tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17881835.post2178126206984193508..comments2024-03-09T03:18:59.249-08:00Comments on Garb For Guys: Buttoning Up - Part TwoEternal Apprenticehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17970817049875891713noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17881835.post-11784841420019191492014-01-17T05:09:12.487-08:002014-01-17T05:09:12.487-08:00Many thanks! I will definitely want to do covered ...Many thanks! I will definitely want to do covered buttons (probably mercerized cotton, given the current economic climate... :/). And I'll see if I find a way to work spirally... mmmm... Any idea if they also did cloth covered and then worked in silk? I should have bought those beads last time I saw them... Any reccommended size? They look 1-1.4cm-ish to me (half inch or just under?)Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00644701518180883770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17881835.post-43757498516474673442014-01-12T18:02:57.492-08:002014-01-12T18:02:57.492-08:00I do love that gown. They certainly would not be o...I do love that gown. They certainly would not be out of place on such an outfit, probably worked in silk. Silkwork was an especially fine thing and fitting such a beautiful gown. I know that metal buttons of all sorts were available that were cast to imitate the thread-worked buttons, but they're not especially prevalent in the metal detector finds as compared to other sorts, so it's hard for me to say how widely they were used.Eternal Apprenticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17970817049875891713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17881835.post-10646268652453629522014-01-12T14:34:06.446-08:002014-01-12T14:34:06.446-08:00Thanks for the tutorial - it's very clear with...Thanks for the tutorial - it's very clear with the later thread! :) I can't make my mind if this dress uses that type of button or if it's something else entirely. Any ideas? http://clarkart.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/16_allori_overall.jpgMariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00644701518180883770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17881835.post-12586226798975772762009-08-20T11:43:45.879-07:002009-08-20T11:43:45.879-07:00Scott! What a great demo. Niki referred me to your...Scott! What a great demo. Niki referred me to your page. I've been cranking out basket weave buttons using a wooden base and 1/4" ribbon. I enjoy your blog immensely. It's not easy to find sites devoted to male garb. You've inspired me to take a stab, pun intended, at hand sewing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277474676773377550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17881835.post-90756755673431136492009-07-28T07:38:03.148-07:002009-07-28T07:38:03.148-07:00How long? Um... I've never really clocked it....How long? Um... I've never really clocked it. However, when I first wrote I started out I was using perle embroidery floss over a small wood core and indeed, it seemed to take forever to get the coverage I was looking for (as you can kinda see in the last picture).<br /><br />Then I started using heavier thread until I settled on the cotton crewelwork thread. That's what I used for the basketweave buttons that are on the DeMedici doublet. It goes faster, covers better and gives a nice shadow line where they overlap, which makes for great texture even at a distance.<br /><br />So... if it's taking too long. You might want to bump up a thread size. You just don't want to go too high in the cotton range and end up using twine or string because you might have difficulty getting it to lie properly and the smooth effect of the facets would suffer.<br /><br />Hope that helps.Eternal Apprenticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17970817049875891713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17881835.post-42205594634219728442009-07-27T14:13:50.621-07:002009-07-27T14:13:50.621-07:00Fantastic instructions - thanks! I have been worki...Fantastic instructions - thanks! I have been working on the same "facetted" button for a LONG time. Took two hours to complete just 1/3 of it. How long do you average once your fingers know the work?!Fannye Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342740589650536092noreply@blogger.com