Buttonsplus

These two porcelain buttons were made by Mack in Stoke on Trent, England. They are transfer printed with the border being hand painted. They look quite delicate but I think are sturdy enough. I now have five of them in my collection.

Here are some more metalized plastic buttons this time in gold. They could be guessed to be metal buttons but that is not the case. There were hundreds of them made so they are quite common and were very easy to find a few years back.

Here are some metalized plastic buttons in a silver colour. To me some of them resemble black glass buttons with a silver lustre from the early 1900s. Plastics can imitate all sorts of materials these days. I have many of these type buttons as well as gold ones and most of them have been found in opp shops over the years.

Here is a set of Button Covers showing a Cameo lady. Although they are only a synthetic material they still look quite nice. They were quite a unique item and popular around about the 1980s. As you can see they open up and slide over a plain existing button and snap shut thus altering the appearance of the garment.

I embroidered this button in 2019 and it took some time as it is quite large at 5 cm. Pink is not one of my favourite colours but it contrasts nicely with the various greens. I doubt if I could see to do it now. The embroidery is not the best but it has a homemade look about it.

Here is a group of old fabric covered buttons. It is interesting to look at the various fabrics and compare them with the brightly coloured fabrics of today. The second picture shows some of the different backs of fabric buttons. You can still buy button making kits and they are different again. Nothing stays the same!

I do not remember where I got this enamelled white metal button from. I just wanted to have it because of the map of Australia. It has a backmark which I cannot read. The enamel is a bright blue leaving the metal map. It is not very big at a little over 1 1/2 cm.

Here are three enamelled brass buttons on their original card which I bought in a Patchwork shop in Loch, Victoria many years ago (maybe 20) They are by Susan Clarke, California, USA and I have seen pictures of her more recent buttons on the net and they are quite different. They have a good look about them.

I guess that these two metal buttons are of a similar age whatever that may be. The backs are the same with a humped sew through shank. They both have a floral design. They measure 2 cm.

Here is a metal button in an Art Deco style. The raised dots have been painted in various colours and are still in a fairly good condition. It measures just over 2 cm.