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Buttons That Mimick Fabric

WRBA’s Fabric Button Collection has a new look! The collection is open to the public, organized into 4 groups (Fabric A-M, Fabric N-Z, Needlework, and Wound), for your visual enjoyment.

View all 4 slideshows on a single page, or visit each page for a gallery view.
Shakespeare Worksheets

Yessy Byl of Canada graciously scanned these 16 sheets from her collection to be shared with WRBA members. Have Fun!
Bible Verses Worksheet

Thanks to Esther Burkheimer, Joan Lindsay, and Gil Biggie for finding late Mildred Clay’s button worksheet to be shared with WRBA members.
NP Rules and Specifications Governing Uniforming of Employes 1913

This 1913 Northern Pacific railroad uniform manual is added to the WRBA website as a member resource. This historical reference document is from the collection of the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive in Burien, WA.
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2021–01 Feb –Durell, Sylvia–BUTTONS + HANKIE = FISH

My Pink Button Fish started with the beautiful fabric that I used for the background. After looking at it for a couple weeks, I got the inspiration to do a pink fish. I thought the buttons would make the perfect representation of fish scales, so I sewed them on in a layered effect. I came across a pretty vintage handkerchief for the fins, which I stuffed and sewed to create a 3 -D effect. She looks quite feminine, I think !
2021–01 Feb –Hutson, Shirley–BROOKS BUTTONS

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2021–01 Feb –Golden, R. Keith–DRAGON’S BREATH GLASS BUTTONS

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2021–01 Feb –Ditzler, Maryalice–PEWTER BACK MARK (C)MVB’84

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2021–01 Feb –Journeay, Joy–LAPIS NEVADA–ALL LAPIS ISN’T BLUE

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2021–01 Feb –Durell, Sylvia–CREATIVE INITIATIVE AT NBS

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2021–01 Feb –Journeay, Joy–THE CASTAWAYS–Button Story Identified

THE CASTAWAYS — Identity of the chicks in a floating wooden shoe identified.
12-7.4 PAINTED-Specialized to BROOKS BUTTONS

Brooks buttons Worksheet by Shirley Hutson, a special addition to our Newsletter, is publicly available for you to download. Find more buttons articles open to the public on WRBA.us.
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2020–03–Cossman, Wexler, Journeay–FAVORITES–GIN BARI, BUCKLES, WOOD WITH CELLULOID

My Pink Button Fish started with the beautiful fabric that I used for the background. After looking at it for a couple weeks, I got the inspiration to do a pink fish. I thought the buttons would make the perfect representation of fish scales, so I sewed them on in a layered effect. I came across a pretty vintage handkerchief for the fins, which I stuffed and sewed to create a 3 -D effect. She looks quite feminine, I think !
2020–03–Journeay, Joy–METAL DEPOSIT ON A GLASS BUTTON

My Pink Button Fish started with the beautiful fabric that I used for the background. After looking at it for a couple weeks, I got the inspiration to do a pink fish. I thought the buttons would make the perfect representation of fish scales, so I sewed them on in a layered effect. I came across a pretty vintage handkerchief for the fins, which I stuffed and sewed to create a 3 -D effect. She looks quite feminine, I think !
2020–03–Journeay, Joy–LACY GLASS, SECOND BACKMARKE FOUND Deknatel

My Pink Button Fish started with the beautiful fabric that I used for the background. After looking at it for a couple weeks, I got the inspiration to do a pink fish. I thought the buttons would make the perfect representation of fish scales, so I sewed them on in a layered effect. I came across a pretty vintage handkerchief for the fins, which I stuffed and sewed to create a 3 -D effect. She looks quite feminine, I think !
2020–03–Journeay, Joy–BUTTONS ON CLOTHING–BLOWN GLASS & PEARL WHISTLE 1880s

My Pink Button Fish started with the beautiful fabric that I used for the background. After looking at it for a couple weeks, I got the inspiration to do a pink fish. I thought the buttons would make the perfect representation of fish scales, so I sewed them on in a layered effect. I came across a pretty vintage handkerchief for the fins, which I stuffed and sewed to create a 3 -D effect. She looks quite feminine, I think !
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