How to sew a button heart
By Leah Halliday, from Living and crafting the vintage lifestyle.
Basic sewing skills required; if you don't have these then get yourself along to a local craft group or watch How to Sew a Button (youtube.com).
Materials
- A selection of buttons
- Tape measure
- Ribbon
- Jewellery wire
- Pliers (or old scissors)
- Scissors for the ribbon
Thread the buttons
Cut the wire to approx 25cm, then thread the first button on from the back. Bend the wire down into the hole and leave about 2½ cm at the end.
As you thread the buttons on keep the wire tension tight and make sure each button is pressed as close as possible to the next one.
Position the buttons
Position a smaller button about half way through and make one length of wire one small button longer than the other side.
Put the two ends together and give the wire 3 or 4 twists to secure it before snipping the ends off.
Shape the heart
Shape into the heart with the small top button becoming the middle point of the heart.
Take approx 36 cm of ribbon, fold in half and hook round the back of the middle button, tie a knot, then a double knot at the top.
Hang up and enjoy your handywork!
