tweed argyll conversion started...

**madmacs** · 12th June 11, 09:32 AM

Originally Posted by Mickey

...but having never seen a real argyll in person, I have no idea of how they are made and am a bit leery of just working off of advertised jacket photos.

More than welcome to take a look at my store bought one...

**Mickey** · 12th June 11, 11:45 AM

Thanks for the offer, macs. I will definitely take you up on that!

**madmacs** · 15th June 11, 07:15 AM

As they say, the devil is in the details...

No buttons at the moment, so about to come to an abrupt halt i suspect

**room2ndfloor** · 15th June 11, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by madmacs

As they say, the devil is in the details...

No buttons at the moment, so about to come to an abrupt halt i suspect

I like to say that God is in the details. Bless your hands!

Your hounds'-tooth wool is worth your conversion efforts, and you're doing a great job.

Suitable buttons are not easy to find, and they can be very expensive. For many years, I have been salvaging buttons from otherwise ruined garments. I like to use buttons made of antler, horn, wood, and pewter to go with these beautiful Harris tweeds and Shetland wool sweaters. For the Harris tweed cape I made for myself, (posted also in this DIY showroom thread) I used some half-ball buttons made of braided leather, from Germany.

Here are a couple of sources for suitable buttons:
[URL="http://www.camillavalleyfarm.com/knit/buttons.htm"]

[URL="http://www.woodbuttons.com/"]

**madmacs** · 22nd June 11, 11:20 AM

This is a daunting task... Into the final straight... Only 17 buttons to sew on...

**room2ndfloor** · 22nd June 11, 07:51 PM

This is a daunting task... Into the final straight... Only 17 buttons to sew on...[/QUOTE]

You're almost done. You can sew on shank buttons while watching tv!

Ohhhh, I want the dragon buttons! Everyone knows me as the Dragon Lady.