Editing Button (section)

===Fabric buttons===
*'''Covered buttons''' are fabric-covered forms with a separate back piece that secures the fabric over the knob.
*'''Mandarin buttons''' or [[Frog (fastening)|frogs]] are knobs made of intricately knotted strings. Mandarin buttons are a key element in [[Mandarin dress]] (''[[qipao|Qi Pao]]'' and ''[[cheongsam]]'' in [[Chinese language|Chinese]]), where they are closed with loops. Pairs of mandarin buttons worn as [[cuff link]]s are called '''silk knots'''.
*'''Worked or cloth buttons''' are created by [[embroidery|embroidering]] or [[crochet]]ing tight stitches (usually with [[linen]] [[yarn|thread]]) over a knob or ring called a '''form'''. [[Dorset button]]s, handmade from the 17th century to 1750, and Death head buttons are of this type.