Channeling the power of the Hivemind, 18th c. Edition

[sewphisticate]

Halp! Oh, cursed handwork ahead

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[bauhausfrau]

[nuranar]

Is it an option to buy them?

[sewphisticate]

How I wish! No, color of jacket is sort of strange, and nothing looks good on it, so I figured I could find thread that was close enough that would work for buttons - if I could manage to wrap the buttons.

[koshka_the_cat]

I've made them--I used the tutorial at Wooded Hamlet and the memoeof being shown how to do it in Williamsburg. I don't know of good online instructions. Therenis a book which descibes it that Burnley and Trowbridge carries.

A video tutorial is on my list. It's one of those things that's very hard to do with pictures. And I'm not exactly sure how to manage filming it either...

[howlgirl]

You should have taken my class at CoCo last year. ;-)

Are you planning on one color or two?

[sewphisticate]

OMG - one color for sure! I'm not even sure I can manage that!

[howlgirl]

I can make you a tutorial for single color buttons. The way I make them isn't 100% period, but they work and it's a good way to learn.

Just as a warning, they can take a LOT of thread. I made 1" ones for a suit and I could only get three and a half buttons out of one card of twist.

[sewphisticate]

Oh, you fabulous, fabulous girl! I would love you forever - oh, wait. I already do! But yes, thanks! What do you need from me?

[sewaddicted]

I had a lesson a few weeks ago, and my teacher asked if I was left handed (cos I was using the opposite hands than i ought to be). Upshot is I think I'm the last one to offer advice cos my brain/hand works is hinky.

My teacher had a DVD ... which doesn't help you right now .
http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Making-Buttons-Gina-Barrett/9780954661847

Craftstylish.com have a great page on dorset buttons, but nothing on DH buttons. :( sorry!