Vintage buttons are so alluring and collectible.
Relatively cheap at the Kiwi op shops and easy to transport home.
Some, from my recent trip to New Zealand , have already been put into use, these from a stash of MOP buttons bought in Wakefield, here on a freshly knitted baby cardi. ( vintage pattern, of course)
More op-shop finds.
These steel grey lozenges are livening up my new grey linen dress.
I seldom find buttons at home in the Canadian thrifts.
Such lovely button finds on your trip! I've been doing some vintage baby knitting too. Using up a few odd balls of wool that have been tucked away, and knitting up in patterns I made for my own toddlers upteen years ago. My knitting efforts are now tucked away in the baby box, waiting for the next generation.
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DeleteI need to pay more attention to buttons. I see them at yard sales but I never really stop and look. I like that you're using them and not just putting them in a tin!
ReplyDeleteI have lots in tins too!!
DeleteOoh those steel buttons are fab! I do look out for nice buttons still attached to clothing on charity shop clearance rails, rarely see them though.
ReplyDeleteI know the feeling, I rely on my trips to NZ ,
ReplyDeleteI've got loads of vintage buttons but I never seem to have enough of one kind when I need them and usually have to go out and buy a new set. It's always fun raking through the tins and jars searching for matches though.
ReplyDeleteYou would be in good company with my grandson Oliver, who is 4. We call him 'button boy'.
DeleteButtons - one of my favourite things (sez I, as I look up at the shelf above me to see fourteen large jars filled with buttons!)
ReplyDeleteI see,Oliver (button boy) will have lots of company.
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