BUYING GUIDES

Enamel buttons with glossy black and white faces set in gold-tone metal rims on a linen surface

The Complete Buying Guide to Enamel Buttons

Quick answer: Enamel buttons are buttons whose face is filled with a smooth, glossy enamel or enamel-look coating, usually framed…

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Dog buttons in black and white enamel with gold-tone and black rims, 11mm shank buttons with a raised puppy face

The Complete Buying Guide to Dog Buttons

Quick answer: Dog buttons are decorative buttons with a dog or puppy face on the front, usually as a raised…

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Tweed jacket buttons in gold-tone enamel with braided rims laid out beside a folded cream and grey boucle jacket with thread and needle

Tweed Jacket Buttons: How to Choose and Replace Them

Quick answer: Tweed jacket buttons are decorative shank buttons — usually gold-tone metal, enamel or flocked velvet — used to…

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Natural wood buttons with a carved dashed edge in two hole and four hole styles, with a spool of thread and a knit swatch

The Complete Buying Guide to Natural Wood Buttons

Quick answer: Natural wood buttons are lightweight sewing buttons cut from wood, with a smooth low sheen surface and a…

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Assorted buttons in faux pearl, gold-tone metal, wood and tortoiseshell resin sorted in trays and a vintage tin for button crafts

25 Easy Ideas for Jewelry, Decor and Clothes

Quick answer: Button crafts are small sewing, jewelry and home decor projects made from loose buttons, and most of them…

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Vintage buttons in glass, Bakelite, shell and metal sorted in a wooden tray

Vintage Buttons: How to Identify, Date and Value Them

Quick answer: Vintage buttons are buttons made roughly 20 to 100 years ago, most often from glass, Bakelite, celluloid, casein,…

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