Trop des rubans et boutons!
I got to Toronto yesterday, more on that later, but before I left Montreal I had one place I had to return to for a longer visit.
My favourite thing about this store, other than the crazy buttony decor, is the giant drawer full of buttons that you can fill a bag from. I spent a good hour and a half digging through there and basically bought myself a button collection. So much fun + there’s a button encrusted cobra guarding the treasure.
I haven’t even had a chance to tip the bag out yet and sort through them, but I’m excited to really see what I got. And I selected a variety of red buttons from the shelves because apparently I have a thing for red buttons, the teeny bag of neatly choosen buttons was more expensive though than the giant one of random goodness.
Anyone in Edinburgh feel like opening a button store?
Posted: May 2nd, 2008 under knitting.
Comments: 19
Comments
Comment from hadley
Time: May 2, 2008, 2:38 am
I’m speechless. A button store. How brilliant. How brave…
Comment from ~Knitting Up a Storm~
Time: May 2, 2008, 5:49 am
Awesome! Neat boutique!
That was fun, trying to read French again after 4 years of not speaking it after high school. I could still read it, but my verbs were definitely iffy.
I really want to visit Quebec now!
Comment from Jolanda
Time: May 2, 2008, 6:33 am
Wow, that is fantastic! I really love it.
Comment from Alice from france
Time: May 2, 2008, 11:23 am
Wonderland for searching buttons!
Comment from sarai.
Time: May 2, 2008, 2:23 pm
man, that looks like fun. That is what I like best about cities: the sheer concentration of unexpected magic.
Comment from Kirsty
Time: May 2, 2008, 4:28 pm
Heck, yeah! There’s a button store that I used to go to in York, but that’s a bit of a trek of Edinburgh….
Comment from Kate
Time: May 2, 2008, 5:56 pm
Oh my! What a wonderful treat. :)
Comment from pins&needles
Time: May 2, 2008, 7:21 pm
That button cobra is so cool.
Comment from Jessica
Time: May 2, 2008, 8:51 pm
Hurray, someone else who understands the simple pleasures of cute buttons! If I’m ever up in Canada I must visit that store!
Comment from KathrynGrace
Time: May 2, 2008, 9:04 pm
FUN! If you ever go to Boston, you should find Windsor Button. It’s similar to that shop, with a giant drawer of random buttons and a whole wall of buttons for being carefully-chosen. It’s quite quaint though…very 1930s. You’d like it :)
Comment from Ashley Adams Moncrief
Time: May 3, 2008, 3:57 am
If you’re ever in San Francisco, you HAVE to stop by Britex, right off Union Square. In addition to a gorgeous fabric selection, they have thousands of buttons and other notions. They even have a fairly extensive collection of vintage buttons!
Comment from Aoife McCarthy
Time: May 3, 2008, 9:05 am
oh cool, i’m going to Toronto in a few weeks time, i’m looking forward to see what you found there!
Comment from angela
Time: May 3, 2008, 12:30 pm
Hey Ysolda,
You probably don’t remember me but we were in the same department at Uni. I saw you knitting in lectures but I had no idea that you are such a talented knitter!
If you are still in Toronto (my home town), there’s an antique market on Sundays at St. Lawrence Market. From about 9 am (?) to about 3 pm (?). There are stalls full of vintage buttons and lace - you might enjoy it!
Also head to the Reservoir Lounge on Church and Wellington at night to hear some great live jazz! My friend Jake plays on Friday nights and I highly recommend it.
Hope you have a good time there!
Comment from Heather
Time: May 3, 2008, 3:25 pm
I’m definitely going to go there the next time I’m in Montreal. And it’s in St. Denis - awesome area to shop on!
Comment from connie
Time: May 3, 2008, 3:37 pm
That button store looks awesome! It sounds like you’ve been having a lot of fun in Canada :)
Comment from Kyle
Time: May 5, 2008, 3:25 pm
I second the Windsor Button recommendation if you are ever in Boston (they also have knitting stuff and hard-to-find sewing notions). Once I was in there and this sort of strung-out-looking guy was just running his hands through the big open button bin and he looked over at me and said, “They got a lot of buttons in here!” and I said, “That’s probably why they call it the button shop,” and he said, “Whoa.”
Comment from Debbie
Time: May 6, 2008, 12:07 pm
Canadians have the best buttons! I love buttons! It would be a thrill to fill a bag with buttons! I want to visit that store, for sure. Fun!
Comment from Sasha
Time: May 7, 2008, 11:39 pm
How JUICY! I love the idea of sorting through the treasure trove to find the ones you are akin to and being able to fill an ENTIRE bag!!
Comment from Hannahbelle
Time: May 12, 2008, 2:13 pm
I love the idea of a button store. Okay. that settles it. I’m going to Canada and I’m going to visit Lettuce Knit and this button place.
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