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Dorset Button Making Workshop
On 22.05.2021
10:00am - 4:00pm
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Dorset and particularly the area around Shaftesbury in Britain was one of the first places in Britain to develop a specialised button industry.
Dorset buttons preceded industrialised mechanisms for button making and were at 
their peak of manufacture between 1622 and 1850.
Julie Meyer facilitates a two day workshop during the Inspired by the Rajah exhibition for participants who would like to learn about this heritage craft.
Things to know : bookings essential and limited places; BYO lunch or go to a local café
image of various Dorset Buttons by Julie Tonkin