How to Make Covered Buttons With a Grommet Machine
- 1). Mount button machine on a 2-by-6-inch board with provided hardware to create stability for the machine during use.
- 2). Screw the provided pressing plate into the top of the button machine. Place cutting block on the bottom of the machine. Set the chosen button fabric onto the block. Place the cutter on top of the fabric with the sharp side touching the fabric. Ensure the cutter is centered under the pressing plate. Press the button machine handle all the way down to cut through the fabric and create circular cut-outs. Fabric can be folded over multiple times to create multiple cut-outs at once.
- 3). Remove all parts and fabric from the machine. Leave the pressing plate screwed into the machine. Separate the fabric circles and set aside.
- 4). Put the bottom die into the base of the machine. Insert the button back into the die with the right side down.
- 5). Insert a fabric circle into the top die. Set a button shell on top of the fabric in the center. The shell should sit right side down on the fabric. Insert the pusher into the center of the button shell. Pull the die up with one hand while forcefully push down on the pusher with the other hand. Set the pusher aside.
- 6). Flip the top die over, and set it on top of the bottom die. It should fit snugly over the bottom die due to the grooved edges of the dies. Press the handle down all the way. You should feel the button suck together while you press the handle down.
- 7). Remove the top die from the button machine. Pop the button out of the die. Repeat process to make multiple covered buttons.
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