Allerton Park & Retreat Center

Experience Level: Beginner 

Take your sewing to another level at Button Making on Sunday, Dec. 14 from 1 to 4 p.m. in The Studio. 

In this hands-on course, instructor Billie Theide will teach students how to create their own custom buttons using a variety of colorful fabrics and textures. Use your new buttons on clothing, bags, or any other accessories. 

$105/person. Registration will close Dec. 7 or when capacity is reached. All sales are final. 

If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email owarren@illinois.edu. 

By attending, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken. 

About the instructor 

Billie Theide is a former chair of the Crafts Program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she is Professor Emerita. Theide is a metalsmith, jeweler and ceramicist. Her work is in public art collections around the world including the Smithsonian, Museum of Arts & Design in New York City, Nelson Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City and the Racine Art Museum, among others. 

She is the recipient of a Visual Arts Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and five Artists Fellowship Grants from the Illinois Arts Council. Theide has been recognized for her excellence in teaching and is a Distinguished Member and Past-President of the Society of North American Goldsmiths.