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Saturday, 4 April 2026
How to chose your vintage pattern size
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Vintage sizing is not what you may expect. It is not easily comparable or translatable to the modern sizing charts. When you discover the wo...
Saturday, 18 September 2021
Vintage buckles
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You know that I'm into buckles as much as buttons. Nowadays they do not cause such a sensation as before. And no wonder. In the past the...
Thursday, 17 October 2019
How to choose the right buttons for your garment
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Although this may sound rather straightforward to some, choosing what button to use with your garment may be a difficult decision. Whether y...
Wednesday, 13 March 2019
How to clean vintage buttons
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After the first thrilling moment of opening a box of vintage buttons and discovering some really unique pieces, we are faced with a problem ...
Saturday, 1 December 2018
How to (still) get found on Esty
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Anyone wondering how to improve the search result for a shop on etsy has found that there are more questions than answers. We all need to ...
Wednesday, 13 June 2018
Plexi glass / Lucite buttons - Glass imitation from early 20th century
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There were a lot of kinds of early plastics, as experiments with synthetic materials continued. Plexi glass was an attempt to imitate glass,...
Monday, 14 May 2018
Sticky button cards
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Throughout the whole 20th century buttons were displayed and distributed on button cards. I have some lovely Art Deco cards from 1930s , bu...
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