Future Apple devices and accessories may use buttons made from fabric, a concept that could help with the design of unique hardware and peripherals, as well as eliminating the need for current styles ...

After more than three decades in the business of fashion home sewing, Joyce Dunn is closing her North Side fabric store, Buttons 'N Bolts, next month and shifting her business focus to the Internet.

The button—with its self-contained roundness and infinite variability—has a quiet perfection to it. Running a cascade of buttons through your fingers feels satisfyingly heavy, like coins or candy; ...