More About those Button Clasps
For this week's creation, I wrote briefly about the button-clasps I used for my belt. Since folks seemed to be interested, I wanted to share a bit more information about them. Well, at least the little bit of information I have.
The notions, based on packaging, seem to be from the early 1970s and distributed by Dyno Merchandise. I'm not sure where I picked these up (99% sure it was an estate sale) but they arrived in my stash not because I had a use for them, but because I knew I'd have a use for them in the future.
That last statement, my friends, should be on a cross-stitched pillow, buried at the bottom of some hoarder's heap.
But for a few sold-out Etsy listings and this shop, I haven't been able to locate any more of these online. Given my penchant for short-cuts, I could only imagine how wonderful these things would be for skirt and trousers fasteners!
I found this beauty at Hancock Fabrics a few months ago:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kls987/6045876575/in/set-72157626751847003
They had several styles and were hiding in the buttons section.
I’m sure I’ve seen these in my local fabric shop. Going to have to take a look next time I’m in there to make sure I’m not going mad
I bought a couple of these a few years back…probably at the bottom of a box. We moved last year…not completely unpacked yet…what the heck, good reason to go to the fabric store!
Check out this site. They are a heritage sewing store and carry a ton of beautiful pewter buttons and clasps:
http://www.smockingstore.com/pewter3.html