Barbara Schey has had a passion for threads and buttons for 30 years.  She has travelled to UK twice to research the ancient craft of buttony, had lessons from Marion Howitt of Dorset (who makes buttons for period films) and is in regular contact with the Macclesfield Museum in the north and other UK “buttoners”.

She has visited the archives of Museums in York and Dorset and has built up a wealth of knowledge over the years.  Barbara is also a renowned Shibori teacher and artist and has exhibited and sold widely both in Australia and overseas.