American Duchess has an awesome guide for this handy technique here.
Taped buttons are attached to the coat by making an eyelet where the button sits, poking the shank through to the back of the garment, and threading a narrow ribbon or woven tape through the shanks to hold them down. They are very weighty! These would definitely have to be attached using the taped method used on men’s coats during the 18th and early 19th century. Living the high life!) and was excited to find what I thoughts were 18th century buttons:Īll of them are smooth and plain except for this gaudy little guy. Usually I paw through the enormous 10¢ button bin, but this past weekend, I ventured over to the smaller more expensive bins (50¢ each.
My new favorite antique store, Maine Barn and Attic Antiques, has oodles of raw, dusty crusty buttons for 10¢ to $2 each, depending on the bin you dig them out of.
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