August 8 - Decorated Button by Marty

Copyright © Marlene Lewis 2007 Marty's blog

Three of these decorated buttons add pizzaz to a plain T Shirt!!!

Tatting thread DMC size 80 or equivalent
5/8” four-hole button
Remember to place magic threads if you use those, or leave long tails of thread to use in sewing to clothing article.

Notation:
R = ring
Ch = chain
p or - = picot
^ = button attached at picot
+ = picot join

Instructions:

Begin at Ring A
(A) R 3-5-5-3 rw {place magic thread in ring}
Ch 5 do not rw {place magic thread in chain}
(B) R 5^3-3 (^ picot through button) rw
Ch 5+5 (to last p of ring A) rw
(C) R 5+2-5 (to last p of previous R) rw
Ch 10 rw
(D) R 3+3^5 (to last p of previous R) rw
Ch 8-2 rw
(E) R 2+5-1-1-5-2 (to last of previous Ch) rw
Ch 2+8 (to last p of previous R) rw
R 5^3-3 (^ picot through button) rw
Ch 10 rw
R 5+2-5 (to last p of previous R) rw
Ch 5-5 rw
R 3+3^5 (to last p of previous R) do not rw
Ch 5 rw
R 3+5-5-3 (to last p of previous Ch) rw
R 3+8-1-1-8-3 (to last p of previous R)
(K) R 3+5-5-3 (to last p of previous R) do not rw
Ch 5 do not rw
R 5^3-3 (^ picot through button) rw
Ch 5+5 (to last p of ring K) rw
R 5+2-5 (to last p of previous R) rw
Ch 10 rw
R 3+3^5 (to last p of previous R) rw
Ch 8-2 rw
R 2+5-1-1-5-2 (to last of previous Ch) rw
Ch 2+8 (to last p of previous R) rw
R 5^3-3 (^ picot through button) rw
Ch 10 rw
R 5+2-5 (to last p of previous R) rw
Ch 5-5 rw
R 3+3^5 (to last p of previous R) do not rw
Ch 5 rw
R 3+5-5-3 (to last p of previous R)
(T) R 3+8-1-1-8+3 (to last p of previous R and 1st p of ring A)
Cut and hide ends or tie and use long ends to sew to clothing article.