Beautiful Buttons
1-Day Studio Class with Catherine Redford
Learn to create a variety of unique buttons!
Buttons are a great way to embellish your quilts, embroidery projects, knitwear, wear as jewelry, and so much more! Enjoy a full day of button making using two different techniques: Dorset Buttons and Shirt Lace Buttons, and experiment with threads in varying weights.
In this class, you will:
- Learn the history of Dorset Buttons and how they have evolved over time
- Begin with the basics like the traditional Blandford Cartwheel, and discuss different variations including a fan-style button and the Maltese Cross
- Take a look at styles inspired by vintage buttons of the 1950's and experiment with adding beads and other embellishments
- Learn about Shirt Lace Buttons, a more modern innovation than the Dorset Button
- Learn how to make different styles of Shirt Lace Buttons, beginning with the Star Shirt Lace, Austrian Shirt Lace, and finish with a popular favorite, the Lace Shirtwaist
- Get inspired from a plethora of samples, and finish the day with a selection of unique buttons!
Meet the instructor!
Catherine Redford was born in England where she learned to knit and sew as a young girl. After relocating from London to Naperville, Illinois, she learned to quilt and never looked back. She's an award winning quilter, an active member of her local guilds, and a popular teacher at the local and national level. Catherine is a published author and frequent magazine contributor, and has enjoyed being the guest on Quilting Arts TV and TheQuiltShow.com.
Each class registration will include a package of plastic bone rings.
You will also need to bring:
- #3 Eleganza Perle Cotton
- #16 and #20 Tapestry needles
- Size 6 seed beads
- Beeswax or thread gloss
- Small scissors
Class is held in our Ohio Studio located at 3755 Boettler Oaks Dr, Suite B, Uniontown, OH 44685.
Lunches will not be provided during this workshop. Please bring a bagged lunch, or we will have a lunch option available during class for an additional cost. Coffee, tea and other refreshments will be provided, please let us know if you have any food allergies or dietary restrictions.
Supplies are available for purchase in-store during class if not purchased ahead of time.
For suggestions on hotel accommodations or any other questions/concerns, contact Abby at shop@suespargo.com or call 330-899-9454 ext. 114.
Cancellation fees reflect the cost of registration, staff, instructor contracts, material acquisitions, and other services. This policy applies to all registrants, regardless of the reason for canceling. We encourage you to take our cancellation policies into consideration before registering for classes.
If you need to cancel your registration, you have the following options:
Transfer:
Registrants who cancel their enrollment in a workshop held in our Ohio studio may make a one-time transfer to any other workshop held in our studio.
- Transfers may be made either in the current workshop season, or any workshop in the following year. Transfers must be made more than 30 days prior to the workshop, and are subject to a 5% cancellation fee.
Refund:
If you prefer not to transfer your workshop registration, the following fees apply:
- More than 60 days prior to the workshop, refund of your deposit minus a 20% cancellation fee.
- Less than 60 days prior to the workshop, no refunds will be issued.
Redirect:
Registrants are able to send someone in their place into the workshop for no additional fee. In this case, no refunds will be issued, payment arrangements are the responsibility of the original registrant if needed.