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This video tutorial from American Button Machines teaches you how to create ponytail buttons and how to properly install the eyelet that turns buttons into pony tail holders.

Fabric buttons have been one of the most prominent topics that we have covered here at The Button Blog. Rather than try to re-invent the wheel or regurgitate old information, we will provide you with the links to our fabric button tutorial series, plus some other useful resources to help you in your fabric button endeavor

Welcome back to the ABM Video Series! Today's video tutorial is a very simple one, and shows you how to cut out circular button graphics using American Button Machines' econo circle cutter. The econo circle cutter differs from our other circle cutters by obviously being less expensive. Still, it cuts perfect circles and is adjustable from 2 inches to 7 1/4 inches. And while it's perfect for preparing graphics for button making, it will work well for any type of circular cut you need to make with paper. Here are the quick and easy steps: Create a sheet of paper...

In this, the fourth installment of our ABM Video Series, we are going to show you just how ridiculously easy it is to make a pinback button with our simple tutorial.

Welcome to the third installment of our video series. We're happy to have you back! Previously, we described and showed you videos on how to make a one inch button and how to use an adjustable circle cutter to cut out an individual graphic for a single button. Now, the question you may be asking yourself after watching those two videos is, what do I do if I want to make a whole bunch of buttons? Do I have to use the adjustable circle cutter to cut out each graphic individually? And the answer, of course, would be no. To...