Day 109 : Bespeckled

Day 109 - Bespeckled

Today's button is another made from a piece on tape (inkle) woven on my tape loom. I have added extra embroidery (so does this make it a doodle button too?) to cover the seam area. 

Another tactile button - I seem to be into texture just at the moment. This one's a bit squishy too. It would jazz up a dark cardigan quite nicely I think!

Size: 11mm / 5⁄8" / 24L

Day 108 : Nodulous

Day 108 : Nodulous

I like this button! It's a sort of knobby pompom, and has its roots in the Italian linen tassel techniques of the 16th and 17th centuries. I've then stitched the knots to a simple ring button. What you can't see is that the button is 8mm high.  I do like textiles with texture - this one wants to be touched!

I've used No 101 ring and perle cotton No 12. 

Size: 12mm / 1⁄2" / 20L

Day 107 : Moore

Day 107 : Moore

Today's button started out as a design idea for a customer, and ended up being this star. And, as Capt. Tom Moore's campaign to raise money for NHS charities has gone over and above what he could have possibly imaged, it seemed fitting to have something to mark this in the year's buttons - after all, what a star (and a great story).

I've used a No 4 button mould, and No 12 perle.

Size: 31mm / 1 3⁄16" / 48L