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Hand made buttons

Holly Berry

Re: Hand made buttons
« Reply #15 on: March 17, 2019, 12:19:16 PM »
I’ve made some machine embroidered buttons too and think that they make a good feature.
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Lowena

Re: Hand made buttons
« Reply #16 on: March 17, 2019, 12:21:01 PM »
I've just sent for a starter kit from Henry's Buttons :)
Triumph of hope over experience :D

Holly Berry

Re: Hand made buttons
« Reply #17 on: March 17, 2019, 12:41:19 PM »
Enjoy. If you find the instructions a bit confusing, give me a shout. We had an instructor so could demonstrate, as I got a bit confused with the weaving, but then maybe that’s just me   0_0
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HenriettaMaria

Re: Hand made buttons
« Reply #18 on: March 17, 2019, 14:15:08 PM »
King Charles I wore two shirts at his execution (so he wouldn't shiver and seem like he was scared) and they were closed at the neck by Dorset buttons, although that version had wire rims, not plastic!

Greybird

Re: Hand made buttons
« Reply #19 on: March 17, 2019, 16:08:52 PM »
@Lowena I seem to remember you were in need of shirt buttons recently. Make enough little Dorset buttons and you could replace a whole set on his shirt.

Iminei

Re: Hand made buttons
« Reply #20 on: March 17, 2019, 17:29:19 PM »
@Holly Berry  ... theyre wonderful!!!! ...

but how on earth  did you embroider such lil scraps of fabric ?? a
nd then covered those self covering jobbies, yes ??
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wrenkins

Re: Hand made buttons
« Reply #21 on: March 17, 2019, 17:47:53 PM »
I remember those!  :loveit:
Lovely!  :loveit:
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Holly Berry

Re: Hand made buttons
« Reply #22 on: March 17, 2019, 18:24:37 PM »
@ Iminei I machined them on a larger piece of fabric and then cut round.
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