Royal Button Banner

A friend recently shared this article and photo, and I thought you would like to see it as well. The article is about England's Royal Barge, and this photo shows a banner that will be on it.
That looks like intricate embroidery, but the design is actually made from over half a million gold-colored buttons sewn on with over 31 miles of thread.
Isn't that gorgeous?

Comments

Laurie said…
Wowza! Fabulous!
May 24, 2012 at 8:06 AM
Anonymous said…
Oh my Heavens, that is absolutely gorgeous!!!
May 24, 2012 at 8:42 AM
Kathy said…
Beautiful and just imagine what it WEIGHS!!
May 24, 2012 at 12:58 PM
vintage grey said…
That is so cool!! I have never seen anything like it!! Thanks for sharing!! xo Heather
May 24, 2012 at 6:30 PM
Mary Helen-Art Saves Lives said…
What a treat to see this glorious banner. Thank you for sharing! Peace, Mary Helen Fernandez Stewart
May 24, 2012 at 9:19 PM
autena said…
That is amazing! I wonder if thee seamstresses will ever sew another button on anything again?
May 25, 2012 at 7:57 AM
Lynn Holland said…
That is more than impressive. Well done to all the people who worked on it.
May 25, 2012 at 2:16 PM
Pearl Maple said…
What a fabulous creation.
My mum is from London and she has often told us stories about the pearly kings and queens decorating their clothing with buttons, this banner is quite a work of art
May 26, 2012 at 6:49 PM
Jayne Barket Lyons said…
Wow, amazing! A thing of beauty! Thanks for sharing. :)
May 31, 2012 at 5:00 PM
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