My mother was never one for sewing but she did own
an old treadle machine for doing minor repairs and
one of the drawers was full of an odd assortment
of buttons. I added to the collection when I began
sewing my own clothes. Each time I purchased buttons
the extras went into the drawer. Consequently, when
I moved from home I had no spare buttons and had to
buy a little jar of buttons from a sewing store.
One of the reasons people may no longer keep
button boxes is that we use more zipper closures
now and wear more T-shirts and sweatshirts that
don't require buttons. People are more likely to
send the whole garment to thrift shops these days,
with all of the buttons attached. Sadly it seems that
fewer people do their own cooking or their own sewing
so that many of the younger generation wouldn't even
comprehend what a button box was for.
My MIL and SIL are the only people that I know,
who not only keep their buttons, but actually sew
them in size and colour co-ordinated patches onto
a large square of fabric. Which I find really
peculiar because neither of them sews! It's very
organized (can anyone say ANAL) but what's the
point if you have no plans to ever use them?
Sharon Briggs
in Toronto, Canada
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