Buttonsplus

Here are two glass Chinese Lantern buttons. The green one has writing on it while the orange one is perfectly plain apart from the silver lustre trim. They are a little different, have a self shank and measure approximately 2 cm.

I love the colour purple and this little group of mauve glass buttons is no exception. They are not as common as red, green, blue etc. The designs are all different, a couple being geometric. Only one is a sew through type, the others having a self shank.

Here are two Studio Glass buttons made by Yasmin Silvan. They are Lamp glass work and both white and sew through type. It is fascinating to watch someone work with glass over a flame. They are quite a nice size at 3 1/2 cm.

I really like this button and can only imagine what it would look like if the paintwork was not so worn. The design is lovely with all it’s scrolls and raised centre. As it is it really looks old and I guess from the early 1900s. At 3 cm in diameter it is a nice size too.

Here is a moulded celluloid button in the form of a bunch of flowers. It is in pastel shades of pink, aqua and yellow and has a plain back with a self loop shank. It measures just under 2 1/2 cm.

I have just finished making these counted cross stitch tartan buttons in the last few weeks. They nearly sent me cross eyed but after many hours I got them done. They were done on 18 count aida cloth with 2 strands of DMC thread. They will now join my other handmade buttons in my collection.

This glass paperweight button is in orange, cream and green shades. It is just smudges of colour with no real design to it. The back is all green with a brass loop shank. It measures a little over 2 cm.

These two buttons are modern and have a geometric design in black and white enamel. They are of white metal and have a loop shank. They certainly differ from the enamel buttons of the early 1900s and that shows the variations in fashion of the times. They have a backmark ORI and measure a little under 1 1/2cm so are not very big but are of good quality.

These fabric buttons by The Classic Touch were made in Denmark. The delicate floral fabric has been laminated with a tough resilient resin before forming it into buttons. They are quite effective with their high gloss. They measure a little over 2 cm and have a tin back and metal loop shank.

This button was given to me by a lady from South Africa. They had not long moved out to Australia so she must have bought it in South Africa. It is quite intriguing as the front is flat and has a sort of floral pattern on it. The back has vertical undulating lines radiating out from the bottom. It is just a simple sew through plastic button but I quite like it.