Rosalind Atkins - Smocking and Dorset Buttons
Orders and Commissions
Smocking - traditional smocks
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please see portfolio for possible styles.
- extensive experience of creating smocks for individuals and historical societies/museums.
- smocks created for various trades folk including (amongst others) carpenter, thatcher, hurdle maker, artist, cider maker, musician, printer and Morris side caller, as well as smocks for children.
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worked to your requirements - fabric, colour, style and Dorset feather stitch details.
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three measurements needed - chest, sleeve length from shoulder to cuff and finished length from nape to hem.
- cost depends on the complexity of the commission and the materials used, an estimate for overall price and approximate timescale will always be given.
Smocking - other items
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you can have most of the items that sell in my on-line shop made to order.
Dorset Buttons - traditional
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very experienced button maker.
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creates buttons for historical re-enactment, film costumes and period costume dramas - made buttons for the BBC drama 'Poldark'.
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happy to undertake orders, from one special button to a set of one hundred.
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choose size, colours and style -Dorset cross wheels can be matched to existing fabric or made using your thread, Singleton buttons using your fabric (if suitable).
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buttons are finished on the back with a hand worked loop or bar to act as a shank.
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sets of buttons and single 'feature' buttons are available from my shop for your guidance as to size and styles.
Dorset Buttons - contemporary
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most of the Dorset button jewellery, gift items and children's buttons that you will find at my on-line shop can be made to order.
Orders - General Guidelines
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please contact me for further advice or guidance before placing an order.
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full price (or estimated price) to be paid in advance before work can commence.
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payment in GB pounds only, which can be made by credit or debit card, using the secure link provided with my invoice or using PayPal.
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estimate of time to undertake commission will be provided at time of ordering.
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orders will be dispatched using a tracked and signed for postal service.
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worldwide orders accepted.
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returns are not permitted for special orders, unless there is a fault.