Another week, another guest blog post at Burdastyle.com! Behold: Dorset Buttons.
Click here to read about this history of this technique and learn how to make your own! I always send more pictures than I think Burdastyle will actually publish, just to give them some editorial choices. Here’s some of the pictures that didn’t make the cut…..
That’s my finished Dorset button that I used for the tutorial on Burdastyle. It took two attempts to make a button decent enough to show on the internet. Don’t ask to see the first one.
I think this might be the cutest use of a Dorset button in the history of the world. I found this picture and a wonderful review of Amy Butler’s Tunic Dress pattern here.
This is an example of different kind of Dorset button (there are MANY!) called “Knob.” You can learn loads more about the different types of dorset buttons at the British Button Society. That said, I’ll leave you with a closeup of the side of a knob-style Dorset button…..ahhhhh…….
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I’m pretty sure the bone rings you refer to in the article are just those little white plastic rings you can pick up at craft stores, the ones that are often sew to curtain tie-backs. I suspect they were actually made of bone in the old days.
I know the rings you’re talking about now! That makes sense. Thanks for the insight. Next time I’ll try it the right way.
P.S. When I was first researching Dorset buttons for my Burdastyle article I read somewhere that the original “bone rings” used for Dorset buttons were slices of goat horn. Neat!