July 11th, 2008
tutorial: fabric covered buttons, using a button (badge) machine
This is fabulous! Sweet little tutorial…now, just gotta get myself a badge making machine….anyone got recommendations? Leave a comment!
This is fabulous! Sweet little tutorial…now, just gotta get myself a badge making machine….anyone got recommendations? Leave a comment!
July 11th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
yay! thanks for the link.
July 11th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
I got the badge-a-minit starter kit w/ the hand press and I was getting like 3-4 good buttons out of every 10 I tried to make. I can only guess that the “bench press” versions work better. Good luck!
July 11th, 2008 at 11:57 pm
We got “The Amazing Button Machine” a purple plastic contraption at Hobby Lobby for our five year old who was very into buttons. I looked into something ‘better’, but they were just so expensive I didn’t think they’d get enough use to justify the purchase. That said, this has worked great for 100+ buttons and is simple enough for a barely-five-year-old to figure it out for herself, so you probably can too ;)
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July 12th, 2008 at 12:15 am
I bought my Tecre machine from ebay seller ‘buttonsafari’ and I recommend them!
July 12th, 2008 at 5:15 am
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July 12th, 2008 at 6:17 am
in the olden days we used the button forms that came at the fabric store and used a hammer- that always worked fine and was cheap, her tip to use sticker to the fabric would make it easier to keep from pulling though.
July 29th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
apparently you can use the machine at Keith and Lottie?