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Monday 26th February 2018
Dorset Button Workshop for beginners Learn a traditional Dorset craft in the lovely woodland setting which inspired the writer Thomas Hardy. This workshop will be run by Anna McDowell (from Henrys Buttons) who will share her creative flare with attendees to create their own traditional Dorset Button, with a modern twist of colour and different threads. Venue: Hardy's Birthplace Visitor Centre, Higher Bockhampton, near Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 8QJ Time: 10.00am – 12.30pm Entry and Details: Tel: 01305 251228, Hardy’s Birthplace on Facebook or hardysbirthplace@dorsetcc.gov.uk |
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Monday 26th March 2018
Dorset Button Workshop for advanced buttoners Extend your skills of Dorset Buttons with new designs such as the spiral and daisy. This workshop will be run by Anna McDowell (from Henrys Buttons) who will share her creative flare with attendees to create their own traditional Dorset Button, with a modern twist of colour and different threads. Skill level: Advanced. Knowledge on how to make a Dorset ‘cartwheel’ Button essential. Venue: Hardy's Birthplace Visitor Centre, Higher Bockhampton, near Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 8QJ Time: 10.00am – 12.30pm Entry and Details: Tel: 01305 251228, Hardy’s Birthplace on Facebook or hardysbirthplace@dorsetcc.gov.uk |
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Tuesday 17th April 2017
A day of Dorset Buttons - workshop with Anna McDowell Blandford Fashion Museum This workshop will be split into two sessions, the morning for beginners and the afternoon for advanced. The morning session is an opportunity for all those who have never had a go at this heritage craft to try their hand and for those who have had a go but would like a refresher course. The afternoon is for those who know how to make a Dorset 'thread' Button and would like to extend their skills with new designs such as the spiral and daisy. Skill level: Morning: for beginners. Afternoon: Knowledge on how to make a Dorset ‘Cartwheel’ Button essential. Venue: Blandford Fashion Museum, Lime Tree House, The Plocks, Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 7AA Time: Morning 10.00am – 12.30pm. Afternoon 2.00pm – 4.30pm Booking and Details: Blandford Fashion Museum. Tel: 01258 453006 |
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Tuesday 22nd May 2018
Dorset ‘Forget-me-not’ Button workshop Dementia Awareness Button This workshop is aimed at Advanced Buttoners who wish to help promote dementia awareness. Participants will spend the morning creating the Dementia Friends symbol, the Forget-me-not flower, within the button. Being a Dementia Friend is about understanding dementia and the small things that we can all do that can make a difference to people living with dementia. Supported by Stepping into Nature a local Dorset project using Dorset’s natural and cultural landscape to deliver health and well-being benefits for those living with dementia, pre and post diagnosed and their careers. Skill level: Advanced. Knowledge on how to make a Dorset ‘cartwheel’ Button essential. Venue: Hardy's Birthplace Visitor Centre, Higher Bockhampton, near Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 8QJ Time: 10.00am – 12.30pm Entry and Details: Tel: 01305 251228, Hardy’s Birthplace on Facebook or hardysbirthplace@dorsetcc.gov.uk |
