All things buttons & more …
My friend found these fabric covered buttons in an opp shop in England recently.
The mauve and white one has the back covered with material which is a little unusual. The brown and mustard one has a tin back and wire shank. It is fun to have buttons from opp shops in another country.
Here is a jazzy celluloid button in a fawn colour with a brown section with white spots. It is not very big at approx 2 cm X 1 cm. I think it would really enhance a garment in neutral or earthy colours.
This button card is headed “Fashionable Buttons” and was made in England.
My friend Margaret got it at an opp shop recently while on holidays in England. That makes it a little bit special for me. It is always nice to find buttons on their original card.
These two buttons are new to my collection having come from an opp shop in England recently.
The red and cream one has been layered and cut away giving a great effect. It is a sew through type. (I think it may be from Casein) The cream one is a different design completely and has a self shank.
Here are three pretty light green glass buttons with a silver lustre design in the middle. They are 1 1/2cm in diameter and have a self shank.
My friend got them in an opp shop in England recently for me.
I like these Applejuice bakelite buttons with a black centre. Although they are plain they look elegant to me. They are 2 cm in diameter.
My friend Margaret has been on holidays in England for three months. She has been on the search for buttons in opp shops for me.
What a lovely surprise for me to find a 1kg parcel on my doorstep and yes it was buttons plus a couple of extras. I had great fun going through them choosing what to keep and Margaret will use the others on her sewing projects.
This domed button has thread and braid in a chocolate brown colour wrapped around a mould and topped with beading.
It is very dressy and would grace any appropriate outfit. It is a more modern button with a plastic back and shank.
These vegetable ivory buttons have been dyed a dark colour. The two which have a circle carved into them show the natural colour of the corozo nut from which they are made.
One has a flag embossed on it with the dye colour rubbed back.
Here is another button with braid wrapped around a mould (probably wooden) in a star like pattern. It would have been a time consuming task. It is very effective and may have been worn on a fur coat.