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?
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I’m speechless. A button store. How brilliant. How brave…
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!
Wow, that is fantastic! I really love it.
Wonderland for searching buttons!
man, that looks like fun. That is what I like best about cities: the sheer concentration of unexpected magic.
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….
Oh my! What a wonderful treat. :)
That button cobra is so cool.
Hurray, someone else who understands the simple pleasures of cute buttons! If I’m ever up in Canada I must visit that store!
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 :)
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!
oh cool, i’m going to Toronto in a few weeks time, i’m looking forward to see what you found there!
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!
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!
That button store looks awesome! It sounds like you’ve been having a lot of fun in Canada :)
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.”
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!
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!!
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.
My friend send me to your blog. Thank you! But I want you to know that I moved my buttons shop at 7363 Saint-Hubert street. The phone number is the same 514-847-3535.
On th web site, the english version was not changed but the french yeah!