Jack Roberts Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Well I took a crack at it today. I used 3/4'' plastic rings from Jo Ann Fabrics and linen thread. Tell me what you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate Souris Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Very nice, Jack! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyBarbossa Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Aye, I'll second that! Very nice. Kudos an' good job. Extra ration o' rum for this man. ~Lady B Tempt Fate! an' toss 't all t' Hell!" "I'm completely innocent of whatever crime I've committed." The one, the only,... the infamous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Tignor Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 A fine job my good man! Very lovely, and quite inspiring. i must say this comes at a good time, for i was looking for a way to close my new waistcoat, but didnt want to buy a ton of pewter buttons(lol expensive to buy 30) Monsieur René Truffaut - Sailor - grenadier - flibustier - free man (for now) .........I am french, why else would i have this outrageous accent, you silly man!..........You don't frighten me, English sea dogs. Go and boil your bottoms, you sons of a silly person. I blow my nose at you, so-called "Capi-tain" you and all your silly English Pieeer-raghts........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Sterling Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Well I took a crack at it today. I used 3/4'' plastic rings from Jo Ann Fabrics and linen thread. Tell me what you think. hmmmm "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyBrower Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Pretty! Cook and Seamstress to the Half Moon Marauders Lady Brower's Treasures, Clothing and other treasures Hell Hath No Fury like the Wrath of a Woman... No that's it. She doesn't need a reason. www.myspace.com/halfmoonmarauders www.myspace.com/faerienoodle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Roberts Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share Posted June 26, 2009 Well I took a crack at it today. I used 3/4'' plastic rings from Jo Ann Fabrics and linen thread. Tell me what you think. hmmmm Uh oh, I think Sterling's wheels are turning. I'm a little worried. I hope they look good enough Capt'n? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Roberts Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share Posted June 26, 2009 A fine job my good man! Very lovely, and quite inspiring. i must say this comes at a good time, for i was looking for a way to close my new waistcoat, but didnt want to buy a ton of pewter buttons(lol expensive to buy 30) Good! Here is the website I used for directions. Dorset Button Guide If that doesn't make any sense Google Dorset buttons and you find other "how to's." I'm really liking these buttons because they are so much lighter than a pewter button. My new clothes have pewter buttons and they pull quite heavily on the garment. Almost to the point of annoyance. So I'm really excited to make a bunch of these and to top it off they look great too. Have fun Mr. Tignor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Sterling Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Uh oh, I think Sterling's wheels are turning. I'm a little worried. I hope they look good enough Capt'n? **heh, heh, heh, ** Knew that would get ye... um... no they look mighty fine fer a first attempt... keep up the good work! "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyBarbossa Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Sterling... ye have some other examples of dorset or other style buttons somewhere? I think ye showed at one point in time (hell if I have the time to search through all those threads) a frock that had a very nice thread button with a most interesting pattern. Jack... fabulous work, mate! Fabulous work. Ye inspire th' rest of us to give it a go. ~Lady B Tempt Fate! an' toss 't all t' Hell!" "I'm completely innocent of whatever crime I've committed." The one, the only,... the infamous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyBrower Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 I'm making dorset buttons and they hate me. For some reason, I can't get the spokes centered, when I pull them together in the center, they pull to one side. Is there a trick? Cook and Seamstress to the Half Moon Marauders Lady Brower's Treasures, Clothing and other treasures Hell Hath No Fury like the Wrath of a Woman... No that's it. She doesn't need a reason. www.myspace.com/halfmoonmarauders www.myspace.com/faerienoodle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Roberts Posted July 8, 2009 Author Share Posted July 8, 2009 I line up the one side as perfect as I can. Then the other side, the one that doesn't line up, I pull and tug on those threads until I get them to line up. I use a needle or a small screw driver to give some leverage. Does that make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Roberts Posted July 8, 2009 Author Share Posted July 8, 2009 Line up your spokes like this. Flip the button over and gather the threads like so. Using the needle to move them into position. Yes you can get them to line up. It takes practice. I'm still getting better at it all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Tignor Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 I thank you for the helpful photos mr. roberts! I only pray that mine may come out half as well Monsieur René Truffaut - Sailor - grenadier - flibustier - free man (for now) .........I am french, why else would i have this outrageous accent, you silly man!..........You don't frighten me, English sea dogs. Go and boil your bottoms, you sons of a silly person. I blow my nose at you, so-called "Capi-tain" you and all your silly English Pieeer-raghts........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Roberts Posted July 8, 2009 Author Share Posted July 8, 2009 Just be really anal about everything. I think that's how mine have come out looking decent. The pics are for a DIY I wanted to post here. I just haven't worked on it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyBrower Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Yeah... Mine didn't come out so pretty... the thread I am using is crap which is not helping at all... Cook and Seamstress to the Half Moon Marauders Lady Brower's Treasures, Clothing and other treasures Hell Hath No Fury like the Wrath of a Woman... No that's it. She doesn't need a reason. www.myspace.com/halfmoonmarauders www.myspace.com/faerienoodle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Roberts Posted July 8, 2009 Author Share Posted July 8, 2009 Yeah the linen thread I'm using kinda gets, well all Frayey. ( Is that even a word) I have heavily wax mine to keep it looking crisp. Also I've noticed to, try to keep your backstitches along the spokes even, Don't let them overlap each other and pull them fairly taught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchman Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 a word of caution about dorset buttons. THEY"RE ADDICTIVE! I made 100 of them for me silk weskit. then I realized I have to sew 100 button holes..... um btw, sterling- hows that going anyhow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Sterling Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 How's what going??? "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady constance Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 ohhhhhhhhhhhhh soooooooooooooooooooo pretty!!!!! uh, i mean, cool, a dude made them-- they are cool.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeky Actress Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Linen thread is good, silk is better as it does not fray. Yet, I am still working on my green and gold dorset buttons. Member of "The Forsaken" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silkie McDonough Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 What about cotton? I can't get cotton locally I have to order the linen ...I want to start today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Roberts Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 Using cotton will work but as you and I both know it's not PC. (I'm trying not pull this thread into a "Twill" type discussion. We can argue PC'ness of stuff there. This reply is meant for Siklie.) I always try and go, WWCSS. (What Would Capt'n Sterling Say. ) and you being part of the Archangel crew I would defer to the good Capt'n. If you can find silk that would be acceptable. I know linen thread is hard to find but if your going to put that much work into making these buttons wouldn't you prefer to do it right the first time? Anyways just my 2 cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silkie McDonough Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 My argument would be that Cleopatra wore the finest cotton grown in the Egyptian’s Nile valley. The first spinning wheel was thought to have originated in India about 500 years before Jesus was born. Columbus bumped into a big lump of land and called it America in 1492, he found cotton already growing. Cotton seeds are believed to have been planted in Florida around 1556 and in Virginia in 1607. With all of that why wouldn't dorset buttons, purchased by a wealthy owner of an inn, be made with cotton thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Roberts Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 LOL! Hey I would take it up with the Capt'n. I'm just going on what would be most common. My impression is that dorset button are pretty fancy anyways. Do what you will, I'm just making educated suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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