With Breton (Brittany, France) heritage, I decided to make some buttons for a new jacket by casting Bretagne l'hermine style buttons in pewter... carved one in maple in the 1 inch size I needed, used it to make a mold by pouring high temp silicone over it. After curing I cast 20+ buttons, cleaned off the flash, cleaned them up, applied antiquing bath, and wire brushed them. Took about a week to do. I went for a different look than the PC or Argyle.... My daughter (a tailor) did the alterations to the jacket I ordered. I recieved the jacket Tuesday afternoon and sewed on 14 buttons, wednesday sewed on the remaing 4 on the sleeves. My daughter made the vest, from vintage wool.

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