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Posted on: 8/16/10 7:58 PM ET
Do you have a favorite vendor for buttons in bulk? I'm thinking just shirt type buttons, nothing too fancy.
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Posted on: 8/17/10 12:12 PM ET
I've bought from Newark Dressmaker Supplies. They have all kinds of button assortments.

I've also gotten enough buttons to last a lifetime when Fabric Mart has its button assortments available. They don't have any right now, though.
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Posted on: 8/18/10 2:55 PM ET
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I've purchased bulk buttons from Fabric Mart and wasn't too impressed. This could have been my experience and not others'. What I got were a lot of the same button rather than lots of different buttons. I have a bunch of white shirt type buttons that say Disney on them. Just what I need!
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Posted on: 8/19/10 9:22 PM ET
I just bought a bulk assortment of shirt buttons from Cleaner's Supply. They're much smaller than I expected, but I haven't compared them to the buttons on any of DH's shirts (they may just look small when they're not attached to a shirt- I know it's true of the the suit buttons I bought). There were a lot more of the mini-buttons for a button down collar than I expected.

I also bought 30L buttons for pants and suit coats for myself- they look like buttons.

ETA- I forgot I bought a package of mussel shell buttons from Fire Mountain Gemstones. They were cheap, and they shipped pretty fast.
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Posted on: 8/19/10 9:30 PM ET
Huh, that's kind of why I haven't splurged on a bulk order yet...not sure what I'd get, and Disney kind of sounds scary.


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Posted on: 8/20/10 9:50 AM ET
Thanks for the link to Newark Dressmaker Supply! I cannot imagine how this site has escaped my notice.
  
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Posted on: 8/20/10 10:09 AM ET
I've purchased from Pam Erny's website. She sells scoops of lights and darks. Also sells wooden buttons. NAYY, of course. sewexciting
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Posted on: 8/20/10 11:18 AM ET
Does anyone want to take some of these buttons off of my hands? As I said, I have more than a lifetime's supply, and a lot of them I know I'll never use. I promise no Disney buttons!
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Posted on: 8/21/10 8:16 AM ET
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I would, but I don't want more than, say, a half a cup of buttons, I'll pay the postage. I know they can be heavy.
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Posted on: 8/21/10 9:33 AM ET
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I can split with you Sondra, or any of the other local ladies would too.
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