Dawn, that is what I have...waiting to cover and embroider. Some times you will find these in those in jars or boxes of buttons that you see at auctions or flea markets. I even have two sizes. There are no shanks.
Kathleen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dawn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 7:54 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] spoiling myself > Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote: > > > Hi > > The white cirkles are embroidered two. Yes i did embroider the buttons, > > i used wood foundations for the buttons. > > Some shops sells excactly copyes of 18th century button moulds, they are > > either by bone or wood, with a whole in the middle. > > I asked what the whole was for, and they told me the only way they could > > drill out such round foundations was to make a whole in the cirkle. > > When the fabric is stretched over it, you cant see it. > > > So, you're saying your button foundations are flat wood circles with a > hole in the middle? There's no shank on the wooden part? > > > Dawn > > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
