{"id":392,"date":"2015-05-10T16:02:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-10T16:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/10\/buttons-toggles-and-frogs-part-two-2\/"},"modified":"2015-05-10T16:02:00","modified_gmt":"2015-05-10T16:02:00","slug":"buttons-toggles-and-frogs-part-two-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/buttons-toggles-and-frogs-part-two-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Buttons, Toggles and Frogs -Part Two"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nFor collectors who wish to begin a collection, there are
\nlots of buttons to be had.  Frequently,
\nold metal tins (probably used for sewing boxes) chock full of buttons can be
\nfound in thrift shops, at flea markets or yard sales.  The majority of the contents are ordinary buttons that have been
\nsnipped from clothing prior to being discarded.  This is not a huge investment, however, and worth a
\npurchase.  Many times there are unique
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\nMany time you can find buttons still attached to their display cards.  Keep these cards, as they offer valuable information about the manufacturer.  Obviously these buttons were, at some time, sewn on this card, which is labeled “Styled Dress Buckle”<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nWhen I travel I usually look for handcrafted buttons in
\nfabric shops or shops selling trims and passementeries. Easy to pack and
\nlightweight, they are useful souvenirs, I do not need any more tee shirts!!<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nThese handcrafted buttons are made of ceramic, clay and inlaid metal<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nThe Island Craft LTD. buttons on the lower left are made of coconut and are from the Cook Islands.Coconut shell buttons are sometimes found in fanciful shapes and were made strictly for the tourist trade in tropical locations. Similar-looking buttons are now mostly made from plastic or wood.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nAs your collection grows, and it will, believe me, there are
\nmany references available on button identification as well as groups of
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\n      Button Button Identification and Price Guide, Peggy Ann                               Osborne,Schiffer Publishing LTD, PA, 1993<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nFor those who wish to use decorative buttons in textile arts
\nor to adorn a hand-knit sweater, modern buttons in every size, shape, color and
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\nHoliday themed ceramic buttons from A Homespun Heart, Iowa City, Iowa and The Button collection, Mill Hill, Janesville, WI<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nThese embroidered, velvet covered buttons were made in Eastern Europe in the 1980’s<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\nFor needle art enthusiasts you can make your own
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\n50 Heirloom Buttons to Make, Nancy Nehring, Tauton Press Inc.                                        Newtown CT. 1996<\/span><\/div>\n
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I made the turquoise button in the center. The other buttons are vintage.<\/span><\/div>\n

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\nPatterns and designs for needle craft buttons.<\/span>
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\nNot all buttons have two holes!   One-holed buttons are called “whistles”.  These are wooden.<\/span>
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\nDid you know that there is a button phobia?  Called
\nKoumpounophobia, it is the irrational 
\nand persistent fear of buttons ( single buttons or those on
\nclothing).  The word is derived from
\nLatin \u201cKoumpouno\u201d which means buttons ( or probably some type of disc fasteners
\nor embellishments) and Greek \u201cphobos\u201d which, of course, means fear.  A related condition is Trypophobia, which is
\nthe fear of round or circular objects or the fear of holes.  According to the internet, nearly 1 in
\n75,000 people are known to experience Koumpounophobia and tend to avoid
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