Hello Jean,
I've just got in from our lace class at Broadstone and am catching up with
the e-mails. I've got both these books, Jean. Very good they are too. The
author is Marion Howitt, who was taught by Thelma Johns. Birds Eye buttons
are very easy to make. I wonder if the Dorset ones are the
Last Saturday, at Poole Bobbin Lace Circle meeting, Thelma Johns, an expert
on Dorset buttons gave us a talk on their history and a demonstration of
their construction. We also had a chance to have a go at making one.
She didn't mention Bird's eye buttons, but searching for more information on
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