Carving plastic-free buttons from tagua nuts helps save the Amazon Rainforest from deforestation because it provides the indigenous peoples with a cash crop in the form of harvesting wild nut pods from the tagua palm trees native to the Rainforest instead cutting down the forest to grow palm plantations or cattle beef
You may have seen it before on sheers (like in the skirt pictured above) or swimsuits, but there are so many opportunities for ruching in patternmaking
They often were solid colors with sleeves and a modest neckline
I am wearing a jacket from Talbots, and they have several on sale that I will link to
- Hidden mother-of-pearl button closure
Synthetic Antique 9K Yellow Gold White and Red Enamel Dress Buttons, in Original Case Located in Staines-Upon-Thames, GB An antique set of enamel, and yellow gold dress buttons, each comprising of yellow gold, with red and white enamel details, in 9 karat yellow gold