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class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Small accessories such as buttons used in sewing</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about sewing notions. For the culture of Winchester College, see <a href="/wiki/Notions_(Winchester_College)" title="Notions (Winchester College)">Notions (Winchester College)</a>.</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sewing_Notions.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Sewing_Notions.jpg/220px-Sewing_Notions.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="202" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Sewing_Notions.jpg/330px-Sewing_Notions.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Sewing_Notions.jpg/440px-Sewing_Notions.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="919" /></a><figcaption>Some sewing notions: a pin cushion, pins, buttons, hooks and eyes, <a href="/wiki/Seam_ripper" title="Seam ripper">seam ripper</a>, and sewing chalk</figcaption></figure> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Sewing" title="Sewing">sewing</a> and <a href="/wiki/Haberdasher" title="Haberdasher">haberdashery</a>, <b>notions</b> are small objects or accessories, including items that are sewn or otherwise attached to a finished article, such as <a href="/wiki/Button" title="Button">buttons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Snap_fastener" title="Snap fastener">snaps</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Collar_stay" title="Collar stay">collar stays</a>. Notions also include the small tools used in sewing, such as <a href="/wiki/Sewing_needle" title="Sewing needle">needles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yarn" title="Yarn">thread</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pin" title="Pin">pins</a>, marking <a href="/wiki/Pen" title="Pen">pens</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elastic_(notion)" title="Elastic (notion)">elastic</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Seam_ripper" title="Seam ripper">seam rippers</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Noun" title="Noun">noun</a> is almost always used in the plural.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The term is chiefly in <a href="/wiki/American_English" title="American English">American English</a> (the equivalent British term is <a href="/wiki/Haberdashery" class="mw-redirect" title="Haberdashery">haberdashery</a>). It was also formerly used in the phrase "Yankee notions", meaning American products.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A fabric store will have a section or department devoted to notions, and a spool of thread is considered a notion. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Notions_(sewing)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Origins">Origins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Notions_(sewing)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Origins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The roots of notions trace back around 25,000 years to the discovery of bone needles, a crucial tool in stitching garments made from fur. These early sewers also utilized thimbles to guard against occasional finger pricks, as evidenced by ancient artifacts. The emergence of buttons and buttonholes occurred during the European <a href="/wiki/Crusades" title="Crusades">Crusades</a>, around 500 years later, as Christian armies encountered novel practices in faraway regions. The landscape of sewing changed dramatically with the introduction of machine-made cotton thread in <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>, approximately half a millennium after the Crusades, facilitating the craft on a global scale.<sup id="cite_ref-desert_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-desert-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1700s">1700s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Notions_(sewing)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1700s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 18th century stands out as a transformative period for notions. The first sewing needle factory opened in Germany in 1730, and the first mechanical needle was manufactured 25 years later. Although no surviving sewing machine from that era has been discovered, the groundwork for such a device was unmistakably laid.<sup id="cite_ref-desert_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-desert-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1800s">1800s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Notions_(sewing)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1800s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Notions continued to evolve with the prominence of brass buttons as favored fasteners during the <a href="/wiki/War_of_1812" title="War of 1812">War of 1812</a>, spurred by the establishment of the <a href="/wiki/Waterbury_Button_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Waterbury Button Company">Waterbury Button Company</a>. The subsequent development of twisted cotton thread set the stage for the midcentury invention of the sewing machine. In 1851, <a href="/wiki/Isaac_Singer" title="Isaac Singer">Isaac Singer</a> marked a significant milestone by founding the Singer sewing machine empire. Today, antique sewing tools attract collectors due to their rich history and practical utility. Galleries frequently showcase vintage sewing artifacts from diverse corners of the world, providing opportunities to build captivating collections without a substantial financial investment.<sup id="cite_ref-desert_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-desert-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="As_traffic_generators_in_early_department_stores">As traffic generators in early department stores</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Notions_(sewing)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: As traffic generators in early department stores"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Around 1900, the typical U.S. department store notions department consisted primarily of lace, trimmings, and sewing accessories. It was considered a seasonal business and received little attention. But some stores added accessories to their notions department, which they relocated to the ground floor. Accessories and notions had low price points, low margin, but high volume, and attracted casual shoppers in for a quick purchase. In a 1967 U.S. study, about half of all people in downtown stores bought something in the notions department and 84% of them went on to other departments, of whom almost half bought something else. The quick impulse buy in the notions department "softened up" the shopper and made them more open psychologically to buying things in other parts of the store. 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235.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Oxford_English_Dictionary" title="Oxford English Dictionary">Oxford English Dictionary</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/128609#eid34294998">"notion, <i>n.</i>", meaning 11</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output 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.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=NNJNAAAAMAAJ"><i>Hardware Dealers' Magazine</i></a>. Vol. 25. 1906. p. 472. <q>There was a time when inventions of this country, especially those of a real meritorious nature, were referred to in foreign countries as "Yankee notions".</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Hardware+Dealers%27+Magazine&rft.pages=472&rft.date=1906&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DNNJNAAAAMAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANotions+%28sewing%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRobert_Hendrickson2000" class="citation book cs1">Robert Hendrickson (30 October 2000). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=yXY0yQnvmmUC&pg=PA327"><i>The Facts on File Dictionary of American Regionalisms</i></a>. 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