Thu 16 Apr 20
11am-1pm: Button-making
2-4pm: Wood-turning
free admission
The Space, Symondsbury Estate, Bridport DT6 6HG
Enjoy a unique chance to watch ancient crafts being handmade today by Dorset button-maker Rosalind Atkins and woodturner Liz Kent at Lyme Bay Arts’ The Space on Thursday 16 April during the Symondsbury Spring Fair.
From 11am-1pm, Rosalind Atkins, an experienced teacher of button-making, will be demonstrating how to make simple cross-wheel buttons. From the mid-17th century, Dorset buttons were hand produced locally and formed an important part of the rural economy for 200 years until the...
