How to make a button?

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It's hard to imagine clothes without buttons. This element of decoration firmly established in human life. The stores have a huge selection of accessories, but often you can not find what you need. But do not despair, you can think about how to make a button yourself. Below you will find some entertaining ideas.

What can I do with the buttons?

Many do not even guess what materials you can make buttons from. But the list of these materials is quite wide. Among them we can mention:

polymer clay;
thread;
skin;
tree.

How to make buttons with your own hands?

The simplest thing is to make a button on their skin. To do this, you need to find a small leather piece, the thickness of which should be 2 - 4 mm. A figure of the desired size and shape is cut out from it. In the middle, make holes so that the button can be sewn.

Buttons from rings

You can make buttons with your own hands from plastic, metal or wooden

rings. First, you need to wrap them tightly with threads, and a decorative lace or ribbon will do. As soon as you can close the hole in the button, close the end of the cord to the winding and pass through the center to the other side of the craft. After that, make a loop out of it, and pull the end of the cord through the center of the button.

Buttons made of cloth

The buttons made of cloth will be a real salvation,because they are ideal for clothes. To make them, take the ring of the desired diameter and tighten it with a cloth. Then the edge of the circle will need to be sewn with a suturing seam and pull the fabric around it around the ring. Tighten the tail with a piece of cloth.

Buttons made of wood

Very few people know, but you can make buttons from wood. This will require breaking

branch the desired diameter, dry it. Then cut the circles, make holes with an awl and decorate the button to your liking. You can cover it with varnish, attach rhinestones, sequins and so on. This button can even be covered with material, so it will look much better, and it will also be nice to approach things. Do not be afraid of experiments, and you will get really original products.