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For other uses of the word button, see Button (disambiguation).

A button is small disc- or knob-shaped object attached to cloth or an article of clothing in order to secure an opening, or for ornamentation. Functional buttons work by slipping the buttons through a fabric or thread loop, or by sliding the button through a slit called a buttonhole.

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Buckle International Ltd. - Taiwan. Manufacturer of plastic and metallic fasteners such as buttons, cord locks and ends, rivets, snaps, zipper pulls, and grommets for the garment and luggage industries.
Meta Description: [ Manufactuers of cord lock, plastic buckle, snap fastener, zipper pull, gripper and grommet closures, from metal and plastic hareware for garment and luggage. ]

Co. - Germany. Manufacturer of covered buttons and buckles, belt interlinings and backing, eyelets, and badges. Also provides related equipment, as well as furniture tufting tools and accessories. [English, German, French, Spanish]
Meta Description: [ Führender Hersteller von Knopfteilen und Schnallenteilen + Gürtelmaterial + Buttons + Knopf- und Schnallenüberziehmaschinen ]

Company, Ltd. - UK. Supplies plastic, metallic, and organic buttons. Natural range includes materials such as glass, olive wood, shell, and mother-of-pearl. [May not be viewable in all browsers]

Eye Co. - USA. Manufacturer of hook and eye and snap fastener tapes, for use on clothing, home furnishings, sportswear, infant and toddler, and medical garments.
Meta Description: [ Yale Hook & Eye has been the premier provider of snap and hook & eye tapes used all over the world by some of the most quality, fashion and safety conscious manufacturers. ]

500 Grass Trading Company Ltd. - China. Manufactures shell buttons from mother of pearl, abalone, trocas, turban and akova. Includes a company profile, a catalog of products and delivery terms.

Hardware - China. Manufacturer of plastic and metallic products such as buttons, buckles, snaps, zipper sliders and pulls, hook and eye fasteners, and cord locks. [English, Chinese]

Plastic Manufacturing, Ltd. - Hong Kong. Design and manufacture of buttons, snaps, eyelets, zipper pulls and toggles, from metal, plastic, and natural materials. Also ornamental accessories, key chains, snap hooks and rings.
Meta Description: [ Wah Fung Metal and Plastic Manufacturing Ltd is garment accessories manufacturer and exporter including buttons, eyelets, toggles, buckles, rubber patch, leather patch, reflective accessory in Hong Kong and China ]

Sons Ltd. - UK. Manufacturers of horn, metal, polyester, and urea buttons. Includes company history, location maps, and a feedback form.
Meta Description: [ We make buttons from horn, plastic,urea etc, supply direct or indirect, we can make custom buttons as well as a host of horn products. ]

500 Akay Group - Turkey. Manufacturers polyester buttons, accessories, cord ends, stoppers, interlining, pocketings and textiles. [English and Turkish]

Apholos - Argentina. Supplies jeans buttons, die-cast buttons, rivets and snap fasteners to sportswear manufacturers. Includes a company profile, product specifications and technology details. [English and Spanish]
Meta Description: [ Leading supplier of hi-end metal accessories for the fashion industry. Product line includes jeans buttons, rivets, snap fasteners, metal labels, fine buttons and buckles. ]

Archway Exporters Pvt., Ltd - India. Diversified manufacturing and general trade company, active in textiles, chemicals, handicrafts, tableware and candles. Collections of hand and machine made buttons and toggles, from buffalo horn.
Meta Description: [ Archway,Indian Exporters,Tamilnadu,Chennai,Handicrafts,Horn Products,Perfumed candles,Incenses sticks,Cones,Bharathanatyam dance costume,garments exporter,Puja Items,Pooja Articles,silk sarees ]

Bonetti Fabryka Guzików - Poland. Manufactures buttons, pins and buckles, hangers, and accessories. Also raw material supplier, offers laser engraving. [English, Polish]
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ButtonLock Corporation - USA. Provides a liquid thread strengthener which helps prevent the loss of buttons. Includes retailer information.
Meta Description: [ The secret to making clothing last: Spaceage liquid locks buttons on for good; bombproofs threads and seams that earn their keep. ]

Buttons International, Ltd - Hong Kong. Design and manufacture of dyed, engraved, laser drawn and electroplated buttons for the fashion industry, from wood, stone, shell, ivory, pearl, and plastic materials.
Meta Description: [ Buttons International Limited (BIL) has established itself as one of the most reputable manufacturers and distributors of buttons and other garment accessories in Hong Kong. Over the years we have developed core competencies in the following areas. ]

D.M. Button's - UK. Contract manufacturers of fabric covered buttons for the garment industry. Also, press studs, eyelets, and covered cufflinks.
Meta Description: [ D.M.BUTTONS & BUTTONHOLES - BUTTON SPECIALISTS - LONDON - WARDOUR MEWS - SOHO W1 ]

Emperor Metal Button Manufactory, Ltd - Hong Kong. Manufacturers of metallic buttons, rivets, eyelets, snap fasteners and additional accessories for the garment industry.
Meta Description: [ We are dedicated to ongoing quality improvement. We have an in-house QC staff composed of 20 skilled technicians and trade inspectors. We also avail of the services of an independent laboratory to conduct testing for us. Therefere, as soon as materials and components are received these are tested... ]

G. D. Goenka Global Pvt. Ltd. - India. Manufacturers of polyester horn, sheet, perma pearl and laser buttons for garments. Also, snap fasteners.

Gritti S.p.A. - Italy. Design and manufacture of buttons and fashion accessories, from shell materials, horn, corozo, wood, leather, metals and plastics. Links to worldwide agents. [English, Italian]
Meta Description: [ Gritti Home Page; bottoni e accessori moda. ]

Hangzhou Jiaxin Garment Accessories Co. Ltd. - China. Manufactures and exports buttons made of resin, metal, alloy, natural products and other materials.
Meta Description: [ Our company produce and export resin buttons, metal buttons, alloy buttons, buttons made of natural products, garment ornament,trade marks, leather trade marks, fabric tape, hardware and tourist souvenirs. ]

Hemisphere Novelties, Inc - USA. Buttons, buckles and garment accessories, from leather. Custom design services and contract manufacturing. Also, suppliers of polyester, metal, wood, urea and corozo buttons.

HK Fashion Accessories - USA. Provides products such as clothing fasteners, ornaments, garment trimmings, and zipper pulls. Items are offered with a variety of finishes, such as metallic, epoxy, rhinestone, resin, and enamel.
Meta Description: [ HK Fashion Accessories creates and manufactures the world's finest metal ornaments, garment trimmings, clothing fasteners, in metal with epoxy, rhinestones, to suit the needs of the ever changing garment industry. ]

Hushco Buttons - USA. Supplier of metallic, passamentary, natural fiber, dorset, resin and polyester, glass, shell, and stone buttons. Offers custom design and manufacture of matching accessories.
Meta Description: [ HUSHCO BUTTONS is a distributor/direct imoprter of high quality clothing buttons.  From basic to highly novelty buttons, we strive for better quality and worksmanship, while providing very competitive prices.  We have great expertise in custom logo and design production on every type of b... ]

Keung Hing Manufacturing International, Ltd. - Hong Kong. Manufacturer offering several collections of buttons.
Meta Description: [ Keung Hing Mfg. Int'l., ltd. is a button manufacturer based in hong kong ]

Knopffabriek Dill GmbH - Germany. Design and manufacture of classic, fashion and jewelry buttons for the garment industry, from wood, metal and plastic materials. Searchable product catalogs. [English, German, French]
Meta Description: [ Knopf, Knöpfe, Bayern, Bärnau, Knopfhersteller, Knopffabrik, Button manufacturer Germany, Großhandel, Großhändler für Knöpfe, Hersteller von Knöpfen, Einkauf, Beschaffung von Knöpfen, großmenge Knöpfe ]

McKee Button Company - USA. Manufacturer of plastic buttons for clothing and home furnishings. Also feeding and sewing machinery, and specialty items such as drawer pull and pool table inserts. [English, Spanish, Portugese][May not be viewable in all browsers]
Meta Description: [ McKee Button Company is a button manufacturer producing custom buttons for our customers. McKee produces machinery and button feeding and sewing equipment that increases productivity and lower costs for garment manufactures. McKee has been in the button industry as a button producer and sewing... ]

Miban - Italy. Hand and machine made buttons for the garment industry, from plastic materials, wood, casein and coconut shell. Also, clothing accessories. [English, Italian, French]

Minitec srl - Italy. Provides metallic buttons, rivets, zipper pulls, and logo plates to the jeans manufacturing industry. [English, Italian, Russian]
Meta Description: [ Minitec srl Accessori moda personalizzati per jeanswear e sportswear, Minitec srl Jeanswear and sportswear accessories with your logo ]

Navkar Corporation - India. Manufacturers of metallic and plastic buttons. Also, zippers, buckles and a variety of clothing accessories.
Meta Description: [ Supplier of Quality Garment Accessories like Button, Zipper, Buckle, etc ]

Plassan Button Company - Turkey. Collections of buttons, stoppers, buckles and toggles for the apparel industry, from plastic materials and metal. Also, custom manufacturing.
Meta Description: [ Plassan Button Company manufactures buttons that you need by producing polyester plastic and metalised buttons & accosserries ]

404 Samyuktha Exports - India. Manufacturer and exporter of cow and buffalo horn button blanks and toggles. Includes an inquiry form.
Meta Description: [ SAMYUKTHA EXPORTS Buttons is a pioneering manufacturer, supplier and wholesale exporter of Horn Products, in trendy styles and patterns. The company has shown its expertise and experience in producing optimum quality products at affordable prices ]

Simon Lahu SA - France. Design and manufacture of buttons for the garment industry, from metals, wood, shell materials and plastics. Also, buckles, balls, rings, toggles, cord ends, and cord adjusters. [English, French]
Meta Description: [ Socit spcialise dans la fabrication de boutons pour vtements, boutons bi-partis colls, sertis, clipss, avec inclusions... ]

The Waterbury Button Company - USA. Design and manufacture of metal buttons. Supplies all branches of the U.S. military, commercial uniform, and fashion industries. Also offers accessories and collectibles.
Meta Description: [ Manufacturer of premium quality brass metal buttons since 1812. Serving the fashion industry as well as commercial and military uniform suppliers world-wide. ]

tons Trading SA - Greece. Garment accessories manufacturers of metal and plastic buttons, rivets, fasteners, eyelets, buckles and hooks.

Unitex Nung Lai Co., Ltd - Taiwan. Manufacturers of buckles, snap fasteners, cord locks, zipper pullers and eyelets, from metal and plastic materials. Also, luggage and garment accessories.
Meta Description: [ Unitex Nung Lai is a manufacturer plastic buckles, plastic cord locks, plastic snap fasteners, luggage accessories, metal snap buttons, garment accessories in Taiwan. Our R & D team offers the most professional service & design. ]

Wai Lee Shell Products - Hong Kong. Manufacturers of buttons for the garment industry, from various types of precious shell materials, coconut and cow bone. Also, buckles, rings, and table wares.
Meta Description: [ manufacturer and exporter of shell button includes pearl shell button, akoya shell button, abalone shell button, trocas shell button, river shell button, coconut button, cow bone button. ]

Yiu Sun International, Ltd - Hong Kong. Manufacturers of hand and machine made buttons, toggles and buckles, from plastic and shell materials, and alloys. Also eyelets and cord stops and ends.

Zia River Corporation - USA. Buttons for the apparel industry, from various types of metal, natural antler, shell materials and recycled glass.
Meta Description: [ We offer unique handmade clothing buttons and accents created by award-winning artists and buttonsmiths. ]

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