Chapter 7 - Button Making

Button Collection















I started with 4 cardboard shapes which I wrapped with fabric and threads adding beads to one and a bow on another. They look more like sweets to me!


















4 Dorset buttons using a variety of fabrics.




















Top left: A stacked covered button - a larger ring wrapped with thread, a smaller ring wrapped with a contrast and a knot in the middle. Top right: two overlapping mono printed fabrics with beads. Middle: 4 different coloured ribbons woven.


















Left: A woven cord button, Right: I spiraled a woollen cord leaving a loop for a toggle.




















Toggle Collection



















Painted tyvek toggles wrapped with metallic threads and burnt.


















Left: rolled fabric as a spiral with a fancy machine edge. Right: Same shape but using felt and adding ribbon and beads.



















From the left: dyed fabric with sequin edges rolled around a piece of BBQ stick. Rolled fabric with corded edging and finally a fabric wrapped stick.

Chapter 6 - Tassels

These first two tassels are fairly basic to get me into the mood! I really enjoyed this chapter and would lie awake thinking of ideas! (I know I need to get a life!)






















Left - Soft embroidery threads with a crochet bow. Right - A collection of novelty threads.





















The left tassel is made with cords from the previous chapter and the right one uses 'sari silk' ends which fray brilliantly.






















A regular tassel with a ring a baby tassels fixed around the fringe.



















A triangular tassel made on square cardboard, machined in the middle and then folded over twice.



















This one was made with machine covered wire which was then spiraled and fixed into a fimo head wrapped with novelty threads.




















A machine embroidered head folded over to form the fringe plus added beads.






















The tassel above is made from pink straws wrapped with ribbons and threads, cut into sections and reassembled into a fringe with threads, beads and buttons. The head is a felt ball.

























This is my version of a super tassel! 2 wooden balls at the top from a wrapped ring with the fringe wrapped into various sections + beads.