According to Christine Springett's book Success to the Lace Pillow which is
about old bobbins there are two reasons why you might find a Button included
in the spangle of an antique bobbin.
One reason is because when a spinster, or Old Maid, lace maker who everyone
thought would never marry suddenly found herself a husband then her
lacemaking friends would take a man's trouser button and put it in amongst
the beads on one the spinsters bobbins.
The other reason is that when a young couple got engaged to be married the
boy, being a poorly paid agricultural worker and the girl a poorly paid
lacemaker, no one could afford an engagement ring so he would give his
sweetheart a button from his waistcoat instead and she would include that
button in one of her spangles.
regards
Jenny DeAngelis.
Spain.
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