The purpose of this section is to provide examples of fabric
buttons as defined in the NBS Classification Guide1
(Blue Book)
including one or more examples of each type in the listings and an example
that covers each term in the definitions. No attempt is made to illustrate
the wide variety of possibilities in the class/subclass categories. The term
"needle worked" has been used in the labels for the NBS classification guide
term "needle-weaving" to avoid confusion with woven covers. Consider the two
terms interchangeable for these examples.
Scanning and photographing
buttons have distinct limitations in the areas of perspective,
color, details, and dimensions. Thus, many buttons do not reveal
their true character and appearance in the photos or scans. When
uncertainty exists, ask a fellow club member or a dealer to show you
an actual example of the button in question. A Section 5
fabric buttons worksheet has been provided and can be downloaded or printed
by clicking the link at the bottom of this page.
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 5-1 Worked - Needle Worked Wound Base (1-1/8") |
 5-1 Worked - Needle Worked Wound Base (1-1/8") |
 5-1 Worked - Dorset Ring (3/4") |
 5-1 Worked - Knitted (3/4") |
 5-1 Worked - Lace - BM (7/8") |
 5-1 Worked - Lace (3/4") |
 5-1 Worked - Dorset High-top (1/2") |
 5-1 Worked - Needle Worked (1-5/8") |
 5-1 Worked - Needle Worked Braid (1-1/2") |
 5-1 Worked - Needle Worked (3/4") |
 5-1 Worked - Needle Worked (1-1/2") |
 5-1 Worked - Ribbon (No Core) (5/84") |
 5-1 Worked - Needle Worked over Wound (1-1/8") |
 5-1.1 Worked - Crochet over Woven (1") |
 5-1.1 Worked (5/8") Crochet over Wound Silk Floss |
 5-2 Wound - Deaths Head Design (1-3/8") |
 5-2 Wound - Deaths Head Design (1-1/8") |
 5-2 Wound - Gimp (1-1/4") |
 5-2 Wound - Silk Twist (11/16") |
 5-2 Wound - Square Shape/OME (2") |
 5-2 Wound - Oval Shape (1-1/4") |
 5-2.1 Wound/Worked (1-3/4") Braid Center (Circa 1965) |
 5-2-1 Wound/Worked - Silk Thread (1-1/8") |
 5-2.1 Wound/Worked (1-1/8") |
 5-2-1 Wound/Worked (1-1/4") Silk Thread and Cord |
 5-3 Woven Cover - Thread (1-1/4") |
 5-3 Woven Cover - Printed (1-1/2") |
 5-3 Woven Cover - Printed/Contour BM (1-5/8") |
 5-3 Woven Cover - Printed Garter button (7/8") |
 5-3 Woven Cover - Petit Point (9/16") |
 5-3 Woven Cover - Painted Paris BM (1") |
 5-3 Woven Cover - Florentine Silk Paris BM (7/8") |
 5-3 Woven Cover - Cross Stitch Studio (1-1/8") |
 5-3 Woven Cover - Textilograph (7/8") |
 5-3 Woven Cover - Textilograph Stevengraph (1") |
 5-3 Woven Cover - Textilograph (1") |
 5-3 Woven Cover - Painted (11/16") |
 5-3 Woven Cover - "Tie" - Studio (1-1/2") |
 5-3 Woven Cover - Basket Weave Velvet Frame (1") |
 5-3 Woven Cover (5/8") Machine Made Linen Shirt Button |
 5-3 Woven Cover - Basket Weave (7/8") Assembled with Metal Rim |
 5-3 Woven Cover - Basket Weave (1") |
 5-3 Woven Cover - Damask (1-1/4") |
 5-3 Woven Cover - Worked/Wound (1-1/4") |
 5-3 Woven Cover (1-1/4") Horsehair |
 5-3 Woven Cover (1-5/8") Ribbon Appliqué - Studio |
 5-3 Woven Cover (1-5/8") Ribbon Worked - Bead OME |
 5-3 Woven Cover (1-5/8") Tatting & Ribbon Worked |
 5-3 Woven Cover - "Tie" (1-7/8") |
 5-3 Woven Cover - Pattern Design (1") |
 5-3.1 Embroidered Woven Cover (1-1/8") |
 5-3.1 Embroidered Woven Cover (1-1/4") |
 5-3.1 Embroidered Woven Cover - "Cash" (3/4") |
 5-3.1 Embroidered Woven Cover (1-1/4") |
 5-3.1 Embroidered Woven Cover - Bead Rim (1-5/8") |
 5-3.1 Embroidered Woven Cover (3/4") |
 5-3.1 Embroidered Woven Cover/BM "Paris" (1") |
 5-3.1 Embroidered Woven Cover (1") |
 5-3.2 Two-Piece Molded Top (Cased) (7/16") |
 5-3.2.1 Woven Cover - Fancy Top (1-1/2") |
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Acknowledgments: Special thanks to Elizabeth Hughes, Barbara Barrans, Louella Yeargain, Pat Koehler, Shelley Strick, Joan Lindsay and Pat Fields for collaborating in the update of this section including their contribution of button images shown as examples. Potential corrections or suggestions for improvement should be directed to the Button Country team at Contact Us. References: (1) National Button Society Blue Book, Official NBS Classification and Competition Guidelines (2) Hughes, Elizabeth and Marion Lester. The Big Book of Buttons. St Johann Press - 2010 |
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