Mother of Pearl shell
We can supply a variety of styles of buttons made from this beautiful shell. We offer a wide range of sizes from 14’ to 44’ and can dye and smoke the buttons. Smoked products will come from the yellower part of the shell, saving the highest quality white shell for white or pale buttons.
Trocas
This shell produces our most popular and versatile buttons. They are available from sizes 14’ to 44’ and can be supplies in white, natural, smoked and DTM. The final product can either be polished or given a matt finish.
Blacklip/Tahiti
A natural black/grey mother-of-pearl, with a beautiful green lustre. A number of button styles are available in sizes 14’ to 50’.
Freshwater/Rivershell
If you need a bright white button, as opposed to the creamy white of Trocas this is the shell for you. Lots of styles available 14’ to 40’.
Agaya
This is a versatile, affordable button, with a pearl face and bark back. It is available in one style – 4 hole, in a wide range of sizes from 14’ to 60’. It is particularly useful when very large, affordable buttons are required.
Rustic Horn
We can supply rustic horn buttons sourced from buffalo horn from India.
Horn buttons and toggles
When tailoring requires, we can supply a small range of horn buttons and toggles, sourced from unprotected cow buffalo breeds in India.
Corozo
This natural material, also called tagua, is made from the fruit of a palm tree found in Ecuador. It produces cream coloured buttons that can be successfully dyed to any colour.