Christmas dorset buttons

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It's a bit early for Christmas but I made this at a sewing group I go to, pound coin for scale.

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Day 355 : Christmas Trees Hmmm. The idea was quite good - but this did not go well. The texture of the foil didn't work, the knots for lights too big, the tree stems hard to see - but I like the idea. Might have to try a version in finer threads to see if I can make it work better. I could have started again and been a bit late posting tonight. But I thought that it might be a good opportunity to talk about the not-so-good creations. It doesn't always work, that's the way it goes. Sometimes…

Making lovely Christmassy Dorset buttons with @bodkincreates on the @devonsunyarns #devonsunyarnsretreat

Day 358 : Christmas Star Yes, I am much happier with this one. Quite different than the first - and second - version! The second I worked last night. It is actually quite pretty, but quite ordinary really and looked rather like any Victorian button, so it is sitting on my table. This one though - much better. I could have worked it the other way around, so the trees pointed outwards which would have made it more similar to the previous version, but it is much tidier this way. So, a busy day…

I had an interesting Facebook exchange with someone yesterday regarding some new thread buttons I've been teaching myself to make. These...