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I have just embroidered this button this week; a good project while watching T.V. as there isn’t much worth watching these days. It has a real handmade look about it but that is ok. It is large measuring nearly 5 1/2 cm.

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At 4cm this button is quite large. It has a decorative border including 12 cut steels. A lady on a horse makes up the central design.

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Here is a little nook in my Button room. It is my “blue” corner with buckles, pin cushion, tins and books etc; just typical of my house of little treasures ( or ” organized clutter ” as one of my friends calls it.)

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Here is a crocheted ” Hat Shape ” needlecase in a bright orange colour. The “Crown” of the hat holds a thimble which is rather natty. I have also shown some plastic thimbles of a similar era.

As Buttonsplus indicates we can veer off the buttons theme occasionally. Today we are delving into my Sewing Related Items Collection which I also love. It includes many things that I have acquired over the years at Antique fairs, opp shops and gifts. Also included are some items that I have made over the years. I hope you may find these interesting too. There are a lot of happy memories for me surrounding this collection.

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I made this sewing box many years ago and it was rather fiddly. The lining fabric was a piece of old fabric of my mother’s and I loved the bright colours. I embroidered the lid to compliment this. The overall effect is quite pleasing.

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This box has a label on the top saying The National Needlecase. I guess it was probably made in England. I have not seen another one like it.

This button also has a purple stone in the centre. I do love purple. The brass has been very decoratively pressed with a pleasing design both in the centre and the border. The cut outs add to the design. It measures a little over 4 cm.

I think purple is a very Regal colour and the stone set in the centre of this button compliments the decorative circle around it. It has a Fleur de lys type border and overall is a nice button.

The stone in the centre of this Gay Nineties button is a pretty Emerald green. The button is made of pressed brass and has a cut out design which is rather effective. The border is perfectly plain.