We can tell a lot from buttons - our mother's 'button jars' are a gold mine of information if you know what to look for. The only lace buttons that come to my mind are the needlewoven covered buttons called Dorset buttons. There is a picture here: http://www.woodedhamlet.com/buttons_clasps/dorset_thread_buttons.html
(I note that the site also sells handmade lace) There might be other true lace buttons? Now the button collector , who mentioned that she is familiar with crochet > buttons ,and myself are rather curious if there are, or if anyone has > ever > heard of, Lace buttons ? > -- Bev in Sooke BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com blogging lace at www.looonglace.blogspot.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
