Artist Phiona Richards supported by Carole Miles had their first Threads and Chatter session with a group of parents, grandparents and children at Kettering Buccleuch Academy in Weekly Glebe Road.
It was a lively, intergenerational session and we were made very welcome by KBA's Rob Walker and Jenny Wallace. Button tins were once a common feature in every household and older members of the group had fond memories of sorting through family button tins, finding treasures like mother of pearl shirt buttons, carved wooden buttons, large plastic or jet coat buttons and dainty facetted crystal buttons cut from clothing and saved for sewing or knitting projects.
Phiona gave everyone a jewellery mat to prevent buttons escaping across the table and onto the floor, she also asked everyone which colour elastic they would like to use, turquoise, red, purple, green - oh the choices!
We soon discovered that buttons with four holes
were easier to thread than those with two holes!
Everyone helped each other
"It was great to see children, parents and grandparents learning and having fun together! " Rob Walker
We had a marvellous time and can't wait to visit the group again in December!
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