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Them buttons
Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:13:26 +0100
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Jim Scott...
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Has anyone ever used the little spare buttons that they attach to the
washing labels on shirts?
MCC...
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Did it just the other day, Jim, on a sweat shirt which has a button-up neck
and collar like an ordinary shirt rather than a round neck.
Very handy :-)
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Flyiñg Ñuñ 2°°6 +...
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I have once in the dim and distant past. Just to replace a cuff button that
got damaged in the wash.
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jackie...
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Very, occasionally Jim! Are you new to Silversurfers?, if you are you are
very welcome
and stand-by for the welcome posts!!
Jim Scott...
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I asked the question as I am currently ironing and the pesky things are a
pest, but I dare not cut them off as another will drop off in sympathy. :o?
Flyiñg Ñuñ 2°°6 +...
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So Wednesday is your ironing day too. Just finished mine about ½ hour ago.
:)
Jim Scott...
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No! I ran out of Jeans and shirts :o)
Flyiñg Ñuñ 2°°6 +...
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Oh dear! Never done that yet. :)
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Rabbit...
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You get a tin/jar/bottle then cut all spare buttons off and put in
tin/jar/bottle. Of course Sod's Law dictates that when you want to use a
spare button the exact same one will be the only size/shape which you didn't
put in said tin/jar/bottle :-)
MCC...
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You've got tins/jars/bottles with buttons on? ;-)
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Jim Scott...
jenny at w*rk...
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he he Your not a day for task man then Jim
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I inherited a tin like that and it contains every type of button known to
man/woman (EXCEPT the one you need)
Flyiñg Ñuñ 2°°6 +...
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Yep! Me too. :)
Anita...
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I have one of those going back to 1956 - have so many that it would take
ages to find matching sets. I used to be good and sew matching buttons
to cardnboard or paper before putting them into the tin. But I stopped
doing that many years ago ;)
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Rabbit...
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I've got a tin like that. In my case, since I've been known to do a bit of
dressmaking, if I found the ideal buttons there was always one short of the
number I needed :-(
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I got to thinking (always dangerous) and realized that not only would I not
know whether my friends shirt buttons matched or what kind of
trousers/socks/shoes they wear.
Rabbit...
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Good point. Without looking I wonder if anybody here wearing something with
buttons could tell us if the button has two or four holes?
Ali...
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Yes, they definitely have two or four holes. I've never seen one with
three, five or six holes.
While I couldn't say for certain how many holes are in the buttons on the
garments I'm wearing , I can say that the last button I sewed on had four
holes.
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jamps...
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Four hole buttons are for heavier weight material - coats, jackets etc.
Two hole buttons are for light weight material - shirst, blouses etc.
Ali...
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Having looked, the shirt I was wearing yesterday, and the one I'm wearing
today both have four-hole buttons, and I rather think most of my shirts
have them.
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jenny at w*rk...
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Yes Jackie I was wondering if Jim was new too. Hi Jim, welcome from me too
Jenny from Leeds
Jim Scott...
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Lord no.
Only iron when the weather's bad.
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Jim Scott...
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I did pop in briefly a while back.
Rabbit...
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About a DAB radio ?
Jim Scott...
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Probly.
I bought a Sony one.
Excellent.
I didn't know there are so many 'stations'.
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Aries...
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Aries...
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I remember - nice webbie BTW :)
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Anita...
BunnyHare...
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Welcome back Jim. That is a great site
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John the R-T...
West Stand Bowler...
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Yes, I recall. Your site is excellent Jim.
I'm from South Shields originally, and the photo archives brought back many
memories from my youth.
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You can find me here http://www.jimscot.plus.com
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