Button up
Do you ever find that you buy pins and buttons but never get around to wearing them? Try sewing this button-filled cuff bracelet to show them off.
Materials:
- 5-7 pins/buttons
- Clear plastic vinyl
- Thread
- Snap
Tools:
- Sewing Machine
- Scissors
- Pins
- Snap gun
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1. Cut two 15″ x 4″ strips of clear plastic. Pin one on top of the other and sew along one of the long edges. Place a button between the two bits of plastic below the stitching and use a pin to mark the bottom of the button. |
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2. Sew along the other long edge of the plastic just below your mark, creating a plastic tube with two open ends. |
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3. Trim off any excess plastic that falls outside the two seams. |
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4. Sew along one of the short edges to close one end of the tube, then leave a 2″ gap and sew a line that’s parallel to the short edge you just closed up. Push the first button in through the open end, until it rests against the stitched line. Carefully sew another line to secure the button in place. Repeat with the other buttons. |
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5. When you reach the end of your cuff, leave another 2″ gap and sew up the edge. Use the snap gun to attach the two sides of the snap to either side of the cuff. |
