A few weeks ago we dropped-off some things at the goodwill. Afterwards we had a look round, because there are always some interesting things there. One thing we both needed were some work shirts for the lottie. We both got one that day. Today I noticed that my old plaid flannel had a hole in one of the elbows. The hole is small, but you know what it is about holes— They never eat a bite but yet grow larger and larger with time. So I needed a ‘new’ one anyway. it was time to put on a clean shirt for wearing in the house, so out came the two shirts we had bought at the goodwill to try them out. I was thrilled with mine, but after a while my Bride found hers not fitting as she would have liked. We decided to switch shirts. They were both cotton flannel; however, the shirt that I would be getting did not have a buttonable breast pocket. The Bride said, “no problem I’ll just make a buttonhole and sew on a button, and Bob’s yer uncle”. I just stood there looking like the village idiot with my jaw dropping to the floor. I could barely get the words, “Can you do that”? Well, I headed right over to fetch the sewing kit and called out that I would go up and get the sewing machine. She that she didn’t need no frikkin’ sewing machine. Tja, I knew she could sew, but I was surprised she would try this without the machine. Out came the button tin. Do you guys have button tins, boxes or jars. I’ll bet you do…some of you are accomplished sewers (somehow that word looks peculiar). Please show me how you store them. What does your sewing kit look like? Ours is an old tin ecco shoe box that you can see on the pic. First of all we needed to select a button. She thought that I would need a button that had the right kind of underside, and would be easy for me to grasp with my fingers. Second, she made the hole with some kind of special stitching around the edges of the cut. Next she positioned the button so that it would fit properly and not cause the pocket to bulge, or be off-centred. Now folks, is this not the purdiest thaing you evvuh did see?
Really nice work on that shirt , and I really like that color and plaid style. Looks nice and warm and cozy. My sewing kit is around here somewhere. Since I just woke my cup O’Joe has not kicked in yet… I’m not quite ready to get it down from a shelf that requires a small ladder. So if you don’t mind I will just explain what my sewing stuff is in, including those iron on patches for elbows, knees, and fancy sequined patches for ladies/ and logos /mens shirts, ball caps, tee shirts and cowgirl hats all different types of appliqués, military patches …. Lots of different odds and ends. Soo… anyway I digress…My sewing kit is a bit extensive and it’s all in a large tool box with separate drawers and removable top shelf with more sewing stuff to search thru for aiding and abetting clothing, saddles, backpacks …Hats, etc.
Hi Sjoerd, I have a jar full of buttons. More than i will ever need. They get used as replacements for lost buttons, and I sew suspender buttons on trousers. Since i lost weight, clothes fit differently and I may not need suspenders now. Making a button hole by hand - that took some talent! Your bride is quite resourceful!
My grandmother had an enormous amount of loose buttons. We have a few, as you can see, but nothing like what she had. They really do come in handy sometimes. In the old days when you were going to get rid of an old shirt, you’d just remove the buttons first. Now; instead of throwing away, they go to the goodwill…and of course, they need to have all the buttons. The Bride thanks you for the nice comment. I told her hat too, but coming from an independent source— it carries more weigh somehow. Hahaha.
