Hi there-- I'm a glass maker [and a newly-minted knitter, hooray!]. I've started to make glass buttons and am wondering if anyone has ideas about where to market them, and more importantly, what're considered the marks of a quality button--short shank, long shank, drilled holes, glued shanks, glass shanks....I really have no idea. I've started working with a spinner/dyer in my area to create matching buttons and yarn for a local shop. I'd like to do this in the best possible way...I treasure the idea that 30 years from now someone will be getting a beautiful "hand-me-down" angora sweater with sparkling glass buttons..... ;) I'm not sure where to go to find info about this, so I thought I'd ask for input from the "textile" groups! Thanks! Cindy
glass buttons
Apr 10, 2007
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Cindy,
The above website will put you in touch with my mother, Lori Plichta. She is a Button Collector and an authority on glass buttons. I have an antique Victorian clear glass bracelet that I wear all the time. My Mom will be giving the key note lecture at the New England Regional Button Association in June. It is on buttons in the "Wild West". Many of the buttons were glass. HTH, Bobbie Viorritto
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I can say that as an embroiderer i would love to see some glass buttons in jewel colors(well any color really) with holes.....no shank.......lol...i really hate shanks in general.....if i need one i can always make one even if the button has holes....i saw some lovely square glass buttons in JoAnne's of all places -- there were either 4 or six to a card and each card was about 13 dollars ifrc...too expensive for me as i wanted a card of each color! Marketing them at the lys and possible the lqs and at any needlework shows, or bead shows would be a sure bet to sell a ton of them..and you could also blog them..and put them on flickr...there are quite a lot f needlework communities and knitting/crochet groups on flickr... me
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