In this month’s crafting session members learned how to make traditional Dorset Buttons. These pretty handmade buttons are traditionally made with a process of thread winding and sewing, and have been made in the County of Dorset as long ago as the 1600’s. Ram’s horns were used as the original ring base, wrapped with linen yarns for higher quality clothing and locally produced wool yarn for a more basic button. In 2017 the Heritage Crafts Association included Button Making in their list of endangered heritage crafts.
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