Rosalind Atkins - Smocking and Dorset Buttons
A commissioned smock worked in navy linen with smocking, Dorset feather stitch embroidery and Dorset cross wheel buttons worked in contrasting scarlet cotton thread.
Bird's Eye buttons worked using the same yarn as used for knitting this baby's cardigan, giving a soft and perfectly matching button finish.
I was commissioned to make tiny white Dorset cross wheel buttons to be worn on the shirts of the male cast members of the recent BBC production of 'Poldark'. Hard to spot, but historically accurate, the buttons can just be seen on the open shirt of 'Ross Poldark', portrayed by actor Aidan Turner.
A commissioned smock worked in navy linen with smocking, Dorset feather stitch embroidery and Dorset cross wheel buttons worked in contrasting scarlet cotton thread.