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This is a fabric covered Garter button which is modern. I do not know it’s age and I got it as a swap button in 1923. It has a tin back and measures 2 1/4 cm. I do not have and would love to have an original Garter button with ribbon.

I don’t remember where I got all these fabric covered buttons and buckles from although I think it was an opp shop. They were all together and the buckles are all different fabrics and I think from the same period. They are pastel shades and floral. Would they be from the 1940s=50s? They have not been used and maybe they are old shop stock.! Like I sometimes say if only they could talk.

Here are four ceramic buttons which have a rather naive look about them. The top two have flowers incised into them with a bright coloured glaze complimenting them. The other two have a white background and geometric patterns outlined in black and coloured in. I do not know where they were made or by whom. They are all two hole sew through type.

These handmade porcelain buttons were made by Tracey Sharkey of Victoria in the 2005 – 2010 period. They were mainly available in Art Gallery Shops and I bought some both in Bendigo and Shepparton. I like the way each button is just a portion of a leaf or flower and not a complete picture. It shows a bit of creativeness.

Here are some photos of Paul Poiret and his Fashion House in France. His designs were certainly quite modern for their time and I am really lucky to have some buttons used by him during the period 1910 – 1925. If only they could talk!

Yes, I am still alive and here is another post at long last. I love these Fabric buttons made with black thread, metallic thread and beads. They come from the 1910-1925 period and were used by French Fashion Designer Paul Poiret. I can only imagine what smart outfits they were used on during that period.

This purple fabric covered button is beautifully made in two layers with a cream satin centre. I guess it graced some lovely fashionable garment in it’s day. The back is completely covered with light purple fabric which is a bit different. Many different styles were used for the back of fabric covered buttons over the years. I do not have many done this way.

Here are two groups of old fabric covered buttons and it is interesting to compare these fabrics with those that are in the shops today. They were much more subdued in the olden days. You could have your buttons made up for you with left over fabric or for a simpler type buy a kit at the haberdashery store and make them yourself. How things have changed.

Here is yet another group of Bakelite buttons, many carved which I guess are overcoat buttons. They are thick and chunky and to me good looking and well made. They mainly have a metal loop shank.

Here is a nice group of bakelite buttons in various sizes, colours and designs. Some are carved, some with metal trim and some inlaid with different materials. I love them all and they do make a nice group.