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Please would someone give me the instructions for making Chinese ball buttons? Or failing this, the name of a well-known book where I can find them. I’m in Australia.
Denise.
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Shirley Adams can...
*Those are very clear directions. Try making the buttons from shoe laces or climbing rope remnants (very colorful).
*I would like to know how to complete the frog closure if you're using Chinese ball buttons as part of a frog. These are GREAT instructions, by the way.
*awhile ago, Threads had an article on making 4 different types of frog closures, by Nancy Nehring. if you have back issues available (or at the library?), try issue 58, pp. 32 - 35 (April/May 1995). Nancy also wrote some great articles about making buttons.
*Here's a video on the simplest frog closure you can make...
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