Hello Sheree,
Thank you so much for the info you provided.
From another list I was given this link as well.
http://fingerloop.org/aglet.html
At the bottom of the page is some detailed sketches that really help, along
with a bit more info than I had before.
If the buttons were anything like the buttons I learned to make modernly,
then I can follow how they would not need a core other than the cording/braid
itself. Or perhaps they were cloth covered buttons? I will have to delve some
more.
Thanks again, and let me know if you find out anything more. I shall do the
same.
Kimiko
slc_fire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Kimiko,
I've been on this hunt for a few months too. One thing I've learned - Chinese
knots are not at all the same as period Turkish knots/buttons. The buttons on
the Turkish coats are interesting. <snip>
I'm told, however, that the extant buttons in the V&A do not have a wooden
core. So you're guess is as good as mine when it comes to the real construction.
<snip>
If you find out more please let me know.
Sheree
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