About Wood Buttons

January 17, 2018 BY TRIMS CO.,LIMITED Buttons Knowledge

In recent years, with the pursuit of the quality of ecological life and the diversification of the clothing industry, when choosing buttons, people are no longer satisfied with the common buttons such as metal buttons, jean rivets, resin button, and plastic button. Natural buttons It is now increasingly used in international markets. Especially in developed countries such as Europe, America and Japan, the demand for natural wood buttons has greatly increased.

People`s motivation to choose wood buttons generally stems from the pursuit of health, fashion and returning to nature. At the same time, the wooden buttons have the texture of natural wood, which is in sharp contrast to the resin buttons with bright luster, which is unique and fresh. Generally speaking, wood buttons don`t have the uniform color or texture as resin buttons due to the inconsistency of the natural texture of wood.

The manufacturing process of wood buttons is roughly divided into parts consisting of selecting wood material, slicing wood into plates, drying, shaping and punching, polishing, dyeing, varnishing and packaging.The whole process usually takes about 8-15 days, but it will be longer if buttons need be dyed or polished.

The main ingredient of wood buttons is lignin(a complex polymer occurring in certain plant cell walls making the plant rigid), which is highly resistant to organic solvents and can withstand common dry cleaning agents. As a result, wood buttons are able to be dry-cleaned together with clothes.

Wooden buttons are also flawed. With the strong water-absorbing capacity of wood fiber, wood buttons will quickly absorb water andexpand when encountering wet weather or water. After being dried again, they may be cracked or deformed, which is easy to hook fabrics.

In order to overcome the shortcomings of wood buttons, selecting raw material from trees with dense density, long growing season and long tree-age.Treating the surface of wood buttons with high quality varnish after polishing to seal all water-absorbing pores.

As a professional button and zipper manufacturer, BY TRIMS CO.,LIMITED zipper provides high quality wood buttons according with international standards. If you have more requirements for buttons, please contact us.