The Old Button Sews

“Hand crafted gifts and craft kits in new and recycled fabrics, embellished with hand embroidery, applique and buttons. ”

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Hi and welcome to The Old Button Sews, where I sell beautiful gifts designed and sewn by me, together with a range of sew-it-yourself craft kits.

Most items are dispatched within 2 working days, and I post Tracked 24 at a flat cost no matter how many items you buy.

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  • Wild Rose embroidery art - hand embroidered hoop picture vintage style

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    £30.00

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  • Textile bookmark - Blue and red embroidered curtain and wool fabrics reclaimed

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    £5.00

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  • Sassy - retro style soft zipped pouch, blue-black tweed backing

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    £12.00

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  • Vintage Florals - Large Slow Stitching kit - pastel vintage textiles

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    £14.00

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  • 3 Gift Tags - red and gold vintage silk and lace, reclaimed curtain textiles

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    £5.00

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  • Soft zipped bag - vintage style icon themed pouch, green tweed backing

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    £12.00

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  • French Garden - Slow Stitching kit with vintage blue pastoral scene textiles

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    £10.00

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  • Sewing organiser and needle case - organic cotton and wool, can be personalised

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    £15.00

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  • Playmat castle play scene toy (UKCE tested) - gift for child

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    £60.00

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  • Christmas Stocking - Retro Santa on Holiday - personalised

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    £18.00

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  • Santa and reindeer Christmas decoration - mini fabric picture

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    £7.00

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  • Christmas zipped pouch bag - Dogs in Christmas Jumpers - Romantic winter scene

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  • Christmas zipped pouch bag - Romantic winter scene - Dancing couple with swans

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  • Zipped pouch bag - Romantic Christmas scene - Snowy houses with kissing couple

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  • Christmas zipped purse - retro winter village scene - kissing couple, hearts

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  • Christmas Decoration - Nostalgic hanging felt and fabric ornament

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  • Christmas Brooch - Nostalgic Winter Scene pin brooch in fabric and felt

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  • Luxury Christmas Stocking - Purple Green Gold Crewel upcycled vintage zero waste

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    £25.00

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  • Luxury Christmas Stocking - Red Blue Gold Crewel upcycled vintage zero waste

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    £25.00

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  • Luxury Christmas Stocking - Reclaimed and vintage textiles Plum and Gold

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  • Luxury Christmas Stocking - Teal Bird of Paradise - upcycled and vintage fabrics

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  • Christmas mini fabric picture hoop art - tree, elves, baubles, cat

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    £8.00

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  • Gingerbread Christmas Stocking - can be personalised

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    £18.00

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  • Christmas Stocking - Retro Christmas Cowboy Santa Personalised

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  • Christmas Stocking for dad - Camping Santa, large stocking can be personalised

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  • Christmas Stocking - Nutcracker - can be personalised

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    £18.00

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  • Christmas Stocking, Happy Dogs large stocking can be personalised

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    £18.00

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  • Mermaid Christmas Stocking - large, can be personalised

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  • Grumpy Christmas themed Bookmark - Dogs with antlers or Stalking Cats

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    £3.00

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  • Embroidered picture hoop art - Tiger in the meadow nursery decoration

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    £20.00

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  • Sewing craft kit - Tiger Cub hand appliqued and embroidered hoop picture

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    £15.00

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  • Bauble Retro Christmas Decoration hand embroidered felt

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    £8.00

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  • Christmas Brooch Naughty List Retro Woman - Vintage fabric Wool Felt

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  • Christmas Decoration Naughty List Retro Woman - Vintage textile ornament

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  • Christmas Stocking - Festive Foxes - with personalised name tag

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    £20.00

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  • Embroidered hoop picture - DRAGON felt wall art

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  • Bookmark for children - dragon princess knight castle - fabric wool felt

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    £3.00

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  • Unicorn mini cushion - appliqued embroidered felt

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    £20.00

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  • Textile bookmark - Red and blue embroidered curtain and wool fabrics upcycled

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  • Craft kit - Tiger Roar hand appliqued and embroidered hoop picture

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    £15.00

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  • Embroidered hoop art - Tiger Roar Green

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  • Nutcracker Christmas Decoration - hanging stuffed soldier ornament

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    £5.00

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  • Nutcracker Christmas Decoration - hanging felt soldier motifs in red and pink

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  • Santa Claus mini fabric picture hoop art - Father Christmas and the Tree

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    £8.00

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  • Christmas zipped purse - Santa with Christmas tree, boy and cat

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    £7.00

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  • Christmas zipped purse - Santa with Christmas tree, girl and cat

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  • Gingerbread House Christmas Decoration - hanging ornaments with wool felt

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  • Gingerbread House Christmas Decoration - hanging stuffed ornaments

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  • Christmas zipped purse - Retro Santa in soft vintage shades

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    £7.00

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  • Christmas zipped purse - Pink tree, Santa or Skater, upcycled fabric

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    £7.00

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  • Christmas themed Bookmark for child - Vintage Santa with Reindeer or Tree

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    £3.00

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  • Christmas hoop decoration - romantic couple and tree

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    £8.00 £5.00 (38% off)

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  • Christmas Dinosaur Bookmark - fabric and wool felt in green or red

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    £3.00

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  • Christmas Foxes Bookmark - fabric and wool felt in blue or red

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  • Christmas Bookmark - Santa on Holiday at the Motel pool, felt and fabric

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  • Child Toy Travel Play Mat - Under the Sea Shark Play Scene

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  • Bookmark - Bright Tropical Fish fabric, backed with aqua blue wool felt

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  • Felt play scene - Pirate Island and Space with toy bag

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    £20.00

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  • Pirate themed Bookmark for child - Pirate Ships, Treasure Map or Pirate sayings

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    £3.00

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  • Bookmark, Dragon village fabric backed with wool felt

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About The Old Button Sews

The Old Button Sews

Fresh ideas with old fashioned quality; fun gifts for the young - and the young at heart!

I’m Sharon, also known as The Old Button.

The name, The Old Button ( Y Hen Botwm in Welsh), is inspired by a box of old buttons my grandmother gave me when I started making my own clothes as a child. I have sewn as long as I can remember - tackling anything from wedding dresses, to making over 300 stage costumes in one season.

I live in South Wales with my fantastic husband and a black and white cat called Felix. Not very original I know, but that was his name before we adopted him, and he certainly looks like his namesake. Now retired from the NHS and with my grown up kids having flown the nest, my “me” time is sewing and designing and gardening.

Through "The Old Button Sews" I design and make an eclectic mix of hand crafted gifts for children and adults, using both new and recycled fabrics embellished with patchwork, hand embroidery and applique - and of course the occcasional old button or two. I especially love combining traditional techniques with modern contemporary prints and vibrant wool felt.

I want to encourage people to start sewing and have recently started a range of sew it yourself kits for embroidery and applique. I am hoping to expand these, and to develop patterns and kits for my children's play scenes and other toys, as well as my patchwork quilts and appliqued Christmas Stockings.

I have a zero waste philosophy, and try and use all my fabric scraps to make little gifts like mini hoop pictures, bookmarks and fabric cards. I have also developed a range of slow stitching kits full of beautiful vintage and reclaimed fabrics and trims.

Have a look at my other shop "The Old Button Supplies" where I sell new, preloved and vintage fabrics and haberdashery from my own craft room.

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