Woolschool - Dorset Buttons

Saturday 25th - Sunday 26th April 2026

Time: 1pm – 4pm | Places available: 12

Level of experience required: Suitable for beginners | Tutor: Ann Booth

REQUIREMENTS: All materials will be provided.

DESCRIPTION:

On this course you will hear about the history of Dorset Buttons and learn the skills to make beautiful Dorset Singletons. You will make up to 4 buttons which can then be used as a set for clothing or turned into brooches or keyrings.

AIMS OF WORKSHOP: 

To give students the skills to be able to make Dorset Singleton buttons and to be able to go home and do the same successfully.

MATERIAL COSTS:

Included in ticket price.

TUTOR’S BACKGROUND:

Ann has spent the past ten years exploring the art of traditional button-making, from Dorset Buttons and Zwirnknöpfe to other intricate passementerie styles. Living in the quiet countryside of Herefordshire, she enjoys the slow, mindful process of creating something small but full of history and character. For Ann, button-making is as much about connection as it is about craft – linking past makers to today’s hands and bringing people together through shared creativity. As a trustee of the Ewyas Harold Craft Centre, she helps keep local craft traditions thriving, and through the courses she runs, she loves passing on both the skills and the stories that make these buttons so special.