DO IT UP

Connie Mabbott’s simple button embroidery upgrade will revive your favourite wardrobe pieces

TAKEN FROM CUSTOMISING CLOTHES WITH EMBROIDERY BY CONNIE MABBOTT; PUBLISHED PEN AND SWORD;

HOW TO MAKE MACHINE-EMBROIDERED BUTTONS MATERIALS ■ Iron-on adhesive/ Bondaweb ■ Water-soluble film ■ Lilac cotton ■ Orange/gold seed beads ■ Fleece for padding ■ Knitted lilac cardigan ■ Drawing compass ■ Sewing machine ■ Embroidery foot ■ Small embroidery scissors ■ Spring embroidery hoop ■ Beading needle ■ Hand sewing needle ■ Gunold Sulky Embroidery threads in 1001, 0508 and 1025 ■ Gunold Cotty 100 for bobbin thread A new season doesn‘t have to mean lots of new things in your wardrobe. Upcycling your clothes is the best way to give them a refresh, and this project adds little details for a subtle uplift. If you aren’t confident with machine embroidery, try doing the same but with hand-embroidered details. As long as your buttons are attached securely, you‘re golden.…

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Mollie (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2022

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