JEN BEST is a leading expert in the art of making traditional Dorset buttons, which are made by weaving yarn in intricate patterns around a metal ring. Her enthusiasm for this tradition has been shared with many people through her workshops, online tutorials and books. Jen has a passion for many other crafts, too, including knitting, hand-dyeing, weaving and felting, and this love of handicrafts led her to set up her own shop, Beaker Button.
Based in Weyhill, Hampshire, the Beaker Button shop is filled with Dorset button kits, tools for knitting and spinning, felting essentials, books and patterns, fabric and haberdashery. Jen stocks hand-knitting yarns from around the world, including Manos del Uruguay, Malabrigo, Third Vault Yarns, Jamieson & Smith, Fyberspates, West Yorkshire Spinners, Urth Yarns, Regia and Opal.…
