Buttonsplus

Here are some fabric covered buttons I believe made in Cambodia by the Khmer women. I guess the fabric is made in Cambodia too as it is quite different in colour and design. They have a tin back and shank and measure a little under 2 cm.

I have this button in 3 different colours and I like them all. This one is painted brass in a brown/taupe colour with a facetted black glass centre. There is just a small amount of gold scrolly work on the outside which gives the button a good look. As can be seen in the picture it is back marked.

This is a beautiful beaded needle case in black with a purple and silver iris. It is accompanied by a mauve enamelled metal needle case and a fine pair of scissors; all you need to do some embroidery. I have done lots of embroidery over the years and spent many happy hours doing it.

I made this needle case many years ago. It was fun to do, I pressed flowers and put them onto calico and covered them with netting. I made a cord and stitched it around the edge. The flowers retain their colour as long as they are not in bright light. I have a flower picture that my mother made many years ago hanging in my hallway and it is still fine.

I made this sewing box many years ago and am pleased with the result. The floral lining material was an old piece of Mum’s and I based the rest of the colour scheme around that. It is quite compact and it opens up once the lid is taken off. It was a lot of work but well worth the effort.

Here is a needlecase from my sewing items collection. It was made in Redditch, England in the 1930s. The gift tag is still with it and is dated 13th June, 1936 and has been written with an old fashioned pen and ink. The needles are rustproof and still in very good order. The case measures 11cm x 7cm.

This is a fleecy wool lined denim jacket which a friend bought in an opp shop for me. As my name is Lois it was a nice surprise. I didn’t know that there was an Australian brand named Lois. So the brass buttons and the two labels bear this name.

Here is a brass buckle with a decorative patterned background and a Pharoah’s head. At this time there was a craze for the Egyptian influence. The turquoise stones are quite large. The buckle is large measuring 9 cm x 4 1/2 cm. It is rather unique in it’s own way.

How about a nice buckle for a change. This silver one shows fuschias in an Art Nouveau style. I think it may have been a Nurse’s buckle from the early 1900s as I have seen similar on Antiques Roadshow. It is actually marked E.P.N.S. , E. G. Stott.

This is a pressed tin button with a red insert which I think is Celluloid. In reality the red is more a cherry red and looks much nicer. I guess this button is perhaps from the 1930s. It is another button new to my collection.