Comments for Made in England http://www.made-in-england.org Wed, 16 May 2012 06:52:26 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Comment on Atomic Coffee Maker by gary h brown http://www.made-in-england.org/atomic-coffee-maker/comment-page-1/#comment-18277 gary h brown Wed, 16 May 2012 06:52:26 +0000 http://www.made-in-england.org/?p=3058#comment-18277 how can I get one living in CA? how can I get one living in CA?

]]> Comment on Online Haberdashery by Tina Smith http://www.made-in-england.org/online-haberdashery/comment-page-1/#comment-18128 Tina Smith Wed, 09 May 2012 11:59:46 +0000 http://www.made-in-england.org/?p=717#comment-18128 Buttons Collecting buttons has been one of the most popular hobbies of all times. Buttons can be used for a variety of purposes, right from holding a coat secure, to card-making and appliqué-work. But most importantly buttons add a touch of beauty and colour to life. Buttons are one of those little joys that create life delightful. Some museums and art galleries hold culturally, historically, politically, and/or artistically significant buttons in their collections. The Victoria & Albert Museum has many buttons, particularly in its jewellery collection, as does the Smithsonian Institution. Hammond Turner & Sons, a button-making company in Birmingham, hosts an online museum with an image gallery and historical button-related articles, including an 1852 article on button-making by Charles Dickens. In the USA, large button collect are on public display at The Waterbury Button Museum of Waterbury, Connecticut, and the Keep Homestead Museum of Monson, Massachusetts, which also hosts an extensive online button archive. Early button history Buttons and button-like objects used as ornaments or seals rather than fasteners have been discovered in the Indus Valley Civilization during its Kot Diji phase (circa 2800-2600 BCE) as well as Bronze Age sites in China (circa 2000-1500 BCE), and Ancient Rome. Buttons made from seashell were used in the Indus Valley Civilization for ornamental purposes by 2000 BCE. Some buttons were carved into geometric shapes and had holes pierced into them so that they could be attached to clothing with thread. Ian McNeil (1990) holds that: "The button, in fact, was originally used more as an ornament than as a fastening, the earliest known being found at Mohenjo-daro in the Indus Valley. It is made of a curved shell and about 5000 years old." Functional buttons with buttonholes for fastening or closing clothes appeared first in Germany in the 13th century. They soon became widespread with the rise of snug-fitting garments in 13th- and 14th-century Europe. <a href="http://www.buttonsoflondon.com" rel="nofollow">Clothing Buttons.</a> Buttons

Collecting buttons has been one of the most popular hobbies of all times. Buttons can be used for a variety of purposes, right from holding a coat secure, to card-making and appliqué-work. But most importantly buttons add a touch of beauty and colour to life. Buttons are one of those little joys that create life delightful.

Some museums and art galleries hold culturally, historically, politically, and/or artistically significant buttons in their collections.
The Victoria & Albert Museum has many buttons, particularly
in its jewellery collection, as does the Smithsonian Institution.

Hammond Turner & Sons, a button-making company in Birmingham, hosts an online museum with an image gallery and historical button-related articles, including an 1852 article on button-making by Charles Dickens. In the USA, large button collect are on public display at The Waterbury Button Museum of Waterbury, Connecticut, and the Keep Homestead Museum of Monson, Massachusetts, which also hosts an extensive online button archive.

Early button history

Buttons and button-like objects used as ornaments or seals rather than fasteners have been discovered in the Indus Valley Civilization during its Kot Diji phase (circa 2800-2600 BCE) as well as Bronze Age sites in China (circa 2000-1500 BCE), and Ancient Rome.
Buttons made from seashell were used in the Indus Valley Civilization for ornamental purposes by 2000 BCE. Some buttons were carved into geometric shapes and had holes pierced into them so that they could be attached to clothing with thread. Ian McNeil (1990) holds that: “The button, in fact, was originally used more as an ornament than as a fastening, the earliest known being found at Mohenjo-daro in the Indus Valley. It is made of a curved shell and about 5000 years old.”
Functional buttons with buttonholes for fastening or closing clothes appeared first in Germany in the 13th century. They soon became widespread with the rise of snug-fitting garments in 13th- and 14th-century Europe.

Clothing Buttons.

]]> Comment on I finally got an invite to FFFFOUND! by Pedr Gil http://www.made-in-england.org/i-finally-got-an-invite-to-ffffound/comment-page-2/#comment-18094 Pedr Gil Tue, 08 May 2012 12:46:21 +0000 http://www.made-in-england.org/?p=760#comment-18094 Plase invite me for ffffound!! Thank you!! pedropintocoelho@gmail.com Plase invite me for ffffound!! Thank you!!

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]]> Comment on Mt Cook Video by monika http://www.made-in-england.org/mt-cook-video/comment-page-1/#comment-17980 monika Fri, 04 May 2012 00:51:20 +0000 http://www.made-in-england.org/?p=5426#comment-17980 stunning! i stumbled upon your site and ended up watching the nz video just cause, and wow!! fantastic :) stunning! i stumbled upon your site and ended up watching the nz video just cause, and wow!! fantastic :)

]]> Comment on Copulating Cookie Cutters by David Eger http://www.made-in-england.org/copulating-cookie-cutters/comment-page-1/#comment-17941 David Eger Wed, 02 May 2012 21:34:28 +0000 http://www.made-in-england.org/?p=741#comment-17941 Looking for some small (1.5" aprox.) copulating cookie cutters.... What size are yours and how much? Thanks, David Looking for some small (1.5″ aprox.) copulating cookie cutters….
What size are yours and how much?
Thanks,
David

]]> Comment on Good Things Should Never End by angela http://www.made-in-england.org/good-things-should-never-end/comment-page-1/#comment-17841 angela Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:30:42 +0000 http://www.made-in-england.org/?p=650#comment-17841 where can this website be found? where can this website be found?

]]> Comment on I finally got an invite to FFFFOUND! by Fahad http://www.made-in-england.org/i-finally-got-an-invite-to-ffffound/comment-page-2/#comment-17822 Fahad Sun, 29 Apr 2012 04:42:16 +0000 http://www.made-in-england.org/?p=760#comment-17822 Invite Plz. Tx F Invite Plz.
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]]> Comment on I’ve stopped updating this portfolio… by Designer Kids Clothes http://www.made-in-england.org/ive-stopped-updating-this-portfolio/comment-page-1/#comment-17775 Designer Kids Clothes Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:05:25 +0000 http://www.made-in-england.org/?p=3547#comment-17775 Love this site. the layout of very eye catching. Love this site. the layout of very eye catching.

]]> Comment on I finally got an invite to FFFFOUND! by saher http://www.made-in-england.org/i-finally-got-an-invite-to-ffffound/comment-page-2/#comment-17766 saher Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:49:08 +0000 http://www.made-in-england.org/?p=760#comment-17766 can someone send me invitation FFFFOUND my e-mail is saherwafai(at)gmail.com thanks in advance can someone send me invitation FFFFOUND my e-mail is saherwafai(at)gmail.com

thanks in advance

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]]> Comment on I finally got an invite to FFFFOUND! by Artcitytrip.com http://www.made-in-england.org/i-finally-got-an-invite-to-ffffound/comment-page-2/#comment-17523 Artcitytrip.com Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:45:08 +0000 http://www.made-in-england.org/?p=760#comment-17523 Hi, Could I have a ffffound invite please ? Thanks a lot. artcitytrip(_at)gmail(_dot)com Guillaume. Hi,

Could I have a ffffound invite please ?

Thanks a lot.

artcitytrip(_at)gmail(_dot)com

Guillaume.

]]> Comment on Olympic mascots become self-ware and go on a killing spree around London! by Gem's Monkey Business http://www.made-in-england.org/olympic-mascots-become-self-ware-and-go-on-a-killing-spree-around-london/comment-page-1/#comment-17517 Gem's Monkey Business Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:23:14 +0000 http://www.made-in-england.org/?p=5188#comment-17517 I make and sell Sock Monkeys, I have various ones on my page on Facebook, search Gem's Monkey Business :) I love them and think they are a great gift for any ages! I make and sell Sock Monkeys, I have various ones on my page on Facebook, search Gem’s Monkey Business :)

I love them and think they are a great gift for any ages!

]]> Comment on Passport Stamps by Yael http://www.made-in-england.org/passport-stamps/comment-page-1/#comment-17407 Yael Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:41:52 +0000 http://www.made-in-england.org/?p=783#comment-17407 These are great. Wish there were more! These are great. Wish there were more!

]]> Comment on I finally got an invite to FFFFOUND! by tebab http://www.made-in-england.org/i-finally-got-an-invite-to-ffffound/comment-page-2/#comment-17339 tebab Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:55:00 +0000 http://www.made-in-england.org/?p=760#comment-17339 I would like an invite for FFFFOUND!, please send me if you have! My email: ttebab@yahoo.com Thank you! :) I would like an invite for FFFFOUND!, please send me if you have!
My email: ttebab@yahoo.com
Thank you! :)

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