Sunday, March 27, 2011

Cardboard Device Holds Buttons for Sewing

Here's the gadgie I made out of cardboard for sewing on buttons.
It holds the button still, and lifts it above the fabric so the thread forms a shank. 
The two pen lines are where the edge of the fabric should be, to keep all the buttons the same distance from the edge.
Pretty cool, no?  



2 comments:

Michele said...

I like this idea, so simple yet so useful thank you

Janel said...

Thanks!
I'm dismayed to realize the pictures were badly formatted and messing up the page. I've fixed it now!

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