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How to Make a Fabric-covered Belt

Buckle

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I love fabric-covered belt buckles! So when I saw this kit at Lacis in Berkeley, I
bought it right away. I had only seen some vintage buckle kits at second-hand
places. If you don’t live in the Bay Area, you can order this kit and other styles and
sizes (square, circle, rectangle) from Lacis’s online catalog. Just go to this page and
type in “hand cover buckle” into the search eld and several buckle styles will
appear. (Prices range from $3.20 to $9.)

It’s very easy to cover a buckle with this kit. However, I think it works best with
lighter weight fabrics. My fabric was medium weight cotton and going around the
corners was a little tricky. The metal of the buckle is very light and easily dented so
be gentle!

Here’s what you’ll nd inside once you open the kit: two buckle pieces (fabric goes
over the larger piece and the other piece ts inside the back, holding the fabric in
place); the metal prong goes into the belt holes/eyelets; and that white thing is a
double-sided piece of adhesive that you stick to the fabric.

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Instructions are on the back of the kit. You remove the center part and then peel o
one side of the double-sided sticker and place it on your fabric. I placed my sticker
on the bias so it would go around the curves more easily.

Then I cut around it and removed the remaining bit of paper, revealing the second
sticky side, which goes over the buckle.

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Then I placed the buckle in the dead center of this piece of fabric, clipped the inside
corners, and began sticking the fabric to the buckle. I began with the corners and
stuck them down. I didn’t think about clipping the curves until I stuck the corners
down. Oops. Note: clip your corners so the fabric isn’t so thick in those areas.

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Then I went around the edges and stuck the fabric to the buckle like so.

After that’s done, you put the other buckle piece on top of the fabric-covered one…

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and then you put the circular part of the metal prong in the center and use pliers to
close it and you’re done!

I bought a yard of cotton/rayon Petersham ribbon for the belt. It’s rather thick,
which was perfect for my purposes. And I loved the royal blue color. A couple of
years ago I got this Dritz plier kit (on sale!) to install eyelets and snaps but I never
used it. So I nally took it out of its packaging, discovered that it came with a
few blue eyelets, which I then installed on the ribbon, about an inch apart from each
other.

It’s pretty easy to use. Just mark where you want the eyelets to go, use the pliers to
punch a hole, place the eyelet on the pliers and then put it over the hole and squeeze
the handles.

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I was nervous I was going to screw it up but I just took a deep breath and squeezed
and it worked! And in case you’re wondering, here’s how I nished the belt…

which then needed a snap installed to keep it from opping down because of the
added weight of the folds on the end.

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Have you made a fabric-covered belt buckle before? I made one once but I was
totally fudging it. It looked ne on the outside but it was a total mess on the other
side. I just cut some fabric and hand sewed it on the back – thus the mess.

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Author: Chuleenan
Chuleenan sews, collects hats and shoes, and is a fabric addict. She is also the organizer for
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Chuleenan / May 29, 2014 / Notions / belt buckle, fabric-covered belt buckle, Lacis, Maxant
buckle kit, notions, tutorial

13 thoughts on “How to Make a Fabric-covered Belt

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stella
November 21, 2016 at 3:19 am

Complete self-cover belt kits are now available for sale at

http://www.easycoverbelt.com They come with the belt tape, eyelets, buckle…the
whole lot. The instructions are clear and the belts look perfect when nished. They
are in 3 widths as well. Very easy to put together.

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Chuleenan 
November 22, 2016 at 11:42 am

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Thanks for the info! I’ll check it out.

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Stephen Reed
February 10, 2016 at 10:15 am

For all you lovers of fabric covered belts. Maxant Buttons LLC has released 10 new
packages of Buckles to Cover. These are available on the web site and soon in your
favorite sewing notions store. These are all made in the US and we think you will like
them. Also belting is available.

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Chuleenan 
February 10, 2016 at 12:05 pm

Thank you for letting me know! I’ll take a look.

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stephen Reed
August 23, 2015 at 11:57 am

Sorry last post was incorrect

Belt Buckles to Cover with fabric are now available at http://coverbuttons.com

http://coverbuttons.com/products/belts.html
http://coverbuttons.com/products/beltkits.html

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Chuleenan 
August 23, 2015 at 4:43 pm

Thanks for the links!

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Quest Bars
September 30, 2014 at 8:09 pm

I like what you guys tend to be up too. This type of clever work and coverage!

Keep up the excellent works guys I’ve incorporated you guys to our blogroll.

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kathy
May 30, 2014 at 8:52 pm

I am so excited to know that I can order those. I have collected a few vintage
packages but always hated to use them, I just love to admire them and often
wondered why someone would not manufacture them again. Thanks so much for the
link. They have so many styles! I love the look of a covered bucket, it is such a great
look and so essential when trying to recreate a vintage styled out t. TWO THUMBS
UP!

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Chuleenan 
May 31, 2014 at 12:07 am

You’re welcome! I also have a couple of vintage kits but couldn’t bring myself to
use them. Heheh. I love fabric-covered buckles, too. Thanks for visiting!

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Brooke
May 29, 2014 at 7:39 pm

I’ve used these kits many times. (I even have a handful of the exact one you pictured
above.) I recently used one for a theatre production and covered it with brocade. It
was a little thick and tricky to work with, but fray check helped in the snipped
corners. I wish the kits were easier to nd and in more sizes!

When I need a smaller buckle, I usually just handstitch my fabric around a metal
one. If you’re careful and fold under the edges of the fabric as you go, it isn’t too bad
but de nitely not as neat and clean as the kit nishes up.

Your ribbon belt looks lovely! I really like how you nished the end.=)

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Chuleenan 
May 29, 2014 at 10:21 pm

I had never seen a new buckle kit in a store before so I was thrilled that Lacis (just
down the street from where I live) started carrying them. If I ever use heavier
fabric I’ll have to remember about using fray check – good idea, Brooke!

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I can see how smaller buckles could be a bit of a challenge, hiding the folds and
stitches.

Glad you like how I nished the belt!

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