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Pearl Button Primer

Name: Pearl Button Primer
Brand: Creative Spark
SKU: CS0121
Price: 47.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Amy Barickman

Put your collection of vintage notions, treasures and buttons to use with inspirational projects in this primer.

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100 Minutes of video/audio

Ability Level:All Skill Levels

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Amy Departs Her Pearls of Wisdom on Vintage Shell Buttons

Do you love collecting buttons and dream of all the possibilities to create with them? Are you overwhelmed by all the ideas online and the time it takes to find the right project? Let Amy help you!! This workshop will give you the project instructions and receive the video content to motivate you to open your button box and start creating. AND it's more than just tutorials.

Grow your knowledge and appreciation thru a history lesson, including a "field trip" to the National Pearl Button Museum. The video journal of Amy’s field trip to Muscatine, Iowa is a wonderful look into the history of buttons and offers ideas for planning your own visit to the National Button Museum. You will get the highlights as Amy walks you through the museum.

The Pearl Button Primer Course is a multifaceted look into Amy’s favorite notion. She combines video lessons, interviews and sewing projects and supports them with downloadable reading materials and patterns.

What you will learn

A zippered patchwork pouch sewing project with many options to stylize and construct including quilt blocks and vintage linens
Interview with Jenny Allen featuring her art with pearl buttons
A history lesson on the pearl button with a tour of the National Pearl Button Museum in Muscatine, IA
Charming articles and uplifting essays from the Woman's Institute
Heirloom Art featuring pearl button card graphics
3 Inspirational Articles Including "The Spirit of Service" and "Enthusiasm for Dressmaking" both by Mary Brooks Picken; "Button, Button" by Edith M. Patch
Includes access to course videos, downloads, the Creative Spark private community, and discussion with your instructor. Your course content does not expire.

Bonuses

When you sign up for the Pearl Button Primer Course you'll also receive digital copies of the following foundational resources:

+ The Language of Fashion: A Dictionary and Digest of Fabric, Sewing and Dress (170 pages)

+ The ABC of Embroidery Stitches includes 24 practical stitches and borders. In this ebook, you will find illustrations for quilting, smocking, applique techniques, and how to make a tassel. (21 pages)

Course Curriculum

Welcome to the Pearl Button Primer
1 Video 1 Text

Foundational Resources
1 Download

Patchwork & Pearl Button Pouch
3 Videos

Artist Interview
1 Video

Reading & Heirloom Art
1 Download

History Lesson and Field Trip
1 Video 1 Text

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Textile Historian Upcycling Expert Designer

Amy Barickman

Amy Barickman, founder and owner of Indygo Junction, Inc., and The Vintage Workshop, grew up in the retail crafting business and is today a leader in the quilt and clothing pattern craft industry. She started Indygo Junction in 1990 to showcase the talent of leading craft designers. Amy's knack for anticipating popular styles and trends has helped her discover and mentor fresh, new design talent. To date, she has worked with more than 25 artists, guiding them, through a

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