Small transparent button and white thread

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Small transparent button and white thread

I was always impressed how clean the items in my mother`s sewing box were. All the things- the reels of thread, the pins and the needles-  had an extraordinary precision about them. They give off silence, concentration. Tools are often mysterious: how they function and what they might make is often not self-evident.

I love the button tin which is made of dark green metal and shakes most invitingly. The variety of buttons is delightful, perplexing even, a tribute to human creativity.

 There used to be such a button shop on Marylebone Lane. I wonder if it is still there?

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