buttons

applesock

Hi
just wondering if anyone knows a good place to get a mix of buttons in bulk for cheap?
thanks in advance.

Miaireland

Ebay is your best bet. I have bought new mixed bags or some old button collections for half nothing.

Charity shops can also be a good source. They sometimes have boxes of them.

Babette

Bits n Bobs in Wilton shopping centre in Cork do bags of buttons for 3-4 euro.

andrewmorkel

I think Miaireland is right charity shop can be the good source.

John Mason

as someone who works with buttons all the time - ebay and etsy are the only place you will get them in bulk

ladhrann

applesock wrote: »

Hi
just wondering if anyone knows a good place to get a mix of buttons in bulk for cheap?
thanks in advance.

What type of buttons are you looking for? Real horn buttons, corozo nut, or mother of pearl for tailoring or plastic buttons etc.?

applesock

hi ladhrann

I'm really just looking for a mixed bags of buttons, for cards and scrap booking projects. To buy from art&craft shop expensive for just a little few.

thanks irishbird i'l check out esty & ebay

Jellybaby1

This might be a bit far-fetched but I heard some cardmakers buy clothing in charity shops if they have unusual buttons on them, it would be cheaper to buy an item for €2 or €3 to get special buttons but as I say it's just something I've come across on other craft forums. I haven't noticed anything that special in charity shops in the city here.

Daffodil.d

Ask all your friends for any unused buttons cut from tops in those little bags and to look in their wardrobes fro recyclable clothes and cut the buttons off them. You'll get a nice collection that way. Also you could buy some Fimo and bake some different looking buttons or buy coverable buttons and cover them with any spare material you have. You can buy a bag of buttons in craft shops.:)
What do you need the buttons for?

John Mason

in my last project, i used nearly 3,000 buttons.

and i have another project on the ago which is going to take roughly 1,800 buttons.

the cheapest place to order them from is China or Hong Kong from ebay - they take a long time to come.

if you want various different types and styles. type "craft buttons" into ebay. just watch out for some of the postage charges.

deealovr

No wholesale buttons sellers at your place?If you can't find one,there is no choice but get some from China.

ladhrann

Dublin Woolen Mills do wholesale sewing supplies.

Jellybaby1

The Dublin Woollen Mills are having a closing down sale from 5th June. Sad times. Hope someone takes it over as a craft/millinery supplier again, we are in dire need of good supplies here.

shahalam

Hi applesock,

I think Ebay is the best.

Jellybaby1

OneIdea just posted this link for someone else regarding a different enquiry. It has buttons on it which might be of interest.

http://www.ease.ie/elastic-string-50m-white.html

Sapsorrow

Ebay for bulk, I bought a 1 kilo bag yesterday for £18.00 sterling. If you want really lovely, unique high quality ones though definately go to Etsy.com. I do the charity shops most weeks and you'd rarely see buttons, I have found two really good button stash's in my life in the charity shops. Usually they're the crappy ancient old dull browns and black ones that are over priced by the staff. It's a lot of effort compared to Ebay without guaranteed results!

Sapsorrow

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

The Dublin Woollen Mills are having a closing down sale from 5th June. Sad times. Hope someone takes it over as a craft/millinery supplier again, we are in dire need of good supplies here.

Not to go too far off topic but have you heard of TWI? They're great!

Jellybaby1

Sapsorrow wrote: »

Not to go too far off topic but have you heard of TWI? They're great!

Not sure, have you a link?

Sapsorrow

Their website's not great at all but here you go: http://www.fabricsireland.com/

They're also on facebook!

Jellybaby1

Rings a bell now, I think I saw it on Boards before. You are right, the website is not the greatest but the 'showroom' (I prefer 'shop') might be worth a visit sometime.

Sapsorrow

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

Rings a bell now, I think I saw it on Boards before. You are right, the website is not the greatest but the 'showroom' (I prefer 'shop') might be worth a visit sometime.

definately, it's a dressmakers wonderland!