Metal Rim Resin Buttons

Most buttons are made from one material. These are made from two, and that is the whole point. A ring of gold-tone metal forms the outer edge, and the resin face sits recessed inside it, dropped just below the rim so the metal catches the light while the pattern underneath stays calm and glossy. The effect is closer to a stone set into a ring than to an ordinary button, which is why a single row of these can lift a plain coat or cardigan without any other change.

About Our Metal Rim Resin Buttons

The outer ring is moulded metal in a warm gold tone, smooth and slightly domed, with a clean inner step that holds the resin face. Because the face is recessed rather than flush, the gold edge takes the knocks instead of the resin, which keeps the pattern looking newer for longer. The resin itself is marbled and pearlescent, with soft swirls of colour that shift as the light moves across them, and no two faces are ever quite identical. Sizes run from 18mm up to 28mm, so the same design works as a small cardigan button or as a statement coat button.

Why You’ll Love Them

– Two-part design: gold-tone metal ring with a recessed resin face
– Marbled, pearlescent resin with soft swirls of colour
– The raised metal rim protects the resin face from scuffs
– Five colours: black, cream, brown, purple and white
– Three sizes, 18mm, 23mm and 28mm, from blouses through to winter coats
– Six buttons per pack, with a needle and thread included
– No lettering or logos, so they suit any garment or craft project

Colour Choices

All five faces are swirled and pearlescent rather than flat colour, so every button has some movement in it. Black is the deepest, a charcoal black with silvery grey streaks running through the swirl, and it is the safest pick for tailoring, navy and grey. Cream is a soft off-white with a faint warm ripple, good with camel, oatmeal and beige. Brown has the strongest shimmer of the five, with amber and bronze tones and flashes of blue and green, and it suits tweed and tan leather. Purple is a muted lilac with a blue violet shimmer rather than a bright purple, which keeps it wearable on a plain coat. White is the cleanest, a pale pearly white with a soft ripple that works on light knitwear and summer jackets. All five share the same gold-tone ring, so you can mix sizes or colours across one garment and keep a consistent look.

How to Use Them

The largest size, 28mm, is a coat button: wool overcoats, blazers, trench style belts and capes. The 23mm sits well on cardigans, knitted jackets, blazers and shirt dresses. The 18mm suits blouses, cuffs, collar bands, kids wear and doll clothes. Away from clothing they are popular for bag straps and flaps, hair clips, brooch bases, cushions, card making and general craft projects, as well as knitting, crochet and dressmaking.

Sizing

Measure the full outer diameter of the metal ring and compare it with your buttonhole before ordering, since a button needs a buttonhole close to its own width and a knitted band will stretch wider than it looks. As a rough guide: 18mm for shirts and fine knits, 23mm for cardigans and jackets, and 28mm for heavy coats. If you are replacing buttons, measure the originals rather than guessing, because a step up of 3mm is very visible on a front placket.

Care Tips

Hand wash where you can, or remove the buttons before a machine wash. Keep them away from bleach, strong solvents, perfume and hairspray, which can dull both a resin surface and a gold tone. Wipe with a soft dry cloth rather than soaking, do not press a hot iron directly onto the resin face, and store them dry between projects.

Please Note

The resin face is patterned, so the swirls, depth of colour and position of the lighter streaks vary from button to button and from batch to batch. That variation is part of the look, not a fault, but it does mean the buttons you receive will not match a photograph exactly. If you need the closest possible match across one garment, order a single pack in one colour and size rather than several small packs. The gold is a surface tone on metal rather than a plated precious metal.

Specifications

– Material: Resin face with a gold-tone metal ring
– Back: Shank, sew-on
– Shape: Round, with the resin face recessed inside the rim
– Sizes: 18mm, 23mm, 28mm
– Colours: Black, Cream, Brown, Purple, White
– Pack quantity: 6 buttons, needle and thread included

Whether you are rebuttoning a winter coat, finishing a hand knitted cardigan or building up a small stock of trims, these metal rim resin buttons give a neat, set-stone look for very little outlay.