When I was a gal, I remember being able to buy self-covering buttons (would that they could have covered themselves!!) the pack for which included a shank, a small metal cup and two rubbery things...one for tucking the fabric into and one for pushing the button together. Look! This lady still has a kit!!
Anyway, when the BA asked me to buy her a dress for Christmas, which was missing one of its fabric covered buttons (half price dress due to missing button), I thought that I could easily buy a button kit and find some suitable material to replace the missing item.
WRONG
The button kit I eventually found required me to cut out a miniscule circle of material, run a line of running stitch around the circumference of the thing (oh for the eyes of my youth...or better glasses), gather the fabric and slip a washer over the gathered mess before jamming the washer down into the button to finish it off.
Hah!
After three goes on one type of fabric,
a change of fabric and two more attempts,
I decided on this.
(*mutter mutter bloody self covering buttons indeed mutter mutter expletive*)
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7 comments:
Applause for the creative solution!!
LOL! Yes, that works too! I have a few left of the buttons with the plastic thingy you are talking about. Never seen those...they look hard to do (obviously!). Wonderful solution on your part, though.
Thank you ladies. I knew someone would appreciate my CrapSewer skills.
hi! :) good solution. :)
as for the 52 weeks of me project. Yes, I host on Saturday's. :) jump on in anytime.
I LOVE IT! Yes, CT is most definitely for any crafty endeavors...especially the brilliant ones!
I used to LOVE fabric buttons! My mom had a button covering kit (seems it was much easier than all that with yours...) I went through a phase in high school and early college where I designed some 60's style tops and dresses that my mom sewed for me and I covered buttons to sew down that back. Loved those outfits...
Hey, fingernail polish works too! LOL. I can truly relate to the "process".
Genius Sis! :)
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