This is my first try at Dorset buttons. I had found plastic rings and had a go, using different threads and contrasting colors. My greatest difficulty was to center the spokes and I certainly will have to practice a bit more. Button number 3 was one of those were the center "wasn't in the center" so I tried to make a tree out of it. Also with this sample I had tried to make my own ring with wire. Covering it with button hole stitch was tricky as the wire was too slippery.
Here I covered the outer ring and the center with little beads
A giant button and also my favourite. The ring is made with thicker wire. The I used fabric painted fabric strips for the weaving, the spokes are wrapped with orange wool thread.
Further rings are waiting to be turned into dorset buttons
And another one
number 6
One of the thicker curtain rings was wrapped, the center is made out of tubular nylon knitting yarn
