Fiber Talk with Gina Barrett of Gina-B Silkworks

 Gina Barrett

I enjoy making buttons too!    My button posts:   https://leliaevelyn.blogspot.com/search/label/button

Dorset Button Workshop (Christmas 2024)

Two Tier Hanging

kit and instruction by

c. Anna McDowell of

Henry's Buttons.

www.henrysbuttons.co.uk

Session via the Lace Museum virtual education.

Anna McDowell's web site:  

 Dorset Buttons at Henry's Buttons.

Shopping: web site and Etsy.

 Quite a challenge to capture the colors in this piece.

 

Christmas 2021 Kit

Celebrating Christmas 2021;

Dorset Button Workshop Kit for 

advanced buttoners

Kit + Instructions

c. Anna McDowell of Henry's Buttons

www.henrysbuttons.co.uk

Henry's Buttons website.

Dorset Buttons ETSY.

Earlier today -- My work space.   I'm also putting together Anna McDowell's workshop kit called 

Two Tier Hanging.   Colorful and Delightful.

The sessions are thru

The Lace Museum, Virtual Education.  

There are new Spring sessions listed.

 

button mix

pink + green Death's Head

vest button blue + metallic

variation lime green, maroon, navy

Almond Buttons  x 2

Basic yellow/orange

yarrel tangerine

staphorst orange, yellow, green background

triple shirtlace yellow and blue

 

button mix

Mandala V pink, red, green

Victorian button

decorative square back/left

wrapped star button dk & lt rose

Death's Head variation yellow & rose

Triangle Wrap back/middle

square design blue & maroon

square design back/right, maroon, lime, purple

woven star button blue, yellow, rose star tips

schwalm woven star w/edging

Small covered buttons - bullion stitch roses

tutorial below:

 

button mix

red button, blue button

orange button

yellow button

teal button, spiral

green button

two color

lower left

lower right

Link HERE - Death's Head Buttons

 

button mix

multi color crystals

Zwirnknöpfe button, 3 color r/w/b

Costume button w/foil red + green

Zwirnknopf, 2 color red + white

4 point star red + white

 

button mix

Star w/embroidery

2 color "outside inward" square design

"outside in" button design

"inside out" square design

Woven Diamond Button

 

button mix

Layered Flower pink flower

Six point wrap purple w/metallic

Vest Button blue w/metallic edge

Basket Weave metallic + ribbon

Almond blue, yellow, lt purple

Purple Diced

Pink, Green Diced

Soutache braid (pink)

Yellow w lt purple tips

Lt Blue w dk purple tips

green Star

Staphorst

 

button mix

Dorset Flowers

Children's Button

Embroidered Sphere

Rose Embroidered Button

French Coat Button

Pink, Navy Square Button

Pink, Green Square Button

Pink, beige Star

Pink, green Star

 

button mix

Multi Color Dorset Button Preciosa Crystal Beads

White Spiral

Beaded Spiral

Tree Buttons

Yellow Spring Flower

Blue Forget Me Not flower

Pink Tudor Rose

button mix

blue and yellow

center from FB group knopfe (Gau-Algesheimer)

yellow

knob & hi top

sea urchin or grindle

singleton

Schwalm shirt buttons

LINK here to see more from the Knopfe FB Group

 

Button 48: Zwirnknöpfe, Four Colour button

I used a 40mm ring.

DMC Coton Perle No. 8.

Colors:  553, 340, 554, 333.

Zwirnknöpfe button pattern c.Karen Smock.   

Karen's Button Supply

 Seems I've been using up a lot of DMC perle coton fibers - sizes 12, 8, 5; and Lizbeth size 20.   For the buttons I've been creating - I'm enjoying using up some of my odd bits of thread stash!     Such a bonus to select my favourite colors.   

Interested in hand made - thread buttons:    

Visit the Virtual Education section of the Lace Museum.   

Scroll down ....  look for:

"Certificate Program for German Thread-Wrapped Buttons"

 

【クロバーオンラインレッスン】ビーズ刺繍作家 米永真由美先生と作る「ビーズ入り刺し子」

Video

98: 5 Point Star

I used 1" curved wooden mould/bead.   DMC Pearl Cotton 8, Col. 3348.

DMC Coton Perle 8, Col. 340.

 DMC Coton Perle 8, Col. 745. 

This is the June Challenge Button -- "We Learn From Each Other".

Pattern is Five-Pointed Star by Karin Koenig,

from the Knöpfe Facebook Group.

 

#98: It is a start

 

I used 1" curved wooden mould/bead.   DMC Pearl Cotton 8, Col. 3348.

DMC Coton Perle 8, Col. 340.

For my third fiber, I'm thinking yellow DMC 745 - size 8.   Stay tuned.

This is the June Challenge Button -- "We Learn From Each Other".

Pattern is Five-Pointed Star by Karin Koenig,

from the

Knöpfe Facebook Group.

As for the special tin, visit Adagio Lace Inspired teas.   LINK HERE.

Button 97: A Lincolnshire Button

28mm ring.   DMC Coton Perle 12, color 699.

DMC Coton Perle No. 8.   Colors:  209, 3753, 554, 32, 725, 340, 333

Floral Wreath Button ("Lincolnshire" Button)

This is the May Challenge Button

"We Learn From Each Other"

Video, Pattern + Instructions by Gina Barrett from

the Knöpfe Facebook Group.

Video LINK

 

Button making with Clover Japan tatting shuttle

Basic instructions 

for making thread buttons 

using a tatting shuttle 

with a crochet hook:

written patterns (recipe) link HERE

Photos ... LINK HERE

 

#94: Embroidered, felted wool Sphere

This is a 1" felted wool sphere - embellished with DMC Diamant, Art. 380 D3852 (gold) PLUS DMC Embroidery Floss (Coton A Broder 25) Colors 562, 3688, 564, & 778.    

It is my understanding, flowers are a common motif on embroidered buttons.

More information can be found

Beate Schmitz: How to Make Beautiful Buttons.

43: Rose Embroidered Button

Ok, 1.5" wooden mould.   DMC Perle 8.

Colors 778 & 738

 Pgs. 95-98.

Might choose silk fiber if I were to 

give this another try.