buttons. |
| project, and a variety of fabric will also be available for | | | | Start Creating Buttons |
| your selection. Your button machine you can purchase | | | | After you have selected your supplies and set your |
| online if you do not already have one, just be sure to | | | | machine it is time to start creating fabric buttons. Start |
| get a professional grade machine that includes the | | | | by cutting the fabric using a typical circle cutter |
| features we will need. | | | | appropriate to the size of the buttons you intend to |
| When choosing your fabric you are only limited by the | | | | make. Remember to have the end product in mind |
| thickness of the material. Some materials such as silk, | | | | before you begin, as you will want to leave room for |
| tend to make poor choices because they are not as | | | | any button accoutrements you intend to add to your |
| durable as you would need for many button uses. You | | | | button. The pinback is the most common button design |
| also want to avoid fabric that is so thick as to make | | | | you will use, but it is not the only option. |
| your button ungainly or awkward. Let your creativity | | | | Use your machine to complete your button. Once your |
| run wild when selecting the colors for your project. | | | | button is complete you will be able to embroider it or |
| You will be able to make hundreds of buttons with just | | | | work with the fabric perhaps to create additional |
| a few bolts of fabric so the costs are low, and you will | | | | customizations. Your fabric button can then be used |
| probably surprise yourself with the style choices that | | | | on your lapel, shirt, sleeve, hung around your neck or |
| become hot sellers for your store. The key is to | | | | even attached to your shoe lace. You might want to |
| experiment. | | | | consider checking out the various types of clips |
| When planning your button making project, always | | | | available to give you additional ideas of how you can |
| refer to a pattern as a guide. The project pattern is | | | | display or use your fabric button. |