Rose’s Buttons

I follow a group thread on crazy quilting called CQEmbellishers. Recently a newbie asked which is the best book to start with. And several books were mentioned in the responses.  I thought I’d post them here for your browsing pleasure. One of the best for beginners to advanced Crazy Quilters: Also recommended: For stitches

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  Some of the most popular realistic celluloid buttons with collectors are designed by Marion Weeber (1906-2000). Best known for her fruit basket buttons, you may also find buttons of birds, food, candles, flowers and leaves. Known Weeber Button Sets include Breads (c. 1948), Cake Layers, Busy Bee, April Showers (c. 1942), Birdlings, Clocks, and Candies. These [...]

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I think that some of the most interesting pattern designs come from mail order companies.  These are the companies that supplied patterns to magazines and newspapers. These patterns were very popular with rural homemakers who couldn’t get to a pattern store very frequently. The patterns came in an envelope from the magazine or newspaper usually [...]

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from team ESST   Visit my etsy shop today and nab those yellow buttons!

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I recently listed some Costumakers Buttons and wondered about the company that manufactured them. I found relatively little in my online search.  I did discover that Costumakers buttons were made by Lidz Bros. company, founded in 1895.  They were a company from New York manufacturing buttons, buckles and novelty items. They also made some costume [...]

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For those of you new to the world of re-purposing lingo, “cutters’ are damaged tablecloths that crafters and others use for sewing projects. Often “cutters’ have big holes or stains making them hard to sell as a collectible tablecloths. But these still have value to creative crafters who are constantly coming up with new ideas on [...]

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Let’s start with the definition of antimacassar.  An antimacassar is a piece of fabric which is draped over the head or arms (or both) of a sofa or chair. Antimacassars are designed to protect upholstery, preventing it from becoming soiled, and they are typically washable. According Dictionary.com, the word comes from “Macassar,” a brand of [...]

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On Wednesday, I listed my collector buttons as “buy it now” instead of at auction as an experiment. And wow! Here it is Friday, and two of the four are sold already! So, that makes me wonder if I shouldn’t do more initial listing as “buy it now” instead of as “auction” listings. So I [...]

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  Please have a safe and sane 4th of July this year. Believe me, the 4th on our beach is neither! Here’s a little video that I put together from photos of team ESST offerings.  Featured stores include: 32NorthSupplies beadtopiavintage CardsAndCraft claybygullist Feille JemmDee Ribbonsetc Sugarpinkboutique trimgoddess Salute to the 4th Hint: Click on links [...]

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From Bead and Button: “Although most of these buttons are synthetic polymer — mainly polyester, nylon, and ABS plastic — they were also made of wood, metal, leather, and horn. Some have a base made from one material and a snap element of another. Embellishments and finishes may include rhinestones, fabric, flocking, cold enamel, transfers, [...]

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