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2. List of raw materials used in button-making - Wikipedia

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   leather [1] pearl. shell ( Images of buttons made from all the shell types listed below) seashells: abalone. conch. cowry. helmut. mother of pearl.

3. Back closure - Wikipedia

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   Back closure. Dress with a discreet back zipper at the seam. A back closure is a means for fastening a garment at the rear, such as with a zipper, hooks-and-eyes or buttons. Back closures were once common on Western female clothing, but have recently become less so, especially on female casual and business attire.

4. Button - Wikipedia

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   A button is a fastener that joins two pieces of fabric together by slipping through a loop or by sliding through a buttonhole . In modern clothing and fashion design, buttons are commonly made of plastic but also may be made of metal, wood, or seashell. Buttons can also be used on containers such as wallets and bags.

5. Factory workers in this part of Kansas City once dressed the ...

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   Sewing room in the Burnham Munger Shirt and Overall Factory in July 1903 The industry changed incrementally. By 1900, the 11 garment factories in Kansas City producing men’s and women’s ...

6. Snap fastener - Wikipedia

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   The two halves of a riveted leather snap fastener. The top half has a groove which "snaps" in place when "pressed" into the bottom half. A snap fastener, also called snap button, press button, [1] press stud, [1] press fastener, dome fastener, popper, snap and tich (or tich button), is a pair of interlocking discs, made out of a metal or plastic, commonly used in place of traditional buttons ...

7. Shank (sewing) - Wikipedia

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   Shank (sewing) A leather button with a metal shank. 17th-century Spanish metal shank button. Buttons with shanks. A shank is a device for providing a small amount of space in between a garment and a button. Shanks are necessary to provide space for fabric to sit in between the button and the garment when the garment is buttoned.