June's meeting was all about buttons. We had the lovely
Michelle from Duttons for Buttons give us a talk about their history. The Roses
learnt some really interesting facts including about French man who had pictures
of his mistresses painted on his buttons (very daring if you ask me!)
Michelle also brought along examples of some gorgeous buttons
which had some really intricate pictures but were all tiny. After that the
Roses got the chance to swap some of their own buttons.
However, it was also a sad meeting as we said goodbye to
Louise Ebrey who will be leaving us for Macau but not before she donated some
fab craft stuff to the Roses. We toasted her in the traditional Buns & Roses
way with drinks and cakes.
