Making a Yorkshire Flower button

Here's a new idea for your Yorkshire button loom - and I know that many of you will take this one a level or two and use the flowers on so many other textile projects. In fact, I'm reminded that quite a few of you already make cards with Yorkshire button flowers, and gorgeous they are too!

It's funny really - back when we created our first Yorkshire button kit 5 years ago, there wasn't one commercial kit on the market. We spent a lot of time testing the best tabs, material and sizes. Until then, people used cardboard looms or pins (as I describe in my Buttons book). Since then, we've been copied quite a few times - sadly, usually by people who have actually bought from us! And that is why we call our kit "The original & best". 😀

Don't forget, you can get our kit over on our website -

https://www.ginabsilkworks.co.uk/

Yorkshire cactus pincushion - Yorkshire button craft / fun project with ...

As I say in this video, I'm sure this has been inspired by the heatwave! 

There are probably a lot of cactii in Yorkshire in reality, but the thought of Yorkshire Cactii as a thing tickled me. 

I made a smaller version of this on one of my Create and Craft shows. The thing is, these little Yorkies (as many in our Facebook group currently refer to them as) are quite addictive. So using them to create something like this is fun and actually quite mindful too.

I also have a bit of an obsession with pincushions. I make quite a lot of them. Odd. Perhaps it is because, like buttons, they are a nice project that won't take ages.

Of course, we all need pincushions! But not just for sewing pins. I know, most of us won't be using hat pins, but you can use a pincushion for brooches and badges too remember.

Take care everyone, stay hydrated and as cool as you can. 

Button Craft: Yorkshire Button Bookmark / Journal closure - Flat button ...

Yay! A video! 

I hope you are all keeping well? We are of course busy - there is always something to do!

The button in this video was a request from a customer, so I hope it is helpful to a few of you. I do like to use the Yorkshire button over a flat mould, and here's one of the ways that I do it.

The new book is being launched next week with a show on The Craft Store, so here's fair warning you'll get a lot more from me over the week as I step up the whole social media stuff again. 

Enjoy your weekend, I will be working on samples for the show. 
:)