About this course
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.
Booking your place and fee information
Booking your place and fee information
If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our webpage for further information https www.inspireculture.org.uk skills learning funding your courses
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Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required). As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:
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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
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