2nd July 2022

Native Wood

As well as the gumnut and hakea nut buttons shown several days ago, other native wood has been used to fashion buttons.

News (Adelaide), 25th October 1933 page 10.

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh (NSW), 28th June 1934 page 2.

The Daily News (Perth), 16th March 1935 page 13.

The Sun (Sydney), 11th August 1940 Women’s Section page 1.

 Carol has been sharing some of her handcrafted Australian wooden buttons.

Blackboy

Sallow Wattle

Huon Pine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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