$39.00 ($35.45) / button kit
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Yorkshire Button Kit: Despite the name, there is no evidence of an historic industry or tradition in Yorkshire regarding this button making technique. In fact, making this type of button using a homemade template or loom seems to have appeared in the 1980s or so - a relative newcomer. Gina-B Silkworks then developed these looms into a graduated set of reusable tools, to create the original Yorkshire Button Kit, produced in a range of styles and sizes as well as creating original patterns for using these looms. Yorkshire buttons are very similar in technique to the traditional Dorset buttons. However, they are made on a little loom, and then stuffed to create a ball or flat shape. They can be made using leftover wool and thread from projects; in fact they often work best with thicker thread. The resulting buttons are very tactile, and lots of fun. Despite the name, there is no evidence or tradition of an historic industry or tradition in Yorkshire regarding this button making technique. These looms have been designed & manufactured by Gina-B Silkworks in the UK, as reusable template tools in 6 sizes, with cleverly shaped & positioned tabs for ease of use. 6 reusable template tools - make as many buttons as you need. Full instructions, as well as instructions for 6 variations. Tactile and easy to make. This kit contains:-
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Dorset Ring Button Kit: (out of stock) Dorset ring buttons are one of the most well known of all of the thread button cottage industries. Traditionally they were made using white linen or cotton threads suitable for washing, making them perfect for shirts and undergarments. Textile button making can be quite addictive. More often than not, makers want to keep their first buttons as a record of their success. The printed fabric Little Button Journal© included with this kit allows you to do this, making up a sampler for future reference. Printed with drawings and snippets of text about buttons and button making, it also serves as a ground for further creative journalling. The buttons in this kit use needlework techniques that were traditionally used for this type of button. By adding colour to the traditional designs, a whole host of beautiful button can be created. They can be used to enhance not only textile projects such as clothing and home d&eacte;cor, but made into jewellery, as embellishments and so much more. Kit contains:
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Zwirnknopf: (out of stock) These ring buttons from continental Europe are made in a slightly different way to the English Dorset button. This variation in technique results in designs which are quite different. This kit also includes a printed fabric Little Button Journal - a bit of clever folding and you have a permanent place to keep your first button creations.
The buttons in this kit use traditional wrapping and stitching techniques to anchor the threads. Although the original buttons were made using only white threads, these buttons can be very striking worked in more than one colour. Today, these buttons can be used to enhance not only textile projects such as clothing and home décor, but made into jewellery, as embellishments and so much more. Kit contains:
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