Gina-B Silkworks | How to make a basic Zwirnknopfe Bottle Cap Button - aka Dorset Bottle Top Button @GinaBSilkworks | Uploaded March 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
This video shows you how to make a basic bottle cap or bottle top button - made using the zwirnknopfe technique (made differently to a "true" Dorset button). This is a button with a metal bottle cap - aka a crown cap - encased between the thread layers.
The large rings (Button Moulds No 132) used in this video are available on our website at
ginabsilkworks.co.uk
This basic method can be further expanded upon and some really stunning designs can be made.
I mention the Japanese artist Yoko Odaira in the video - you'll find her examples on her blog at
tik2chidori.blog.fc2.com/blog-category-20.html