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Foundation Crochet instructions - click for pdf
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Links which may be useful in making buttons:
Dorset Buttons
http://www.britishbuttonsociety.org/20070401DorsetButtons.htm
http://www.craftstylish.com/item/42688/how-to-make-dorset-buttons
http://www.mandacrafts.co.uk/Links.html for Dorset and Yorkshire buttons
www.willofyre.com/buttons2.pdf forTurkish and Persian buttons
Polymer clay [Fimo]
http://www.craftstylish.com/item/42722/make-your-own-buttons-from-polymer-clay
Chinese Knot
http://www.ehow.com/how_5025415_tie-chinese-knot-button.html
Wooden buttons
http://www.ehow.com/how_2294080_make-wood-buttons-from-tree.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_4524283_make-wooden-buttons.html
Leather Buttons
http://www.ehow.com/how_6747635_make-leather-buttons.html
Using templates
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2007/brigittenbuttons.html creative buttons
http://www.disswoolandcrafts.com/acatalog/Shell_Buttons.html
Felted wool
http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_6969967_make-felted-wool-buttons.html
http://www.stickypawsfelting.co.uk/wordpress/?p=73 and other types of button
Button backs [for attaching to flat backed articles] available at
http://www.gregory-knopp.co.uk/
Other types of buttons
http://www.eribe.co.uk/knitting/howtoknit includes a small entry on buttons
http://www.craftstylish.com/item/8202/how-to-make-a-custom-knitted-button-and-win-the-style-game
http://www.knittingdaily.com/blogs/daily/archive/2010/03/24/make-your-own-buttons.aspx covering a cardboard circle with yarn
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Mock Rib Neckband
Decide the shape of neckline, using a template, mark around it. With an overlocker, on a narrow width setting and matching thread cut away the surplus.
OR use a Sewing machine
Use a jersey needle. Choose a stretch stitch and matching thread. Stitch then cut away surplus with scissors the correct side of the stitching.
Place neck edge to knitting machine to see number of needles needed on main bed.
Cast on with waste yarn knit a few rows ending with carriage on LHS.
Knit 1 row with nylon cord. Change to main yarn knit 1 row on tension 8. Change to tension 6, knit 3 rows.
Transfer alternate sts to adjacent needles. At tension 2 knit 24 rows. (it may help picking up the stitches in the next step, to knit a contrast sewing thread in the first row
of mock rib)
Pick up the stitches from first row knitted in rib. This seals the band. At tension 6 knit 4 rows.
Attaching band to garment
Place garment right side up, with either plastic or material between the garment and bed of machine to save garment picking up any oil from the machine. Push neck edge
down on to sinker pins.
Push the needles through fabric just enough to see the hook of the needle.
Pick up the loops of the very first row knitted and place on needles. Close the latches enclosing the stitch in the needle head. From underneath the garment pull the needles
back through fabric to working position.
Putting tension on the needles, lift knitting off gate pegs. Cast off behind sinker pins.
NB If the cast off edge is needed on the right side of garment for decorative edge place garment wrong side up.