tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post1338197609653514375..comments2024-03-19T18:17:56.821-04:00Comments on Colonial Quills: A History of Buttons by Susan F. CraftCarrie Fancett Pagelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-86943956450881601642017-12-15T10:19:29.841-05:002017-12-15T10:19:29.841-05:00I used this for a project and the information is a...I used this for a project and the information is amazing!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-25243103667173329842013-02-01T14:38:24.055-05:002013-02-01T14:38:24.055-05:00Fascinating, Linda. I remember nearly thirty years...Fascinating, Linda. I remember nearly thirty years ago seeing English entertainers in Disney World with outfits covered with buttons. I also remember my mother gallantly trying to teach me how to make covered buttons. Janet Grunsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635290708361600803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-59276718638727622342013-02-01T02:13:02.749-05:002013-02-01T02:13:02.749-05:00Amazing what people can come up with! Thanks for s...Amazing what people can come up with! Thanks for sharing.chappydebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05393540849299888872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-15016673927339574082013-01-31T04:40:45.923-05:002013-01-31T04:40:45.923-05:00What a fantastic post! Thank you for the wonderfu...What a fantastic post! Thank you for the wonderful references.Judith Roblhttp://www.judithrobl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-10798401258420795012013-01-30T20:26:07.945-05:002013-01-30T20:26:07.945-05:00Debbie, when I read about King Francis, I was amaz...Debbie, when I read about King Francis, I was amazed that he could even walk about with all that weight. I loved the walnut buttons too. I like to research the Civil War, and once found a list of things that were used to make buttons including peach pits and persimmon seeds.Susan Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00922171469364860239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-25405479183841443812013-01-30T01:14:10.165-05:002013-01-30T01:14:10.165-05:00Hmmm.....never knew the button had such an elabora...Hmmm.....never knew the button had such an elaborate history. King Francis and King Henry must have been quite uncomfortable with that many buttons on their clothing...and I think the buttons that intrigue me the most are the ones made from walnuts. Ingenious! <br />Great post, Susan!chappydebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05393540849299888872noreply@blogger.com