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:: October 7, 2005 Button Questions
2. Say you get a mother lode of vintage (regular ol' non-pinback) buttons*. They're on their original cards. Is it the collector's way to keep them on the cards? Or cut them off for sorting fun? *at the most wonderful antique mall that you never knew existed (see below) posted by in Buttons
Comments i'm wondering the same thing about button makers.... i can't wait to see what kind of response you get! i'm no help w/#2.... i tend to leave buttons on cards b/c i usually like how the cards took too :) Posted by lisa s on October 7, 2005 8:12 PM I have a badge-a-minit, the small 1 1/4 inch one. It is reasonabley priced, but labor intensive. It is cheeper for me to have black and white 1 inch buttons made by a "button" company. but for handmade ones, it only works well with paper, nothing thick or photo paper. i have managed some felt and fabric, but with no clear disk on top. I found that the failure rate of the button pieces is pretty high, but that can be avoided by ordering replacement badges for a different company. the size works well for drawings and fabric becasue it isn't "that" small. that said, i still enjoy mine, it is fun for small projects. but i really want a 1 inch heavy duty bench press. wow that was a novel, if you have anymore questions, let me know... Posted by Joelene on October 7, 2005 10:12 PM no help on the buttons here, you might check out one good bumble bee, she sells cool vintage fabric covered buttons. glad you found some treasures at your "new" antique mall! if i have multiple sets of buttons on cards, i take off some and leave some on the cards for handy throw ins for swaps. just showed your quilt top to yet another person... Posted by hannah on October 12, 2005 3:48 PM |