Blustery, wet, snowy rain today – a good day to stay inside and play with buttons! Most of them are vintage. They came from my grandmothers’ sewing boxes. The little green mother-of-pearl one I bought in a market in Soreze, France. And the dark green one with two holes I found on the beach! So this is sort of a beachcombing photo, well-disguised.
These antique cards of buttons came from the tailor shop my husband’s great-grandfather owned in Minneapolis. The brown ones are the most beautifully heavy glass, full of highlights and swirling tones of amber. They are all so lovely on their cards I can’t bear to take them off for a mere sewing project. I should frame them, but I’ve run out of wall space!
Hello. I was searching Bingeman & Baxter buttons, and stumbled upon your photo of their button cards. John S. Bingeman, owner, was my great grandfather! You have some lovely examples of their buttons!
Hi Jan, How cool, thank you!
Jenn