I needed cloth buttons for a project, so after researching tutorials, I developed a process utilizing my laser cutter, a predictable choice I know.
This is how I created approximately 3/4 inch cloth buttons.
First I did a little trial and error to get the size that I wanted before drawing the circles and squares in the lightburn software.
After running playing with the power settings I was able to mark the circle onto the square and then cut the squares out.
The next step was a simple matter of doing a running stitch following the marked circle and pulling up until I was ready to fold the corners in to the center, sort of inverting it a little. From there just top stitching across at angles until I pulled everything as tight as I needed. All in all I'm pretty happy with the results and consistency
Layout in Lightburn with zero space between my arrange so there is no waste
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Running stitch following the scribed circle |
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| Just about ready to tuck the corners in to use as a stuffing. |
