Fabric covered buttons and beltbuckles - how to ?

Nov 13, 2006 3 Replies
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Hi, I was recently given a box with some very old tools for making fabric covered buttons and beltbuckles. There are two types of buttons - one is just a shell and a bottom with a shank and I've figured out how to cover these. The other type is with a metal ring and only the middle is supposed to be covered - at least I guess they are. This type and the beltbuckles are a complete puzzle. How do I do this ?? Can anyone point me to some kind of instruction ?? I really appreciate any help I can get.



TIA Elsebeth


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Elsebeth, I have covered buckles where there was a sticky back template to fit the buckle. In other words, you would peel off a release paper and stick the template to your fabric and cut it out. Then you would peel off the next release paper and stick that to the metal and fold in all the clipped corners and then snap on a back. You might be able to 'wing-it' with a few trial runs. The button with the metal ring actually has a special setter. The only one I have seen was a large metal hand press, (commercial and quite expensive) and used special forms. I think it was called a Handy Press-guessing at that though. Catlady sews

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You might call Tender Buttons or one of the other button shops in New York for pointers.

Tender Buttons is at 212-758-7004.

-Sara, lurker

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Sorry, got caught up in some serious absolutely not button-related business - so I never got around to say thank u for your suggestions. But now I will go and try your advise.

Thank you for your kindness, Elsebeth in Copenhagen

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