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2. Wrights (textile manufacturers) - Wikipedia

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   Wrights is a brand of trim and other textiles for home sewing. It, and its subsidiary Lending Textile, operates using Wright, EZ Quilting, Boye and Bondex as brands. Since November 2017, it has been part of CSS Industries . Wrights was founded in Massachusetts in 1897 as William E. Wright & Sons. [ 1] Wright & Sons remained independent until ...

3. Bachelor button (sewing) - Wikipedia

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   A bachelor button is a button that can be attached without sewing. It uses a stud pressed through fabric and into a top button. [1] [2] They were sold in notion stores in the late 1800s and early 1900s as an emergency repair button. They could be attached and removed. [3] The poem “A Bachelor's Button” is a lament by a man whose lover never ...

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. W Dowler & Sons - Wikipedia

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   The Dowler family was engaged in the brass founding business since the late-18th century and had been making whistles since the early 20022s at least. In 1876, the company was named after William Dowler, following protracted legal fights concerning inheritance between the brothers George and William Dowler. In 1870, a large fire that started at ...

6. Notions (sewing) - Wikipedia

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   Notions (sewing) In sewing and haberdashery, notions are small objects or accessories, including items that are sewn or otherwise attached to a finished article, such as buttons, snaps, and collar stays. Notions also include the small tools used in sewing, such as needles, thread, pins, marking pens, elastic, and seam rippers.

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.