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Handmade Dorset Button

Handmade Dorset Button

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This item will be posted to you by Lemonade and Lamingtons within 3 days of receiving payment.

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Full description

"The Dorset Button began In Shaftesbury, Dorset, probably between

the years 1680 to 1700. The first buttons were known as "High Tops" and

were made from a disc of horn from the Dorset Horn Sheep. It was covered

by a small piece of material and worked with a needle and thread to make a

conical shaped button. These buttons were much used for ladies' dresses."

s: www.mandacrafts.co.uk

For sale here is ONE Dorset button, in any of the listed colours, or a colour of your choice.

They are 2.5" (approx. 6cm) in diameter, and could be used for any number of things - an example of which is given in the last photograph.

The Dorset buttons have been made using a wooden curtain ring, so please hand-wash only, and dry thoroughly.

Designed by Lisa Hafey

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