Buttons

I spent at least an hour in the fabric store today drooling over buttons. I actually had legitimate need: a nice skirt of mine has a crummy invisible zipper that has (of course) broken. I found some nice clasp-y things that I think I'll sew on instead of another zipper. I also found silver buttons that look like ancient Athena-tetradrachm coins: they were half-off, so I bought two sets (all they had, alas), because, how could I not? But the big carved wooden and bone buttons! The beautiful mother of pearl buttons! There were wonderful engraved metal round ones that I would have liked to buy by the dozen and make one of those buttons-to-the-elbow kirtles, as un-historical as I know they are. But I was sensible.

I also made off with 6 1/3 yards of light purple/gray shimmery satin, which my mother persuaded me I should make into a dress for my next recital -- less than $12! The dress is unlikely to get made in time, but I suppose I'll find something to do with it eventually.