What was made first the button or the button hole? i need it for a school quiz!?

Answer 1

in years gone by before buttons were invented,people used laces to tie their clothes together,ie,two laces attatched to a garment , pull together and tie in a bow.eventually the eyelet was invented and the lace was threaded through the eyelet etc. etc.the eyelet eventually became the button hole when buttons were invented.button holes first,buttons second.

Answer 2

The button had to be made first, the button hole would not exist without a button- it would simply be a hole.

Answer 3

I would assume the button, no good just making the hole, what if the button doesn't fit!

Answer 4

The button! The hole is an abstract! You cant make a hole until you have something to make it in! Hey!

Answer 5

i would have thought that the button must have been made first because you dont always need a buttonhole to fasten it

these pages might be of use to you

Buttons and button-like objects used as ornaments rather than fasteners have been discovered in the ancient Indus Valley during its Kot Diji phase (circa 2800-2600 BC) and Bronze Age sites in China (circa 2000-1500 BC), and are attested in Ancient Rome. Functional buttons for clothing became widespread with the rise of snug-fitting clothing in 13th- and 14th-century Europe.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Button#History

http://www.harappa.com/indus2/128.html

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Answer 6

It has to be the button hole!

Answer 7

I would have thought it would have been the button `cos buttons didn`t always go in holes. They had loops on them like duffle coats in Elizabethan? times, or before.

Answer 8

the button. how else would they know how big to make the hole?

Answer 9

I would say the hole............you can use a 'flat' piece of stick or bone to secure a garment, as long as they have the hole to go through

Answer 10

i think it was jenson button