Button Brooches - Beeston Library - Adult Learning

You will make a button brooch (make be a pendant) in the session you also look at skill development and crafting precision, which can be used to create a crafting business. It is a great way to use buttons to create something new and keep memories of items alive. No Previous skills required but you will be using a needle and thread.

Do you have a button tin? Has it been passed on from a family member, this is fun and creative way to use them and give them a new life! Also look at other options that can be created

What will learners achieve by the end of the course?

• Demonstrate Practical Assembly Skills: learners will successfully create and complete at least one button brooch using appropriate stitching or adhesive techniques, ensuring structural integrity and durability. Achieve Consistent Finishing: learners will produce a brooch with uniform stitching, clean edges, and secure fastenings, following quality standards suitable for retail or gifting.

• Utilize Recycled Materials Effectively: learners will complete a button brooch using at least 80% repurposed or upcycled materials, demonstrating an understanding of sustainable crafting practices.

• Evaluate Environmental Impact: learners will assess the environmental benefits of using recycled materials versus new materials in handmade crafts.

• Develop Pricing & Branding Strategies: learners will calculate the cost of materials and labour for their brooch and propose a selling price that ensures sustainability and profit in a craft-based business.

• Create a Mini Marketing Plan: learners will outline three potential sales or promotional strategies for selling handmade button brooches.

What you will need to bring to the course:

Plastic canvas (available in several shapes)

Buttons

Needle