Friday, June 17, 2022

My Buttons

 After teaching at the recent Jamestown Clothing Conference, someone asked me for pictures of my buttons.  I've posted about the research I've done, but only a few of the buttons I've made.  It's about time I fixed that.  

As part of my class, I put together a button sample board to show the variety of buttons between 1550 and 1650, and to make sure that I can actually make them in approximately the right size and the right materials.

So, with no further ado, here are some of my buttons!


(first photo taken by Jane Cadieux)






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