I have my mother's button box - a round metal container which has all sorts of odd buttons in it, like metal buttons which look as if they have come from military uniforms, and the sort which attached temporarily, with clips, like the old ones used on nurses' uniforms. Most of Mother's buttons either are, or match, blue (her favourite colour)... a lovely memory of her.
Some years ago, I took all the mother-of-pearl buttons out of the box, and put them into a plastic jar - this has now grown into a jar and a couple of tins, as I add more doll-sized buttons. When I started knitting doll clothes, I bought tiny buttons wherever I could, and always bought more than I could use. These I filed in flat plastic cheeseboxes with clear lids, which pile up conveniently. Now, with our town's only haberdashery shop closed, I am more than grateful for my 'pack-rat' tendencies, as I can nearly always find buttons to match the wool I'm using! Erica, in autumnal Hokitika, New Zealand, where the days are colder, but the weather can't seem to make up its mind... Westland District Library Hokitika, New Zealand mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit our website at http://www.minidata.co.nz/westlib --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.639 / Virus Database: 408 - Release Date: 22/03/04 To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
