I was there to buy the buttons and cotton to replace the bland, predictable white buttons and cotton stitching on a brilliant orange H&M shirt.
I was totally taken aback by the memories of visiting haberdashery shops in 1960s Liverpool with me Mum.
Mum made – knitted, sewed, hand stitched - everything we wore back then, jumpers, shirts, jackets , trousers everything except underpants and socks.
Mum was a talented seamstress at one time even had a small business repairing and making clothes.
The shop assistant listened patiently as I rabbited on about me Mum and my memories of visiting such shops with her as young boy, the assistant was so kind.
It was really emotional to see the racks and skeins of wools of all colours, the multicoloured rows of cotton thread, buttons and zips, the rolls of fabrics waiting to be cut to length. It was all there. I was back to being a little boy with me Mum as she brought the stuff Mum needed to make her creations.
Happy, emotional memories……
