Handmade Buttons
I have been super busy lately with a course I'm taking (medical transcription), so I have had less time to work on art and crafts. However, as I have said before, I always find time to knit.
This is my latest finished sweater.
I used the Harwood pattern by Sarah Hatton from Fresh Fashion Knits. I love this sweater! It was really fun to knit, and it turned out exactly like I hoped it would.
The sweater in the book has unique buttons. I used their shape for inspiration and made my own buttons out of polymer clay.
This is my latest finished sweater.
The sweater in the book has unique buttons. I used their shape for inspiration and made my own buttons out of polymer clay.
I made a cane out of burgundy clay wrapped with a thin layer of black. I reduced, cut, and reassembled the cane many times until I had a complex cane made up of many amorphous shapes. I used scrap clay to make the bead forms and then covered them with thin slices of the cane. After baking the buttons, I sanded them and then polished them with a piece of old denim.
I'm pleased with the way these turned out. I will definitely make more buttons in the future.
Gorgeous buttons! I'm so impressed that you made them yourself. The sweater is pretty great too.
ReplyDeleteI came across your blog from your etsy shop. Very cool necklaces.
Thank you Mignonette! It's great to see someone find my blog through Etsy.
DeleteI love the sweater,because I am a knitter too,do you have the pattern?
ReplyDeleteHi Mai. The pattern is called Harwood, and it is from the book Fresh Fashion Knits, edited by Kate Buller. It was a great pattern to knit. I highly recommend it!
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