Where can I find gorgeous vintage buttons (nothing on ebay)?

[Pannacotta]

Anyone know any good sources?
I need them for coats and cardigans, am thinking maybe cut glass/filigree etc.
TIA

[2sugars]

www.thebuttonqueen.co.uk. Not cheap, but I suspect most vintage buttons aren't.

[maximummummy]

pannacotta - are you still looking for vintage buttons? i am a button obsessive and may well have gorgeous buttons you'll want . . . .

[DaisyMoo]

In the same vein, does anyone know where you can get wooden buttons, heart-shaped especially. I would love some.

[Tamum]

Pavi Yarns has a good selection of buttons in general. I have been buying up lots of the Nichols buttons from there and their own website- expensive but wonderful. JosyRose is worth a look in general, but not for vintage. For ceramic non-vintage Injabulo are great (I know this isn't the sort of thing you're after Pannacotta, just thought I would answer a bit generally)

Daisyboo, I have some heart shaped wooden buttons but need to try and remember where I got them from....

[Tamum]

Just read your message again DB- for non-heart shaped ones you could have a look at Scottish Fibres. They usually do some in John Lewis, too.

[moonmother]

Theres a bead site I go on the has loaDs of vintage buttons,don't know if they're pricey or not(her beads are quite reasonable)

Heres the link
www.ejrbeads.co.uk/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=94&zenid=4c36f50f22348b9e6ff0af60352e335d

[DaisyMoo]

Thank you! So many gorgeous buttons - I just wish I could knit faster!

[SquonkaClaus]

If you're after buttons... this is a fab shop

[2sugars]

Pannacotta, have you seen this?

[ImdreamingofaGROUCHYxmas]

Bah...Squonk got there before me

Hijack...Hey squonk, it's Grouchy, You OK?

[MrsWeasley]

this is the type of thread that makes me think ohh I wonder where my xxxx(insert a missing object) is and then spend the rest of the night rushing to odd places convinced things are there.

in this case it is an old box full of buttons! My dad collected them for me when I was a child (I loved sewing) he used to work in a factory and there was always a box of rags(old clothes) to wipe your hands on he used to spend his lunch hour going throught the box and cutting off all the buttons for me

[DaisyMoo]

WOODEN HEART BUTTONS!!! I heart you Squonk

[twinsetandpearls]

I was going to start a similar thread as I ahve a gorgeous coat that I need to add buttons to. Will check the sites recommended here.

[twinsetandpearls]

I used to love the button shop in the aracade in Leeds, I may pay it a visit under the guise of christmas shopping.

[SquonkaClaus]

I knew my extensive knowledge of button shops would come in handy one day



hi grouchy, how's you?

[Katymac]

I used to work in a button wholesaler

I hated leaving as we got to keep some buttons each week

I love buttons - I have some silver ones with dragons on

[Katymac]

I used to work in a button wholesaler

I hated leaving as we got to keep some buttons each week

I love buttons - I have some silver ones with dragons on

[Katymac]

oops sorry

[twinsetandpearls]

I need replacement buttons for the pink Betty Jackson coat on this link you can enlarge the image to see the existing buttons as I want something similar.

[Pannacotta]

Just saw this, hadnt checked the thread properly - very exciting!
WIll look at all the websites. Thanks all

[Gingermonkey]

twinset - duttons (the button shop) is closed now and in it's place is a sunglasses shop, in fact the whole of the Victoria Quarter has changed from being full of individual shops to full of 'top end' high streets shops. Even Boodle-Am (you'll know it if you saw it - it was full of kickers, and hats and masks and hippy type kaftans and that kind of stuff) is on its way out (it was next to Duttons, but much bigger). It's closing this year, which is such a shame (it was the place my DH got his first pair of kickers from aged about 2!) - the rent has just been whacked right up to get rid of all of the little people . HOWEVER....Duttons is still very much alive and kicking in Harrogate take a peek!!!

[Gingermonkey]

poo - my link didn't work. Try again, TWINSET - looky here!!!

[CarrieBlue]

and Duttons is still alive and kicking in York, I'll vouch for that!

[ArrietyClock]

Duttons for Buttons has a website!!!! Was pining for a trip to Duttons the other day but it's a bit of a long drive these days...... t'is fab they do mail order. (Fear excessive and unnecessary button buying may be about to take place).