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Ah, buttons
May. 10th, 2009 04:23 pmI wore the 1904 inspired skirt, and almost the first thing my friend (who has seen the original) said was, "It's cute, but it needs the buttons."
The originals are small shank buttons of a material I have not identified. I'm not sure where I'd find non-plastic shank buttons that are the correct size for the look.
It so happened that I read a journal entry that mentioned making buttons out of cloth. A google search later, and I had basic instructions from a cached webpage. (I can no longer find this page, alas. I should have saved it when I thought of it!)
Anyway, after letting the idea sit for a few days, I grabbed the scraps from making the skirt and using a standard thread spool as a pattern cut out a circle of fabric. I did a running stitch in the middle at about the size I wanted the finished button to be. Then I folded and tucked and tucked and folded and tacked and fluffed until it was roughly button shaped and sized with all the raw edges inside. (I hope. I wonder how it will go through the wash because the fabric tends to fray.)
The later buttons look better than the first two, but they all look fairly good. I made six. I just need to fix the one side. The fabric shifted or something and it's more bunched than the other side which hangs beautifully.
I asked my sister what she wanted to wear to the Renaissance Fair this year. She brought out the late eighteen century style dress I made her and suggested adding lacing on the front we'd pinned.
Um... well... it's a tiny floral print. But if the accessories are right, I can make it look sort of like a German kirtle or something. Maybe. We'll see. I think the pieces are shaped right. The seams in the back won't be right, but... and perhaps I can convince her to let me dye it a solid color.
The originals are small shank buttons of a material I have not identified. I'm not sure where I'd find non-plastic shank buttons that are the correct size for the look.
It so happened that I read a journal entry that mentioned making buttons out of cloth. A google search later, and I had basic instructions from a cached webpage. (I can no longer find this page, alas. I should have saved it when I thought of it!)
Anyway, after letting the idea sit for a few days, I grabbed the scraps from making the skirt and using a standard thread spool as a pattern cut out a circle of fabric. I did a running stitch in the middle at about the size I wanted the finished button to be. Then I folded and tucked and tucked and folded and tacked and fluffed until it was roughly button shaped and sized with all the raw edges inside. (I hope. I wonder how it will go through the wash because the fabric tends to fray.)
The later buttons look better than the first two, but they all look fairly good. I made six. I just need to fix the one side. The fabric shifted or something and it's more bunched than the other side which hangs beautifully.
I asked my sister what she wanted to wear to the Renaissance Fair this year. She brought out the late eighteen century style dress I made her and suggested adding lacing on the front we'd pinned.
Um... well... it's a tiny floral print. But if the accessories are right, I can make it look sort of like a German kirtle or something. Maybe. We'll see. I think the pieces are shaped right. The seams in the back won't be right, but... and perhaps I can convince her to let me dye it a solid color.
