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Dorset Buttons: Thread Button Workshop
Price
£20
£20; workshop-specific materials provided. Bring basic sewing equipment if possible. Ages 18+.
About
Learn the history of Dorset buttons and make your own thread-button designs.
The workshop introduces the documented Dorset thread-button tradition, established in Shaftesbury in 1622, then teaches participants to make their own interpretations. Workshop leaders are Linda Leeson, Catherine Bailey and Ann Gibson. Materials specific to the class are provided; bringing basic sewing equipment and optional fabrics or threads is useful. Suitable for ages 18+.
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