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» posted on Monday, August 23rd, 2010 at 5:10 pm by ABM
So Many Options with 6″ Buttons
One of the most commonly asked – and important – questions that we get from potential button makers is: what size button is right for our project? It’s a great question. With so many different button size options available, it can be hard to narrow it down and choose the one that perfectly fits your particular project.
While the 2.25″ button is the most common and versatile button size that we sell, it is just one of many. In today’s post we are going to talk about a button size that doesn’t get enough credit or pub; but hey, even big buttons need love too.
So here are a variety of uses for the 6″ button.
post a comment | filed under Button Machines · Fabric Buttons · Photo Buttons · Uses for Buttons | tags: 6 inch buttons, 6" buttons, display buttons, easel back, magnet backs, Photo Buttons, Pinback Buttons
» posted on Friday, July 16th, 2010 at 10:20 am by ABM
Button University Lesson 9: Fabric Button Machines and Systems
Welcome back to another installment of Button University Lessons! In Lesson 8, we showed you some quick videos and outlined step-by-step button making guidelines, reconfirming the simplicity and speed of our machines. Today, we are going to talk a little bit about fabric covered buttons.
Our Fabric Button Machine allows you to make your own fabric buttons or ponytail holders! In fact, Using our large eyelet two-piece button sets, fabric covered buttons can be attached to shoe laces, flip flops, shoe charms, hair ties & more!
There are a couple of machines that we have that will cater to whatever needs you have. Here are the details on those machines.
one Comment | filed under Button Machines · Button University · Fabric Buttons · Keychains | tags: bobby pins, button accessories, cell phone charms, drink coasters, fabric covered buttons, hair ties, Monogrammed Buttons, refrigerator magnets, shoe charms, shoe laces
» posted on Thursday, June 10th, 2010 at 8:47 am by ABM
Monogrammed Buttons Offer a Solution for Embroidery Business Expansion in Three Easy Steps
Custom monogrammed buttons are growing in popularity and it’s easier than ever for embroidery shops and monogrammed gift businesses to get in on the action.
Fabric buttons are extremely versatile, but most manufacturers do not offer any options for their customers. Thus, your embroidery business or monogrammed gift shop has a solid chance to capitalize on the opportunity. With inexpensive supplies and a quick, easy process, the high profit margins custom monogrammed buttons offer is an excellent way for a business to expand.
post a comment | filed under Circle Cutters · Fabric Buttons · Monogrammed Buttons | tags: cell phone charms, embroidery businesses, high profit margins, Monogrammed Buttons, pin back buttons, refrigerator magnets
» posted on Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010 at 8:52 pm by ABM
Using Adjustable Circle Cutters for Buttons, Crafts, Projects
At American Button Machines we pride ourselves on being a one-stop shop for any supply you may need for a wide range of button making projects. What a lot of our visitors and customers do not realize is that many of our products also have useful functions outside the realm of button making.
While our usual focus on this blog is to revel in the wonderful world of buttons, we are actually going to – don’t
be alarmed – take a brief step outside of button making to discuss the most versatile product that we sell: adjustable circle cutters.
Obviously the circle cutter tool is a prominent product in our overall line of button making supplies and accessories because it is perfect for cutting circular graphics and photos for making pinback buttons. However, the purpose of this post is to help you step outside the button making box and understand the wide variety of additional projects for which a circle cutter tool can be a perfect tool.
In addition to cutting graphics for pinback buttons, many arts and crafts aficionados use circle cutters to cut numerous items other than paper, and have found tremendous benefits. Schools, arts and crafts lovers, companies, and families have purchased our adjustable circle cutter to cut circles out of paper, thin plastic, construction paper, poster board, and fabric.
Here is a quick video to show you how a circle cutter tool works:
6 comments | filed under Circle Cutters · Fabric Buttons · Pinback Buttons | tags: adjustable cutter, Circle Cutter, cutters, cutting fabric, cutting material, Photo Buttons, scrapbooking
» posted on Friday, April 16th, 2010 at 1:17 pm by ABM
Fabric Button How-To Series: Using Your Button Machine Properly to Make Fabric-Covered Buttons
One of the growing trends in monogramming and embroidery is the use of fabric-covered buttons as an accessory for a number of items, from clothing to purses to shoes. Many small embroidery shops have begun to offer a selection of fabric buttons, including custom monogrammed buttons. With a professional grade button machine, a small embroidery shop can quickly expand its product offering with a fun and versatile fabric button that has a number of uses. This post is the third in our week-long series on fabric buttons.
Tuesday, we discussed important pointers for choosing the right fabric when you begin your fabric button making project. Wednesday, we told you about the myriad uses for fabric-covered buttons. Then yesterday, we discussed why many embroidery shops are investing in their own professional button machine to create custom fabric buttons. Today, we give you a brief overview of the proper way to use a button machine to make fabric-covered buttons.
In a rotating die button maker, the materials are placed into two separate dies. The button’s front shell and fabric are positioned in the first die, which is rotated into the machine, and the lever is pulled once. The button back is then placed in the second die, which is rotated into the press, and the lever is pulled a second time completing the button press operation.
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» posted on Thursday, April 15th, 2010 at 1:30 pm by ABM
Fabric Button How-To Series: Making Fabric-Covered Buttons With Your Own Professional Button Machine
One of the growing trends in monogramming and embroidery is the use of fabric-covered buttons as an accessory for a number of items, from clothing to purses to shoes. Many small embroidery shops have begun to offer a selection of fabric buttons, including custom monogrammed buttons. With a professional grade button machine, a small embroidery shop can quickly expand its product offering with a fun and versatile fabric button that has a number of uses. This post is the third in our week-long series on fabric buttons.
Tuesday, we discussed important pointers for choosing the right fabric when you begin your fabric button making project. Then yesterday, we told you about the myriad uses for fabric-covered buttons. Today, we will provide an overview of why many embroidery shops are investing in their own professional button machine to produce custom fabric buttons.
post a comment | filed under Button Machines · Fabric Buttons | tags: And, Button, button machine, button maker, Company, craft, crafty, Dritz, embroidered, embroidery, fabric button, fabric covered, gift, how-to, initial, manufacturer, monogram, monogrammed, Morgan, personalize, professional
» posted on Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 at 6:53 am by ABM
Fabric Button How-To Series: The Many Varied Uses of Fabric-Covered Buttons
One of the growing trends in monogramming and embroidery is the use of fabric-covered buttons as an accessory for a number of items, from clothing to purses to shoes. Many small embroidery shops have begun to offer a selection of fabric buttons, including custom monogrammed buttons. With a professional grade button machine, a small embroidery shop can quickly expand its product offering with a fun and versatile fabric button that has a number of uses. This post is the second in our week-long series on fabric buttons.
Yesterday, we gave you a brief introduction to fabric buttons and discussed a few pointers for choosing the right fabric. In today’s post, we will discuss the wide variety of uses for fabric-covered buttons that can easily be made with the right equipment, like your own professional button machine.
The Many Varied Uses of Fabric-Covered Buttons
Most button making machines are manufactured to produce pinback buttons using regular printer paper. Fabric is a completely different type of material than paper. It is important to have a button maker calibrated properly to accommodate for the challenges in making a button out of fabric material. Proper calibration ensures the fabric button machine will produce consistent quality buttons throughout its life.
With a little creativity and the right equipment, an embroidery business can expand their offering of fabric-covered buttons and sell a large variety of novelty buttons with a number of different applications. After cutting the fabric to a specific size with our Circle Cutter or Fabric Cutting Press, a number of different options such as the type we offer on our website www.AmericanButtonMachines.com, can be pressed onto the back of the button to make several different products.
post a comment | filed under Circle Cutters · Fabric Buttons · Keychains | tags: charms, Circle Cutter, Fabric Buttons, Keychains, zipper pulls
» posted on Tuesday, April 13th, 2010 at 12:48 pm by ABM
Fabric Buttons How-To Series: Getting Started by Choosing Your Fabric
One of the growing trends in monogramming and embroidery is the use of fabric-covered buttons as an accessory for a number of items, from clothing to purses to shoes. Many small embroidery shops have begun to offer a selection of fabric buttons, including custom monogrammed buttons. With a professional grade button machine, a small embroidery shop can quickly expand its product offering with a fun and versatile fabric button that has a number of uses. This post is the first in our week-long series on fabric buttons.
Getting Started by Choosing Your Fabric
One of the most exciting aspects of fabric buttons is choosing the right fabric with which to decorate the button. A trip to the local arts and crafts store is sure to provide a wide array of patterns and designs that can give any fabric button a certain amount of flair.
post a comment | filed under Button Machines · Button Making Software · Fabric Buttons | tags: Fabric Buttons, how-to
» posted on Thursday, February 4th, 2010 at 3:20 pm by ABM
ABM Customer Spotlight: Operation Smiley Face
We are very, very proud and excited about featuring Operation Smiley Face as our latest ABM Customer Spotlight. When you hear the story behind this wonderful operation, and the incredible woman who is its driving force, you will understand why.
Operation Smiley Face was started by a women (whose name is not listed on her website other than as “Operation Smiley Face“) who is currently dealing with stage 4 Metastic Breast Cancer that had already spread to her lymph nodes and lungs when she was first diagnosed in August of 2009. This came on the heels of more than a decade of coping with her 1998 diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis.
You might read that paragraph and think that she has little to smile and be positive about. And to you or I that might be the case, but this inspiring woman has chosen to focus on the positives despite the cavalcade of negatives facing her every day.
Incredibly, she has somehow found a way to not only keep herself smiling, but to make other people – including and especially strangers she has never met – smiling too.
post a comment | filed under Button Machines · Customer Spotlight · Fabric Buttons | tags: button machine, Customer Spotlight, etsy, Fabric Buttons, operation smiley face, smiley faces
» posted on Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 at 3:46 pm by ABM
Customer Spotlight: Selvedge House
Today’s customer spotlight shines on the fine folks over at Selvedge House, which is based in Brisbane, Australia. Selvedge House, as their website explains, provides a collection of hand crafted designer textiles, patterns and craft kits.
Recently, Danielle from Selvedge House sent us an email to tell us know how “brilliant” our button machine work and “how much fun” they have using it well set up at a weekend market stall. And in addition to fun, Danielle informs us that during that one weekend craft fair they pretty much made the cost of the machine back.
Here is a portion of Danielle’s email to us and some pictures from their weekend:
post a comment | filed under Button Machines · Customer Spotlight · Fabric Buttons | tags: Button Machines, button making, button supplies, craft fairs, craft kits, Customer Spotlight, fabric mirrors, selvedge-house
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