I had to take a trip back to Taylor's buttons again today because I have run out of buttons. When I bought my first 250 I thought that would be more than enough, However once you start sewing them onto the jacket you start to realize that this was not going to be enough. After all, When you think that the average Pearly jacket has over a thousand buttons you begin to realize how many buttons it takes to make up such an intricate design. The mother of pearly buttons aren't that cheap either so its going to be really expensive If I continue these trips. I could spend a fortune so I'm going to buy another 250 buttons, of the same type, and then start to sew these on. When I start to sew the lettering onto the back of the jacket I think the buttons will go fast as this is going to use up loads, as it covers one of the largest areas, Ill probably need at least another 250 buttons for that alone, i suppose it depends what size I want going to use.
I think I need to make a decision as too how many buttons I am actually going to sew on otherwise I could just go on forever.My aim is to sew over 500 buttons in total, depending on my original design . When considering that most Pearly Kings and Queens add on their buttons throughout the course of their lives, I'm trying to complete a whole jacket in only a week.
