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Button glossary

This is a collection of terms related to button holes and shank shape, material, how sizes are expressed, attachment methods, and construction.

94 terms

Trim categories

Button94 Lining29 Zipper50 Ribbon, Tape, Cord70 Interfacing55 Pocket Lining13 Sheeting13 Hook9 Elastic Band23 Lace33 Fusible Stay Tape13 Rib Knit9 Waistband Interlining2 Shoulder Pads10 Bra Pad5 Snap Button8 Sleeve Head Wadding6 Under Collar Felt9 Buckles And Rings39 Press Fasteners And Eyelets34 Button Loop・frog Button9 Thread36 Handicraft Supplies61 Sewing And Processing94 Formal Accessories55

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A3 terms

Abalone Shell
Abalone shell is a natural shell material made by processing abalone …
ABS Resin
ABS resin is a thermoplastic resin whose main components are acryloni…
Acrylic Button
An acrylic button is a button made primarily from acrylic resin and u…

B17 terms

Baked CoatingBaked enamel finish
Baked coating is a surface finish in which paint is applied mainly to…
Barrel Polishing
Barrel polishing is a finishing process in which buttons and other it…
Bijou
Bijou is a button that uses decorations such as rhinestones and imita…
Biomass PlasticBioplastic (biomass resin)
Biomass plastic is a plastic that uses all or part of renewable bio-b…
Black Mother Of PearlBlack-lip pearl oyster shell
Black mother of pearl is a shell button material made from the nacre …
Black NickelBlack nickel plating
Black nickel is a nickel-based plating finish with a dark tint applie…
Bone Button
Bone buttons are natural-material buttons made mainly by carving anim…
Bound Buttonhole
A bound buttonhole is a buttonhole made by surrounding the slit for a…
Braided ButtonWoven leather button
A braided button is a button made by weaving together narrow strips o…
Brown Lip ShellBrown-lip pearl oyster shell
Brown Lip Shell is a natural shell button material mainly used for cl…
Button Attaching MachineButton sewing machine
A button attaching machine is a specialized sewing machine for the bu…
Button AttachmentButton sewing
Button attachment is the sewing process of attaching buttons used for…
Button Attachment Strength
Button attachment strength is a quality evaluation that confirms the …
Button-downButton-down collar
Button-down is a collar style in which the collar points are fastened…
Buttonhole
A buttonhole is the reinforced opening in a fabric used to pass a but…
Buttonhole Length
Buttonhole length is a dimension indicating the length of the buttonh…
Buttonhole Sewing MachineButtonhole machine
A buttonhole sewing machine is a specialized sewing machine used to m…

C14 terms

Cap And Close Post ButtonRiveted (metal-fitted) button
A cap and close post button refers to a construction in which the fro…
Casein Button
A casein button is a button molded from casein, a milk-derived protei…
Cat's Eye ButtonCat-eye button
A cat's eye button is a mainly sew-on two-hole button with a design i…
Celluloid
Celluloid is an early thermoplastic resin made by adding a plasticize…
Ceramic Button
A ceramic button is a button made by shaping clay or similar material…
Chinese ButtonChinese knot button
A Chinese button is a decorative fastening with a Chinese-style desig…
CloisonnéCloisonne enamel
Cloisonné is a highly decorative button finish and material in which …
Coconut ButtonCoconut shell button
A coconut button is a natural-material button made by processing the …
Combination Button
A combination button is a decorative, three-dimensional button made b…
Concealed-hole ButtonHidden-hole button
A concealed-hole button is a button with a hidden-hole structure, wit…
Covered Button
A covered button is a button finished by wrapping a core material suc…
Crest Button
A crest button is a decorative button with designs such as shields, c…
Cross Buttoning / Parallel ButtoningCross and parallel stitching
Cross buttoning / parallel buttoning are methods of sewing two-hole o…
Cut From SolidMachined (cut) button
Cut From Solid is a method of making buttons by cutting a solid block…

D3 terms

Decorative Cuff ButtonsNon-working sleeve buttons
Decorative cuff buttons are a construction in which buttons and butto…
Deer Antler ButtonAntler button
A deer antler button is a button made by cutting and shaping deer ant…
Dyeable Button
A dyeable button is a button designed to take on a shade close to the…

E3 terms

EngravingEngraved (stamped) logo
Engraving is a process and finish that applies logos, letters, patter…
Epoxy Resin
Epoxy resin is a thermosetting resin that hardens to become molded pr…
Eyelet Button
An eyelet button is a button with holes that has an eyelet-like rim o…

F2 terms

Four-hole Button
A four-hole button is a flat button with four thread holes on the sur…
Freshwater ShellFreshwater (river) shell
Freshwater shell is a natural button material made by processing shel…

G4 terms

Glass Button
A glass button is a button made by molding glass, an apparel material…
Gold Lip Mother-of-pearlGold-lip pearl oyster shell
Gold Lip mother-of-pearl is a natural shell button material made by p…
Green Turbo ShellGreen turban shell
Green Turbo Shell is a material for shell buttons, made by processing…
GrossGross (144 pieces)
Gross is a quantity unit used to count apparel accessories such as bu…

H1 term

Hand-tacked HoleHand-sewn buttonhole
A Hand-tacked Hole is a specification in which a hole or thread shank…

I2 terms

Impact Resistance
Impact resistance is the property of a button that makes it less like…
InlayInlay (button)
Inlay is a decorative button processing and finishing method that ins…

K2 terms

Keyhole Buttonhole
A keyhole buttonhole is a buttonhole with one end of a straight slit …
Kissing Buttons
Kissing buttons are a construction detail in which multiple buttons a…

L3 terms

Lead-free
Lead-free is a label indicating that accessories such as buttons are …
Leather Button
Leather buttons are buttons that use genuine leather on the surface o…
Ligne
Ligne is a traditional unit used mainly to indicate the outer diamete…

M5 terms

Mabe ShellMabe shell (penguin wing oyster)
Mabe shell is a natural shell material for shell buttons, made by usi…
Matte FinishMatte finish (keshi)
Matte finish is the term for a processing and finishing method that r…
Metal Button
A metal button is a button made from metal or a metal-look material, …
Milanese Buttonhole
A Milanese buttonhole is a buttonhole specification that combines a h…
Mirror Finish
Mirror finish is a finish in which polishing or similar processes are…

N3 terms

Non-fluorescent
Non-fluorescent is a label indicating that fluorescent whitening agen…
Nut ButtonCorozo nut button
A nut button is a button made by carving the endosperm of the tagua p…
Nylon Button
A nylon button is a molded button made primarily from nylon resin, wi…

P5 terms

Parachute Shank
A parachute shank is a shank shape on a shank button in which the sha…
Pearl Button
A pearl button is a highly decorative button that uses imitation pear…
Pewter
Pewter is an alloy with tin as its main component, with other metals …
Phenolic ResinPhenolic resin (Bakelite)
Phenolic resin is a button material made by molding a phenolic thermo…
Polyester Button
A polyester button is a button made by molding and processing polyest…

R4 terms

Real Buffalo Horn ButtonHorn button
A real buffalo horn button is a natural-material button made by proce…
Rhinestone
A rhinestone is a button, or a decorative material for a button, that…
Ring ShankLoop shank
A ring shank is a shank button with a loop-shaped foot on the back of…
Rubber CastingRubber mold casting
Rubber Casting is a casting method in which molten metal is poured in…

S11 terms

Sandwashed FinishMatte (sandblasted) finish
A sandwashed finish is a processing/finishing method that creates fin…
Satin FinishSatin finish (metal)
Satin finish is a finishing process in which fine polishing marks are…
Sew-throughVisible (face) holes
Sew-through refers to a structure in which the holes for passing the …
Shank Button
A shank button is a button that is attached by passing sewing thread …
Shank WrappingThread shank
Nedamaki is a button-attaching method in which, when sewing on a butt…
Shell Button
A shell button is a button made by processing shell, and it is a garm…
Single-plate / HollowSolid and hollow metal buttons
Single-plate / hollow is a term used to indicate the body structure o…
Skin-on Shell ButtonShell button with bark
A skin-on shell button is a shell button carved while leaving part of…
Solvent ResistanceSolvent resistance (dry cleaning)
Solvent resistance is a property that indicates how resistant buttons…
Straight Buttonhole
A sleep buttonhole is a straight buttonhole reinforced at the edges w…
Surgeon's CuffsWorking cuffs
Surgeon's cuffs are a tailoring detail in which actual functional but…

T7 terms

Tack Button
A tack button is a mainly metal button that secures fabric by sandwic…
Three-roll-twoRoll-to-two (3-roll-2)
Three-roll-two is a tailoring style mainly used on tailored jackets, …
Toggle Button
A toggle button is a button with a long, slender bar-shaped body that…
Tone-on-toneMatching color
Tone-on-tone refers to trims selected in colors close to the fabric o…
Trochus Shell
Trochus shell is a material for shell buttons made by processing the …
Tunnel Shank
A tunnel shank is a button shank shape with a tubular or bridge-like …
Two-hole Button
A two-hole button is a flat, footless button sewn on by passing sewin…

U2 terms

UnderbuttonBacking button
An underbutton is a small button attached behind the position where t…
Urea Button
A urea button is a button made by molding urea resin, and it is easy …

W3 terms

White Mother Of Pearl ShellWhite-lip pearl oyster shell
White mother of pearl shell is a natural material made from the nacre…
With Rim / Without RimRimmed and rimless buttons
With rim / without rim is a term used to distinguish between a button…
Wood ButtonWooden button
A wood button is a button made by processing wood, and it is an acces…