Dorset Buttons

I made my first Dorset button yesterday! It was really a lot of fun to make!  You can see my whipped woven circle is a little off center, but it's my first one - practice, practice, practice! I'm looking forward to making many more! 😊 There is a tutorial on Sue Spargo's website here:

https://mailchi.mp/suespargo/creative-classroom-75rb683boy

Here is a brief description from her website:

Dorset buttons are not a new craft, but one that has been around for hundreds of years. In the early 1600s, Abraham Case introduced the "buttony trade" to Dorset, England, which employed a great number of the country's local women and children for generations to come. These delicate, soft buttons used a ring of horn and tufts of wool from Dorset Sheep. At one point, Dorset buttons were widely known and exported abroad to the United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe. However, the Industrial Revolution introduced us to the buttons that we are more familiar with today--mass produced plastic, metal, and ceramic buttons. 
Although many of today's buttons are great in their own way, there is something special about a handwoven Dorset button. The intricacies and variations make them great additions to projects. One of Sue's favorite applications of Dorset buttons is to utilize them as flowers, however, the possibilities are endless!