Buttons
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Buttons
I am making an 18th century officers or posh ruffle shirt and was pondering the question of what the best buttons woud be to use- pewter, brass,horn, would they have had sleeve buttons (the ones joined a small s clasp thingy). Any help would be appreciated.
There was a young woman from Wantage, to whom the town clerk took advantage,Said the Borough surveyor "Indeed you must pay 'er, you've totally altered her frontage"
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Proper officer or a Jaco' ? =oÞ
Small Dorset wheels would be pukka or do button holes either side and use link buttons(the ones joined a small s clasp thingy) that way they can be removed and they don't get busted when the shirt is being laundered
This chappie has linky buttons

Means you could get a silver set made, to match yer snuff box.......
Small Dorset wheels would be pukka or do button holes either side and use link buttons(the ones joined a small s clasp thingy) that way they can be removed and they don't get busted when the shirt is being laundered
This chappie has linky buttons

Means you could get a silver set made, to match yer snuff box.......
Futuaris nisi irrisus ridebis.
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Do you have a date for that picture sir? He seems to be earlier than the earliest visual I have for linked buttons, which is about 1720. (A naval chappie at Rougemont,House, Exeter, as I recall.)
Suzi
Suzi
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Grymm,
He asked me to make a shirt so I make a shirt. I'm not sure what he wants to use it for, posh civvi and officer I guess.
Can you buy the linked buttons at traders or will I have to get some on line?
He asked me to make a shirt so I make a shirt. I'm not sure what he wants to use it for, posh civvi and officer I guess.
Can you buy the linked buttons at traders or will I have to get some on line?
There was a young woman from Wantage, to whom the town clerk took advantage,Said the Borough surveyor "Indeed you must pay 'er, you've totally altered her frontage"
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Angie
I think if you have some suitable buttons you can get links from bead shops. I'm not sure if this has them, but I am almost certain I've bought them from somewhere similar.
http://shop.beadworks.co.uk/listItems.a ... earch=Link
Suzi
I think if you have some suitable buttons you can get links from bead shops. I'm not sure if this has them, but I am almost certain I've bought them from somewhere similar.
http://shop.beadworks.co.uk/listItems.a ... earch=Link
Suzi