A potentially annoying part of working with fabric is having scraps left over and not knowing what to do with them. Often they are too small to seem of much use. Nevertheless, we found a great idea for really small fabric remnants at the blog howaboutorange; this blog suggests making fabric thumbtacks. Here’s what you’ll need:
- 1/2″ buttons (wedding gown size)
- pliers
- fabric scraps
- hot glue
(1) Begin by pulling the loops off all the button backing pieces with the pliers. (2) Then cut your fabric into circles about the size of quarters. Don’t worry about making perfect circles as the fabric is tucked under the button. (3) Now attach the fabric to the top of the button. (4) Next, glue a tack to the underside of the button and allow time for the glue to dry.
Step 1
Steps 2-3
Step 4
Finished Product
In just a few simple steps you can take scraps that usually end up in the garbage and make something fun and easy!
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