Vintage Thingies Thursday 7

Time seems to fly when you have too many things to do. It's time to show some vintage finds like I promised you yesterday. You can find more vintage when you go to Lisa's blog and click on the names on her list.



I have been emptying a cupboard in my sewing room (and hiding my desk under all that stuff). Mainly it was fabrics and UFOs, but there were also two great finds of antique/vintage material I had from my mother several years ago. The first was this cute little bag:

Inside was this bundle wrapped in old Christmas gift paper:

And inside were these silk twists:

And deeper in the bag was more, silk and cotton threads in many colours.

There was also an opera program with silk threads between the pages. The program was from 1938, the Gypsy Baron by Johann Strauss. Look at all the ads on the pages!

The bag has belonged to my dear great aunt S.

My mother has told me that silk must be stored in paper to protect it. Some silks have also been wrapped in fabric.

The round bottom part of the bag was stiffened with cardboard inside.


The other find was a small bag filled with unfinished (and even unstarted) embroidery projects. Here is just one colourful sample to keep you curious until next Thursday!

Now go and see what the other vintage thingies are this week. Have a nice weekend!